⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 20 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, twelve of 28 from three
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up 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.
Pacers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q1 0:51 · IND 32-35 DEN
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q2 10:34 · IND 45-37 DEN
- Ties it
Tyrese Haliburton hit a 22-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:55 · IND 117-117 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Bennedict Mathurin technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:18 · IND 99-92 DEN
- Missed FT
Bennedict Mathurin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:04 · IND 114-117 DEN
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:22 · IND 117-119 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 9:51 · IND 3-10 DEN
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q4 8:07 · IND 105-108 DEN
- Winner
Nikola Jokic hit a 21-foot jumper, Jamal Murray with the assist
Q4 0:35 · IND 117-119 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Michael Malone technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:40 · IND 48-42 DEN
- Technical
Aaron Gordon technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:50 · IND 63-50 DEN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 3:28 · IND 112-115 DEN
📊The numbers
| IND | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 12 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 28 | Assists | 27 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 22 |
| 9 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 7 |
