⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 22 in the third quarter
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4 in the fourth 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:56 · IND 10-4 DEN
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 22
Q3 8:36 · IND 60-38 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q4 4:48 · IND 70-58 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 10:04 · IND 22-19 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 4
Q4 10:37 · IND 62-58 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 29% |
| 0 | Threes made | 2 |
| 0% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 21 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 23 |
| 15 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 10 |
