⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their twenty- A 14-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 27 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Pacers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 16
Q2 10:23 · IND 34-18 DEN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 27
Q2 4:03 · IND 50-23 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Jermaine O'Neal Technical Foul
Q2 7:16 · IND 30-18 DEN
- Technical
Jamaal Tinsley Technical Foul
Q2 5:20 · IND 34-18 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 19
Q3 9:32 · IND 57-38 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Whitney missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 7:16 · IND 30-18 DEN
- Technical
Juwan Howard Technical Foul
Q2 7:01 · IND 30-18 DEN
📊The numbers
| IND | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 4 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
