⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better 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, 37 free throws to their 27- A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up in the first 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
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up
Q1 1:45 · DEN 33-18 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Nate Robinson technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 4:48 · DEN 97-90 IND
- Missed FT
J.J. Hickson misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:54 · DEN 101-94 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 9
Q3 11:42 · DEN 55-46 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Paul George offensive foul (Ty Lawson draws the foul)
Q4 3:29 · DEN 99-92 IND
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:43 · DEN 102-94 IND
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:43 · DEN 102-94 IND
📊The numbers
| DEN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 8 | Threes made | 5 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
