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Jokic leads balanced offensive effort in Nuggets' 117-109 win over Pacers
DENVER (AP) Nikola Jokic recorded 25 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists, finishing an assist shy of his 13th triple-double of the season, to help lead the Denver Nuggets to a 117-109 victory against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday.
Michael Porter Jr. and Jamal Murray matched Jokic with 25 points apiece for the Nuggets, who shot a season-high 64.8% from the field and had all five starters finish in double figures. Aaron Gordon added 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Nuggets, who improved to 17-4 at home this season.
Jokic made 12 of his 13 field-goal attempts. The two-time NBA MVP is shooting 81% (85 of 105) from the field over his past nine games.
The offensive output was enough to overcome a sloppier-than-usual performance for the reigning NBA champions, who finished with a season-worst 21 turnovers and allowed 14 offensive rebounds, off of which the Pacers got 20 second-chance points.
The victory was Denver’s 14th in its past 18 games.
“I think we’re in a good spot," Porter said. "We’re about what you can expect with a vastly different bench lineup than last year coming off a championship and a short summer. Obviously, we’d love to be No. 1 in the west, but we’re a couple of games behind it. We’re feeling good. Guys are healthy. That’s all you can ask for.”
Indiana, which had won nine of its past 11 games, fell to 2-2 since losing star Tyrese Haliburton to a strained left hamstring.
In a matchup of the NBA’s top scoring offense against its No. 2 scoring defense, the Pacers, who entered the day averaging an NBA-best 126.6 points per game, were held to 17.6 points below their season average. Indiana was also limited to seven fast-break points after averaging 17.2 per game in its first 38 games, the second-best mark in the league.
“It was just a point of emphasis to get back," Murray said. "We knew that’s what they do and they do it really well and they’ve been doing it all season.”
The Nuggets trailed by four in the third quarter, but recovered and built a nine-point lead after a Christian Braun basket with 9:16 remaining in the fourth.
In his return to Denver, where he helped lead the Nuggets to the franchise’s first NBA championship last season, Bruce Brown had a team-high 18 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for the Pacers. Before the game, Brown was presented with his championship ring and mobbed by his former teammates, with the crowd serenading him with chants of his name.
“It was more than I expected," Brown said. "I didn’t know the crowd was going to cheer like that. I almost started crying, but I had to hold it in because I told one of the fans I wasn’t going to cry, so it was tough. I loved it, though.”
Six other Pacers finished in double figures, led by Buddy Hield's 16 points.
Indiana was without forward Aaron Nesmith, who’s making 46.6% of his 3-pointers this season, the fourth-best mark in the NBA.
“I thought we fought hard in this game," Pacers coach Rick Carlisle said. "There were some frustrating parts of it. A lot of this came down to Jokic’s greatness and Murray’s greatness.”
UP NEXT
Pacers: At Utah on Monday night.
Nuggets: At Philadelphia on Tuesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Myles Turner vs. Nikola Jokic (Aaron Gordon gains possession) | ||
| 11:50 | | Bruce Brown kicked ball violation | ||
| 11:45 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving layup (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:28 |  | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point jump shot (Jalen Smith assists) | 2-2 |
| 11:02 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 2-4 |
| 10:38 | | +2 | Buddy Hield makes two point cutting layup (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 4-4 |
| 10:20 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 4-6 |
| 10:20 | | Bruce Brown shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 10:20 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 10:17 | | Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | Andrew Nembhard misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:06 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:48 | | Jalen Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point driving floating jump shot | 6-6 |
| 9:24 | | Jamal Murray turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:13 | | Jamal Murray personal foul (Jalen Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 8:59 | | Andrew Nembhard turnover (lost ball) (Jamal Murray steals) | ||
| 8:55 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 6-9 |
| 8:31 | | +2 | Buddy Hield makes two point driving finger roll layup (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 8-9 |
| 8:10 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:06 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:56 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 7:54 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point running dunk (Aaron Gordon assists) | 8-11 |
| 7:53 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:33 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:30 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:23 | | Jalen Smith shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 7:23 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-12 |
| 7:23 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-13 |
| 7:05 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point pullup jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 10-13 |
| 6:49 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Myles Turner steals) | ||
| 6:45 | | Nikola Jokic blocks Jalen Smith's two point running layup | ||
| 6:43 | | Bruce Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 6:43 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point tip layup | 12-13 |
| 6:40 | | Buddy Hield shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 6:40 | | Jamal Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 6:40 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:40 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-14 |
| 6:22 | | Bruce Brown misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 6:20 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | Jamal Murray misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:15 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 6:01 | | Myles Turner misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:54 | | Jalen Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 5:54 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point tip dunk | 14-14 |
| 5:39 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 14-16 |
| 5:28 | | Andrew Nembhard misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:28 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point alley-oop dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 14-18 |
| 5:07 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:06 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Buddy Hield steals) | ||
| 5:00 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point cutting layup (Bruce Brown assists) | 16-18 |
| 5:00 | | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Jalen Smith draws the foul) | ||
| 5:00 | | Jalen Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:58 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:52 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 4:36 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:35 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 16-20 |
