⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their eight- Owned the paint, 68 points inside to 50
- A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, 26 free throws to their 37
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
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 15
Q1 6:28 · DEN 27-12 IND
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q3 8:15 · DEN 77-61 IND
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q3 2:28 · DEN 94-76 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - DeAndre Jordan and Andrew Nembhard
Q4 8:01 · DEN 115-91 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 15-point deficit to 7
Q1 1:01 · DEN 35-28 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 61% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 14 | Threes made | 8 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 38 | Assists | 23 |
| 68 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 23 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
