⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ IND better than we expected
▼ DEN better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Pacers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 46 rebounds to 32- Owned the paint, 74 points inside to 46
- Made eight threes to their fourteen
- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 27
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 3
Q1 5:10 · IND 18-21 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q2 3:53 · IND 55-56 DEN
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Pascal Siakam misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 3:21 · IND 108-115 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 10:10 · IND 5-13 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q2 0:34 · IND 58-70 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q3 1:38 · IND 83-100 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 14 | Threes made | 8 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 29 | Assists | 39 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 74 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