| 4:17 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 4:17 | | Bruce Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 4:17 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point tip layup | 18-20 |
| 4:17 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 4:17 | | Bruce Brown misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:15 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:07 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:03 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists) | 18-22 |
| 3:45 | | T.J. McConnell turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | ||
| 3:26 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup | 18-24 |
| 3:16 | | +3 | Obi Toppin makes three point jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 21-24 |
| 3:00 | | +2 | Reggie Jackson makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 21-26 |
| 2:44 | | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point cutting layup (T.J. McConnell assists) | 23-26 |
| 2:16 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 2:14 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | Bennedict Mathurin offensive foul (Charge) (Reggie Jackson draws the foul) | ||
| 2:03 | | Bennedict Mathurin turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:51 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Nwora steals) | ||
| 1:35 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jordan Nwora assists) | 25-26 |
| 1:15 | | Christian Braun misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:14 | | Jordan Nwora defensive rebound | ||
| 1:10 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:08 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 0:50 | | Peyton Watson misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:47 | | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | +3 | Obi Toppin makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Jackson assists) | 28-26 |
| 0:16 | | Bennedict Mathurin shooting foul (Reggie Jackson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:16 | | +1 | Reggie Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-27 |
| 0:16 | | +1 | Reggie Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-28 |
| 0:08 | | DeAndre Jordan personal foul (T.J. McConnell draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | Isaiah Jackson misses two point jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:37 | | +2 | T.J. McConnell makes two point pullup jump shot | 30-28 |
| 11:22 | | Reggie Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Jackson steals) | ||
| 11:22 | | DeAndre Jordan personal foul (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul) | ||
| 11:22 | | +1 | Buddy Hield makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 31-28 |
| 11:11 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 11:11 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 11:11 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:51 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point stepback jump shot | 31-30 |
| 10:34 | | Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:30 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:24 | | Jordan Nwora shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | ||
| 10:24 | | Christian Braun misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:24 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:24 | | Christian Braun misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:21 | | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | DeAndre Jordan offensive foul (Isaiah Jackson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:52 | | DeAndre Jordan turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:52 | | DeAndre Jordan technical foul | ||
| 9:52 | | +1 | Buddy Hield makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 32-30 |
| 9:44 | | Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:40 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 32-32 |
| 9:16 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point driving finger roll layup | 34-32 |
| 9:16 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 9:16 | | Myles Turner misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 9:14 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:06 | | Bennedict Mathurin personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 8:54 | | Peyton Watson misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:52 | | T.J. McConnell defensive rebound | ||
| 8:38 | | Obi Toppin misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 8:36 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | Christian Braun misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:29 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | Myles Turner blocks Peyton Watson's two point layup | ||
| 8:26 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | Peyton Watson personal foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 8:13 | | Jordan Nwora misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:10 | | T.J. McConnell offensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (T.J. McConnell draws the foul) | ||
| 8:08 | | T.J. McConnell misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:08 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | +1 | T.J. McConnell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-32 |
| 7:50 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 35-35 |
| 7:40 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:37 | | Myles Turner turnover (lost ball) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 7:32 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point running jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 35-38 |
| 7:22 | | Myles Turner turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:06 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 7:04 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 6:50 | | +3 | Jordan Nwora makes three point stepback jump shot (Bennedict Mathurin assists) | 38-38 |
| 6:34 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:31 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 6:22 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 40-38 |
| 6:06 | | Nikola Jokic offensive foul (T.J. McConnell draws the foul) | ||
| 6:06 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:47 | | Myles Turner offensive foul (Charge) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 5:47 | | Myles Turner turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:47 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:29 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:26 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 5:14 | | Reggie Jackson personal foul (Myles Turner draws the foul) | ||
| 5:14 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-38 |
| 5:14 | | +1 | Myles Turner makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 42-38 |
| 5:03 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists) | 42-41 |
| 4:52 | | Jordan Nwora misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:49 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:40 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point driving floating jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 42-43 |
| 4:33 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Andrew Nembhard draws the foul) | ||
| 4:33 | | Andrew Nembhard misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:33 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 | | +1 | Andrew Nembhard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-43 |
