⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 1 point better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 35- A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14 in the second quarter
- They shot well above their usual, nine of nineteen from three
- Burned in transition, 9 fast break points to 25
A 15-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 3 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.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q2 8:09 · DEN 39-36 IND
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 14
Q2 0:00 · DEN 60-46 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q3 6:45 · DEN 70-56 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover
Q4 4:08 · DEN 91-87 IND
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 0:39 · DEN 100-92 IND
- Missed FT
Wilson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:02 · DEN 106-101 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q1 6:33 · DEN 18-16 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q1 1:09 · DEN 27-32 IND
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 3
Q4 0:52 · DEN 107-104 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Bojan Bogdanovic technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 5:16 · DEN 67-56 IND
📊The numbers
| DEN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 10 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 47% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 8 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Steals | 13 |
| 19 | Blocks | 24 |
