⏱️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 third quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Looked after the ball, ten turnovers to their 26, and outscored them 26-5 off them
- Lost the glass, 41 rebounds to 54
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 2:46 · DEN 63-50 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:49 · DEN 93-77 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q1 8:02 · DEN 12-14 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamaal Tinsley misses technical free throw
Q1 10:45 · DEN 5-2 IND
📊The numbers
| DEN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 5 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 31 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
