⏱️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, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:43 · DEN 8-0 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 6:54 · DEN 57-56 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Will Barton bad pass
Q4 2:55 · DEN 94-88 IND
- Missed FT
Bones Hyland misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:06 · DEN 101-98 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 6 down to 4 up
Q2 5:18 · DEN 34-38 IND
- Steal
Malcolm Brogdon stole it from Will Barton
Q4 2:55 · DEN 94-88 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Malcolm Brogdon misses technical free throw
Q2 11:02 · DEN 25-22 IND
- Turnover
Malcolm Brogdon back court turnover
Q4 1:11 · DEN 96-94 IND
📊The numbers
| DEN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 40% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 19 | Assists | 22 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 11 |
