⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their nineteen, and outscored them 23-7 off them- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 28
- Made three threes to their ten
- Went cold from three, three of seventeen
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:23 · IND 12-2 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Roy Hibbert misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:51 · IND 81-82 DEN
- Turnover
David West bad pass
Q4 2:13 · IND 85-86 DEN
- Missed FT
Lance Stephenson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · IND 88-92 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 7 down to 2 up
Q2 11:03 · IND 29-31 DEN
- Winner
Andre Miller hit a driving layup
Q4 2:27 · IND 85-86 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q4 2:27 · IND 85-92 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jordan Hamilton misses technical free throw
Q1 6:58 · IND 14-6 DEN
- Turnover
Andre Iguodala bad pass
Q4 3:15 · IND 85-82 DEN
📊The numbers
| IND | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 3 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 18% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 28 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 4 |
