⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their eleven- Made seven threes to their thirteen
- They shot well above their usual, thirteen of 24 from three
A 17-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 5 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.
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q4 7:56 · IND 91-107 DEN
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 5
Q4 6:30 · IND 108-113 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q4 1:07 · IND 117-123 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
5 sec inbound turnover
Q4 1:28 · IND 108-116 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 5:05 · IND 43-58 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Mason Plumlee misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:22 · IND 114-122 DEN
📊The numbers
| IND | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 13 | Threes made | 7 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 40 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 23 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
