⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 12 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 38
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 cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 10:17 · DEN 99-101 IND
- Ties it
Will Barton hit a 5-foot two point shot
Q4 0:52 · DEN 123-123 IND
- Winner
Randy Foye hit a 26-foot three jumper, Will Barton with the assist
Q4 0:20 · DEN 126-123 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Emmanuel Mudiay misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:22 · DEN 121-121 IND
- Missed FT
Randy Foye misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:17 · DEN 127-124 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 4:22 · DEN 47-62 IND
- Lead
Paul George hit a 15-foot two point shot, Monta Ellis with the assist
Q4 1:05 · DEN 121-123 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Monta Ellis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:31 · DEN 119-121 IND
- Missed FT
Monta Ellis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:31 · DEN 119-121 IND
- Goaltend
Myles Turner defensive goaltending violation
Q4 0:52 · DEN 123-123 IND
📊The numbers
| DEN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 25 | Assists | 27 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
