⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Nuggets got 20 points ahead of 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 second 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
Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 36- A 16-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 21 in the second quarter
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 29-point deficit to 21
Q3 5:26 · IND 71-92 DEN
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 27-point deficit to 16
Q3 0:28 · IND 86-102 DEN
Bad plays
- Technical
Rick Carlisle technical foul
Q2 7:24 · IND 39-45 DEN
Nuggets
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q1 5:12 · IND 17-27 DEN
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 7:42 · IND 39-48 DEN
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 21
Q2 4:41 · IND 45-66 DEN
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| IND | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 59% |
| 13 | Threes made | 17 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 61% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 24 | Assists | 23 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
