⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, six of 25
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 7:54 · DEN 20-11 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 18
Q3 1:53 · DEN 97-79 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Anthony Carter technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:03 · DEN 111-96 IND
- Missed FT
Johan Petro misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:26 · DEN 122-114 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 0:47 · DEN 64-60 IND
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q4 2:01 · DEN 121-114 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
T.J. Ford technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 7:45 · DEN 72-64 IND
- Missed FT
A.J. Price misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:26 · DEN 121-114 IND
📊The numbers
| DEN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 6 | Threes made | 9 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
