⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 23- Made one threes to their nine
- Gave up second chances, fifteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley Bad Pass. Stolen by Kenyon Martin.
Q4 0:34 · IND 85-91 DEN
- Technical
Jamaal Tinsley Technical Foul. His 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 0:34 · IND 85-91 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q2 10:27 · IND 23-35 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Earl Boykins Bad Pass. Stolen by Reggie Miller.
Q4 1:16 · IND 85-89 DEN
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 0:34 · IND 85-91 DEN
- Turnover
Marcus Camby Bad Pass
Q4 0:13 · IND 88-95 DEN
📊The numbers
| IND | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 9 | Threes made | 1 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 12 | Steals | 13 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