| 4:24 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists) | 43-46 |
| 4:07 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point layup (Bruce Brown assists) | 45-46 |
| 3:52 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point driving layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 45-48 |
| 3:52 | | Myles Turner shooting foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | ||
| 3:52 | | +1 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 45-49 |
| 3:46 | | Andrew Nembhard misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:44 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:37 | | Myles Turner personal foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:27 | | Jalen Smith shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 3:27 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-50 |
| 3:27 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-51 |
| 3:14 | | Isaiah Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Peyton Watson steals) | ||
| 3:10 | | Isaiah Jackson shooting foul (Reggie Jackson draws the foul) | ||
| 3:10 | | Reggie Jackson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:10 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | +1 | Reggie Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 45-52 |
| 2:57 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:55 | | Jalen Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 2:55 | | Jalen Smith misses two point tip layup | ||
| 2:55 | | Bruce Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 2:55 | | Peyton Watson shooting foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 2:55 | | +1 | Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-52 |
| 2:55 | | Bruce Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:51 | | Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound | ||
| 2:50 | | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point reverse layup | 48-52 |
| 2:28 | | +2 | Reggie Jackson makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 48-54 |
| 2:12 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:10 | | Bruce Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 2:10 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point putback layup | 50-54 |
| 1:55 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 50-57 |
| 1:42 | | Isaiah Jackson offensive foul (Reggie Jackson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:42 | | Isaiah Jackson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:22 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 50-59 |
| 1:05 | | Andrew Nembhard turnover (back court violation) | ||
| 0:52 | | Jamal Murray misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:48 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 0:40 | | +3 | Bruce Brown makes three point jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 53-59 |
| 0:26 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Isaiah Jackson steals) | ||
| 0:22 | | Isaiah Jackson misses two point running layup | ||
| 0:19 | | Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:19 | | Michael Porter Jr. blocks Isaiah Jackson's two point layup | ||
| 0:16 | | Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:16 | | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point putback dunk | 55-59 |
| 0:02 | | Isaiah Jackson shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 0:02 | | Jamal Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:02 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 55-60 |
| 0:00 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point driving finger roll layup (Obi Toppin assists) | 57-60 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | +2 | Buddy Hield makes two point driving finger roll layup (Bruce Brown assists) | 59-60 |
| 11:26 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 59-62 |
| 11:13 | | +2 | Buddy Hield makes two point driving finger roll layup (Myles Turner assists) | 61-62 |
| 10:48 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:46 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 10:41 | | Buddy Hield misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:38 | | Myles Turner offensive rebound | ||
| 10:34 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jalen Smith assists) | 63-62 |
| 10:32 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:21 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 10:16 | | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point running jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 66-62 |
| 9:53 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 66-64 |
| 9:53 | | Bruce Brown shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 9:53 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 66-65 |
| 9:41 | | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 69-65 |
| 9:18 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot | 69-67 |
| 9:05 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:03 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 8:51 | | Buddy Hield personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 8:45 | | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Buddy Hield steals) | ||
| 8:38 | | Bruce Brown misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:32 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | Jamal Murray misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:26 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 8:23 | | Myles Turner misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:19 | | Andrew Nembhard offensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | Buddy Hield misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:12 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 7:56 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:55 | | Myles Turner defensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:30 | | Bruce Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 7:22 | | +2 | Myles Turner makes two point turnaround bank jump shot | 71-67 |
| 7:02 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving reverse layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 71-69 |
| 6:44 | | Buddy Hield turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | ||
| 6:38 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point running layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 71-71 |
| 6:38 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:25 | | Andrew Nembhard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:20 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 6:11 | | Myles Turner personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 6:02 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 71-74 |
| 5:40 | | Michael Porter Jr. blocks Bruce Brown's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:37 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 5:34 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:30 | | Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 5:21 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:15 | | Bruce Brown shooting foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | ||
| 5:15 | | +1 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 71-75 |
| 5:15 | | +1 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 71-76 |
| 4:54 | | +2 | Jalen Smith makes two point jump shot (T.J. McConnell assists) | 73-76 |
| 4:39 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists) | 73-78 |
