⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets fell 11 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their five- Ran them off the floor, 18 fast break points to 4
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 7:27 · IND 100-100 DEN
- Ties it
Aaron Nesmith hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:59 · IND 105-105 DEN
- Ties it
Andrew Nembhard hit a 2-foot two point shot
Q4 2:29 · IND 107-107 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Bennedict Mathurin misses technical free throw
Q2 4:19 · IND 51-40 DEN
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 8:07 · IND 68-69 DEN
- Goaltend
Myles Turner defensive goaltending violation
Q4 1:16 · IND 107-111 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q3 8:34 · IND 68-71 DEN
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q3 6:52 · IND 73-82 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 2:22 · IND 81-93 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Aaron Gordon flopping technical foul
Q2 4:19 · IND 51-40 DEN
- Turnover
Jamal Murray lost ball turnover
Q4 4:54 · IND 96-100 DEN
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:26 · IND 98-100 DEN
📊The numbers
| IND | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 50% |
| 5 | Threes made | 11 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 24 | Assists | 22 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 1 | Blocks | 9 |
