⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made ten threes to their four
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 2:13 · IND 48-41 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q4 9:00 · IND 82-78 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 1:02 · IND 97-90 DEN
- Missed FT
Jarrett Jack misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:20 · IND 97-92 DEN
- Turnover
Marquis Daniels bad pass
Q4 0:12 · IND 98-94 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 7:35 · IND 57-60 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q3 3:28 · IND 62-69 DEN
- Steal
Nene Hilario stole it from Marquis Daniels
Q4 0:12 · IND 98-94 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Carmelo Anthony technical foul (2nd technical foul)
Q4 5:18 · IND 86-84 DEN
- Missed FT
Carmelo Anthony misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:28 · IND 97-89 DEN
- Missed FT
Linas Kleiza misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:27 · IND 97-89 DEN
📊The numbers
| IND | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 10 | Threes made | 4 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 66 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 10 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 11 |
