⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Nuggets
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mark Blount missed Flagrant Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q2 8:59 · DEN 26-19 IND
- Missed FT
James Posey missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 6:07 · DEN 32-23 IND
- Flagrant
James Posey Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q3 6:13 · DEN 55-49 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q1 7:30 · DEN 12-14 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Ron Artest Technical Foul
Q1 11:42 · DEN 0-0 IND
- Flagrant
Brad Miller Flagrant Foul Type 1
Q2 8:59 · DEN 26-19 IND
- Technical
Brad Miller Technical Foul
Q2 6:07 · DEN 32-23 IND
📊The numbers
| DEN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 6 | Threes made | 3 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 6 |
