⏱️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
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18 in the fourth quarter
A 17-0 run took them from 11 down to 6 up in the first 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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run took them from 11 down to 6 up
Q1 9:32 · IND 19-13 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 7:27 · IND 68-68 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Nuggets
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 8 down to 2 up
Q1 1:29 · IND 29-31 DEN
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 18
Q4 8:32 · IND 81-99 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 58% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 34 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Assists | 27 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
