⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Burned in transition, 6 fast break points to 20
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run from level to 11 points up
Q1 2:50 · IND 33-22 DEN
- Go-ahead
Paul George hit a 19-foot two point shot
Q4 1:57 · IND 98-97 DEN
- Winner
Paul George hit a 25-foot three jumper, Monta Ellis with the assist
OT 3:44 · IND 102-99 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Monta Ellis bad pass
Q4 2:32 · IND 96-95 DEN
- Missed FT
Monta Ellis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:23 · IND 98-99 DEN
- Turnover
Monta Ellis lost ball turnover
Q4 0:43 · IND 99-99 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Kenneth Faried hit a two point shot
Q4 2:18 · IND 96-97 DEN
- Go-ahead
Danilo Gallinari hit a jumper
Q4 1:38 · IND 98-99 DEN
- Steal
Nikola Jokic stole it from Monta Ellis
Q4 0:43 · IND 99-99 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic offensive foul (Monta Ellis draws the foul)
OT 4:03 · IND 99-99 DEN
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic turnover
OT 4:03 · IND 99-99 DEN
- Turnover
Danilo Gallinari steps out of bounds turnover
OT 0:28 · IND 106-105 DEN
📊The numbers
| IND | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 9 | Threes made | 4 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 24 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 10 | Blocks | 3 |
