⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 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, 10 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 22 fast break points to 10
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 7:56 · DEN 49-34 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Greg Buckner technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:46 · DEN 69-58 IND
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses technical free throw
Q3 4:05 · DEN 73-61 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 8
Q2 0:57 · DEN 58-50 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 4 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Steals | 12 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
