⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, 43 free throws to their thirteen- A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the third quarter
- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their fourteen, and were outscored 26-17 off them
A 13-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 2 in the third 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 4 down to 7 up
Q2 8:33 · IND 31-24 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 2
Q3 1:05 · IND 74-76 DEN
- Steal
Jermaine O'Neal stole it from Linas Kleiza
Q4 1:12 · IND 91-98 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Jeff Foster technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:31 · IND 76-81 DEN
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal 3 second
Q4 3:48 · IND 87-91 DEN
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley bad pass
Q4 2:46 · IND 87-95 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 5:48 · IND 31-34 DEN
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q3 4:13 · IND 61-76 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 11
Q4 4:05 · IND 87-98 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Nene Hilario misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:35 · IND 84-89 DEN
- Turnover
Linas Kleiza lost ball
Q4 1:12 · IND 91-98 DEN
- Turnover
Carmelo Anthony lost ball
Q4 0:21 · IND 93-100 DEN
📊The numbers
| IND | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 32 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
