⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ DEN better than we expected
▼ IND better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Nuggets.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Nuggets won, and why the Pacers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 43- Owned the paint, 72 points inside to 42
- A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
- Could not get to the line, 23 free throws to their 34
- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their eleven
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
Q1 5:53 · DEN 19-14 IND
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 15
Q1 2:15 · DEN 33-18 IND
Bad plays
- Technical
Aaron Gordon technical foul
Q3 9:13 · DEN 64-57 IND
- Flagrant
Nikola Jokic flagrant foul type 1
Q4 5:48 · DEN 109-88 IND
- Missed FT
Julian Strawther misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 5:31 · DEN 109-90 IND
Pacers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q3 4:41 · DEN 85-79 IND
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jay Huff flagrant foul type 1
Q4 5:31 · DEN 109-89 IND
📊The numbers
| DEN | IND | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 8 | Threes made | 8 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 32 | Assists | 20 |
| 72 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
