⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 27 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 sixteen threes to their eight- Won the glass, 45 rebounds to 32
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 24
Q3 8:26 · IND 85-61 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 22-point lead to 30
Q3 4:18 · IND 100-70 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 29-point lead to 39
Q3 1:53 · IND 113-74 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Josh McRoberts misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
Q3 3:54 · IND 94-70 DEN
- Missed FT
Josh McRoberts misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q3 3:54 · IND 94-70 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 37-point deficit to 28
Q4 9:04 · IND 121-93 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Arron Afflalo technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:24 · IND 85-63 DEN
- Flagrant
Al Harrington flagrant foul type 1 (Josh McRoberts draws the foul)
Q3 3:54 · IND 94-70 DEN
📊The numbers
| IND | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 64% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 16 | Threes made | 8 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 37 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 4 |
