⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 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.
Pacers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Technical
Roy Hibbert technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 6:09 · IND 52-78 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 6 down to 7 up
Q1 2:44 · IND 27-34 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 20
Q2 1:19 · IND 46-66 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 32
Q3 7:54 · IND 52-84 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Arron Afflalo misses technical free throw
Q3 6:09 · IND 52-78 DEN
📊The numbers
| IND | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 60 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 20 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 5 |
