⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 18 points 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, 54 rebounds to 39- A 17-0 run from level to 17 points up in the second quarter
- Burned in transition, 7 fast break points to 31
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8 in the second 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
- 17-0 run
A 17-0 run from level to 17 points up
Q2 10:05 · DEN 52-35 IND
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 4 down to 10 up
Q4 11:24 · DEN 101-91 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 6:53 · DEN 109-93 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q1 2:06 · DEN 30-29 IND
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 8
Q2 5:02 · DEN 57-49 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 10:49 · DEN 68-64 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
T.J. McConnell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:37 · DEN 54-37 IND
📊The numbers
| DEN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 15 | Threes made | 17 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 32 | Assists | 28 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 31 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 7 | Blocks | 9 |
