⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 34- Owned the paint, 66 points inside to 50
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 8:45 · IND 16-6 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Domantas Sabonis steps out of bounds turnover
Q4 4:03 · IND 107-113 DEN
- Missed FT
Domantas Sabonis misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:25 · IND 112-120 DEN
- Missed FT
Domantas Sabonis misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:25 · IND 112-120 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 10:00 · IND 70-73 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q3 0:30 · IND 88-96 DEN
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic traveling
Q4 0:41 · IND 114-120 DEN
📊The numbers
| IND | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 12 | Threes made | 8 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 32 | Assists | 27 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 66 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
