⏱️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
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 30 free throws to their seventeen- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 8
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
A 12-0 run dragged them back level in the fourth quarter
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q3 8:18 · DEN 69-63 IND
- Steal
Ty Lawson stole it from George Hill
Q4 2:12 · DEN 99-97 IND
- Steal
Andre Iguodala stole it from Paul George
Q4 0:00 · DEN 101-101 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Andre Iguodala misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:26 · DEN 99-97 IND
- Missed FT
Andre Iguodala misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:26 · DEN 99-97 IND
- Missed FT
Andre Iguodala misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:00 · DEN 102-101 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 5:56 · DEN 13-21 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 5:33 · DEN 101-101 IND
- Ties it
David West hit a layup
Q4 0:38 · DEN 101-101 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
George Hill bad pass
Q4 2:12 · DEN 99-97 IND
- Missed FT
George Hill misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:52 · DEN 99-99 IND
- Turnover
Paul George lost ball turnover
Q4 0:00 · DEN 101-101 IND
📊The numbers
| DEN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 7 | Threes made | 11 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