| 4:28 | | T.J. McConnell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:25 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:14 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:52 | | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point cutting dunk (Jalen Smith assists) | 75-78 |
| 3:31 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:27 | | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:20 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 3:18 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 3:06 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 75-81 |
| 2:47 | | T.J. McConnell misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:44 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:34 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 2:30 | | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point running layup (Bruce Brown assists) | 77-81 |
| 2:04 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:02 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 2:02 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup | 77-83 |
| 2:02 | | Jalen Smith defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 1:53 | | T.J. McConnell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:51 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 1:45 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 77-85 |
| 1:45 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:20 | | +2 | Isaiah Jackson makes two point dunk (T.J. McConnell assists) | 79-85 |
| 1:01 | | +2 | Reggie Jackson makes two point driving finger roll layup | 79-87 |
| 0:45 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point driving floating jump shot | 81-87 |
| 0:35 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup | 81-89 |
| 0:22 | | +3 | Bennedict Mathurin makes three point pullup jump shot (Buddy Hield assists) | 84-89 |
| 0:00 | | Christian Braun misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (DeAndre Jordan assists) | 84-91 |
| 11:29 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:22 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | Jamal Murray turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:08 | | Bennedict Mathurin turnover (bad pass) (Reggie Jackson steals) | ||
| 10:53 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot | 84-93 |
| 10:34 | | Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:31 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:08 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:06 | | Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | Peyton Watson shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 9:59 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 85-93 |
| 9:59 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 86-93 |
| 9:48 | | Reggie Jackson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:29 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:24 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 9:16 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point driving finger roll layup | 86-95 |
| 9:00 | | Christian Braun shooting foul (Bennedict Mathurin draws the foul) | ||
| 9:00 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 87-95 |
| 9:00 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 88-95 |
| 8:48 | | DeAndre Jordan offensive foul (Andrew Nembhard draws the foul) | ||
| 8:48 | | DeAndre Jordan turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:48 | | DeAndre Jordan technical foul | ||
| 8:48 | | +1 | Bennedict Mathurin makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 89-95 |
| 8:35 | | +2 | Bennedict Mathurin makes two point driving layup (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 91-95 |
| 8:35 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:27 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (lost ball) (Obi Toppin steals) | ||
| 8:20 | | Jordan Nwora misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:18 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point bank jump shot | 91-97 |
| 7:49 | | Bennedict Mathurin misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:47 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:37 | | Obi Toppin defensive rebound | ||
| 7:27 | | Jordan Nwora misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:25 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 7:17 | | Obi Toppin personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 7:09 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:09 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 91-99 |
| 6:49 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point driving floating jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 93-99 |
| 6:25 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 93-102 |
| 6:17 | | Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:14 | | Bennedict Mathurin offensive rebound | ||
| 6:04 | | +2 | Obi Toppin makes two point driving floating jump shot (Bennedict Mathurin assists) | 95-102 |
| 5:43 | | Reggie Jackson turnover (palming) | ||
| 5:32 | | Myles Turner misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:30 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 5:16 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:12 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 5:06 | | Myles Turner misses two point running layup | ||
| 5:04 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:57 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point layup (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 95-104 |
| 4:55 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:39 | | Bruce Brown turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 4:15 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:12 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 4:05 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point driving layup | 97-104 |
| 3:50 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 97-107 |
| 3:27 | | Bruce Brown turnover (bad pass) (Michael Porter Jr. steals) | ||
| 3:17 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 3:16 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 3:16 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point tip layup | 97-109 |
| 3:16 | | Pacers 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:08 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point driving floating jump shot | 99-109 |
| 2:43 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 2:31 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point driving layup | 101-109 |
| 2:07 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Myles Turner steals) | ||
| 2:02 | | Buddy Hield misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:58 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 1:46 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 101-111 |
| 1:42 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Andrew Nembhard draws the foul) | ||
| 1:42 | | +1 | Andrew Nembhard makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 102-111 |
| 1:42 | | +1 | Andrew Nembhard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 103-111 |
| 1:22 | | Myles Turner shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 1:22 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 103-112 |
| 1:22 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:22 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 1:22 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point tip layup | 103-114 |
| 1:10 | | +3 | Obi Toppin makes three point jump shot (Andrew Nembhard assists) | 106-114 |
| 0:53 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 106-116 |
| 0:47 | | +2 | Andrew Nembhard makes two point pullup jump shot | 108-116 |
