⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse 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, three of 22 from three- Lived at the line, 41 free throws to their 24
- Won the glass, 56 rebounds to 44
- A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19 in the first quarter
- Beaten inside, 24 points in the paint to 42
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 19
Q1 3:40 · IND 11-30 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q4 11:03 · IND 73-93 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 3 | Threes made | 8 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 13 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 24 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 8 |
| 10 | Blocks | 7 |
