⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 30 fast break points to 16- A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up in the first quarter
- Went cold from three, six of 21
- Could not get to the line, 28 free throws to their 38
- Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their sixteen
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 5
Q1 3:57 · DEN 20-25 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 9:26 · DEN 37-37 IND
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 12 down to 1 up
Q3 9:15 · DEN 65-64 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Marcus Camby offensive foul (Shawne Williams draws the foul)
Q4 2:55 · DEN 95-100 IND
- Turnover
Marcus Camby turnover
Q4 2:55 · DEN 95-100 IND
- Missed FT
J.R. Smith misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:02 · DEN 110-111 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up
Q1 11:37 · DEN 0-15 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q2 2:35 · DEN 48-56 IND
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 7 down to 7 up
Q3 0:50 · DEN 83-90 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jamaal Tinsley misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:30 · DEN 103-108 IND
- Missed FT
Shawne Williams misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:11 · DEN 108-111 IND
- Missed FT
Shawne Williams misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · DEN 110-111 IND
📊The numbers
| DEN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 6 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 71 | Rebounds | 82 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 31 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 30 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