| 0:45 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:43 | | Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:40 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 0:35 | | Obi Toppin personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 0:35 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:35 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:35 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 108-117 |
| 0:30 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Andrew Nembhard draws the foul) | ||
| 0:30 | | Andrew Nembhard misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:30 | | Pacers offensive rebound | ||
| 0:30 | | +1 | Andrew Nembhard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 109-117 |
| 0:05 | | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
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Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | 0:05 |
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+ 1 | Andrew Nembhard makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:30 |
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Pacers offensive rebound | 0:30 |
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Andrew Nembhard misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:30 |
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Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Andrew Nembhard draws the foul) | 0:30 |
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+ 1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:35 |
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Nuggets offensive rebound | 0:35 |
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Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:35 |
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Obi Toppin personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | 0:35 |
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Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | 0:40 |
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Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot | 0:43 |
| Team Stats | |
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| Points | 109 | 117 |
| Field Goals | 43-92 (46.7%) | 46-71 (64.8%) |
| 3-Pointers | 8-29 (27.6%) | 10-20 (50.0%) |
| Free Throws | 15-22 (68.2%) | 15-23 (65.2%) |
| Total Rebounds | 41 | 48 |
| Offensive | 14 | 4 |
| Defensive | 23 | 36 |
| Team | 4 | 8 |
| Assists | 28 | 31 |
| Steals | 11 | 8 |
| Blocks | 1 | 3 |
| Turnovers | 13 | 21 |
| Fouls | 21 | 18 |
| Technicals | 0 | 2 |
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| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| B. Brown | 18 | 10 | 6 | 8/16 | 1/2 | 1/3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -13 | 41 |
| B. Hield | 16 | 2 | 1 | 6/13 | 2/9 | 2/2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 21 |
| M. Turner | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5/11 | 0/4 | 2/3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 18 |
| A. Nembhard | 12 | 2 | 7 | 4/8 | 0/1 | 4/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -16 | 26 |
| J. Smith | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4/7 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -16 | 17 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| B. Brown | 18 | 10 | 6 | 8/16 | 1/2 | 1/3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -13 | 41 |
| B. Hield | 16 | 2 | 1 | 6/13 | 2/9 | 2/2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 21 |
| M. Turner | 12 | 4 | 1 | 5/11 | 0/4 | 2/3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 18 |
| A. Nembhard | 12 | 2 | 7 | 4/8 | 0/1 | 4/6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -16 | 26 |
| J. Smith | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4/7 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -16 | 17 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| I. Jackson | 12 | 7 | 1 | 6/9 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -3 | 21 |
| B. Mathurin | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3/9 | 1/3 | 5/5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -7 | 17 |
| O. Toppin | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4/5 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +8 | 17 |
| T. McConnell | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2/9 | 0/2 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +8 | 16 |
| J. Nwora | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1/5 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| J. Johnson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Brown | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Walker | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Haliburton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Nesmith | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Sheppard | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| I. Wong | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| O. Tshiebwe | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 109 | 37 | 28 | 43/92 | 8/29 | 15/22 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 23 | -40 | 201 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 25 | 12 | 9 | 12/13 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | +10 | 51 |
| J. Murray | 25 | 1 | 8 | 11/18 | 1/4 | 2/4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 38 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 25 | 8 | 5 | 9/15 | 7/11 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | +13 | 45 |
| A. Gordon | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7/10 | 0/1 | 6/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | +17 | 34 |
| K. Caldwell-Pope | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3/4 | 2/3 | 3/3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +11 | 16 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 25 | 12 | 9 | 12/13 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | +10 | 51 |
| J. Murray | 25 | 1 | 8 | 11/18 | 1/4 | 2/4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 38 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 25 | 8 | 5 | 9/15 | 7/11 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | +13 | 45 |
| A. Gordon | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7/10 | 0/1 | 6/8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | +17 | 34 |
| K. Caldwell-Pope | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3/4 | 2/3 | 3/3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +11 | 16 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| R. Jackson | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 15 |
| C. Braun | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1/5 | 0/1 | 0/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 4 |
| J. Holiday | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Jordan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 2 |
| P. Watson | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| B. Key | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Huff | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V. Cancar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Gillespie | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Pickett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H. Tyson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Z. Nnaji | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Strawther | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 117 | 40 | 31 | 46/71 | 10/20 | 15/23 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 36 | +40 | 209 |
