⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Nuggets 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 10:11 · DEN 31-33 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 14
Q3 8:55 · DEN 51-65 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Voshon Lenard missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 1:35 · DEN 18-23 IND
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony Lost Ball. Stolen by Jeff Foster.
Q4 4:50 · DEN 82-87 IND
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony Lost Ball. Stolen by Ron Artest.
Q4 2:24 · DEN 86-88 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 7:56 · DEN 6-14 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 22
Q3 11:03 · DEN 43-65 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal Offensive Foul
Q4 3:53 · DEN 84-88 IND
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal Foul
Q4 3:53 · DEN 84-88 IND
- Missed FT
Anthony Johnson missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 1:07 · DEN 88-94 IND
📊The numbers
| DEN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 2 | Threes made | 6 |
| 20% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 17 | Assists | 30 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
