⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Pacers 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Pacers won, and why the Nuggets did not.
From the game
Made fifteen threes to their eight- They went cold, eight of 31 from three
- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their thirteen, and were outscored 13-5 off them
- Beaten inside, 54 points in the paint to 76
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q2 7:14 · DEN 50-37 IND
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Porter Jr. bad pass
Q4 2:08 · DEN 118-120 IND
- Turnover
Jalen Pickett bad pass
Q4 1:02 · DEN 118-122 IND
- Turnover
Nikola Jokic back court turnover
Q4 0:15 · DEN 120-122 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- Steal
Tyrese Haliburton stole it from Michael Porter Jr.
Q4 2:08 · DEN 118-120 IND
- Steal
Aaron Nesmith stole it from Jalen Pickett
Q4 1:02 · DEN 118-122 IND
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyrese Haliburton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 4:13 · DEN 115-118 IND
- Missed FT
Andrew Nembhard misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:22 · DEN 118-119 IND
- Missed FT
Tyrese Haliburton misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:04 · DEN 120-124 IND
📊The numbers
| DEN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 8 | Threes made | 15 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 33 | Assists | 34 |
| 76 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 23 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Steals | 10 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
