⏱️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, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 29 from three- Kept giving it away, 22 turnovers to their thirteen
- Gave up second chances, fourteen offensive rebounds to their four
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q3 7:02 · DEN 76-71 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic bad pass
Q4 2:07 · DEN 109-101 IND
- Turnover
Aaron Gordon out of bounds bad pass turnover
Q4 0:45 · DEN 116-108 IND
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:05 · DEN 117-109 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- Steal
Myles Turner stole it from Nikola Jokic
Q4 2:07 · DEN 109-101 IND
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| DEN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 65% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 31 | Assists | 28 |
| 64 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
