⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 30 from three- Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their 24
- A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8 in the second 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 23
Q1 0:01 · IND 54-31 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal offensive foul (Carmelo Anthony draws the foul)
Q4 3:05 · IND 101-99 DEN
- Turnover
Jermaine O'Neal turnover
Q4 3:05 · IND 101-99 DEN
- Turnover
Jamaal Tinsley bad pass
Q4 0:49 · IND 101-106 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8
Q2 0:25 · IND 74-66 DEN
- Ties it
Carmelo Anthony hit a 16-foot jumper, Allen Iverson with the assist
Q4 2:57 · IND 101-101 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 4 down to 8 up
Q4 3:17 · IND 101-109 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Allen Iverson misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:31 · IND 101-102 DEN
- Turnover
Marcus Camby traveling
Q4 1:58 · IND 101-102 DEN
- Turnover
Allen Iverson bad pass
Q4 1:32 · IND 101-102 DEN
📊The numbers
| IND | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 9 | Threes made | 12 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 74 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 31 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 10 | Steals | 14 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
