Denver Nuggets 113, Indiana Pacers 103 — Recap

March 4, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 113, Indiana Pacers 103. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 28-29 IND; Q2 DEN 33-23 IND; Q3 DEN 21-22 IND; Q4 DEN 31-29 IND.

Top performers (box score): Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 24 points, 11 rebounds, 0 assists, 5 threes on 9-of-14 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 23 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-15 shooting; Myles Turner (IND) 22 points, 12 rebounds, 0 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-14 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 20 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-18 shooting; Doug McDermott (IND) 20 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Michael Porter Jr.

24 PTS, 11 REB, 0 AST, 5 3PM · 9-14 FG

Scoring · DEN

Jamal Murray

23 PTS, 2 REB, 4 AST, 1 3PM · 8-15 FG

Scoring · IND

Myles Turner

22 PTS, 12 REB, 0 AST, 3 3PM · 9-14 FG

Season highs

PJ Dozier · Season-high 8 assists

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
DEN	28	33	21	31		113
IND	29	23	22	29		103

🧮 How They Scored

DENIND

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

66.2%Effective FG%53.3%

18.4%Turnover %12.8%

20.7%Offensive rebound %23.9%

0.208Free-throw rate0.133

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jamal Murray G	39	23	2	4	2	0	3	8-15	1-5	6-6	-2
Michael Porter Jr. F	38	24	11	0	2	1	2	9-14	5-9	1-2	+3
Nikola Jokic C	37	20	12	8	0	0	7	9-18	1-2	1-2	-3
Monte Morris G	31	8	0	2	0	1	1	3-6	0-3	2-2	-13
Will Barton G	30	16	6	1	0	1	4	7-9	2-2	0-0	-12
PJ Dozier G-F	23	5	3	8	2	1	1	2-5	1-3	0-2	+31
Zeke Nnaji F-C	17	3	1	1	0	1	0	1-3	1-2	0-0	+16
Vlatko Cancar F	15	7	3	1	0	0	0	3-4	1-2	0-0	+17
Isaiah Hartenstein F-C	11	7	3	2	0	0	1	3-3	0-0	1-2	+13

Indiana Pacers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Myles Turner C-F	38	22	12	0	1	3	3	9-14	3-6	1-5	-1
Domantas Sabonis F	38	10	10	10	4	0	3	5-15	0-3	0-0	-4
Malcolm Brogdon G	34	10	1	6	0	0	1	4-14	0-5	2-3	0
Doug McDermott F	30	20	4	1	3	0	0	8-13	4-7	0-0	+6
T.J. McConnell G	29	10	5	4	1	0	2	5-9	0-1	0-0	-23
Justin Holiday F-G	27	16	1	2	2	0	1	6-10	4-8	0-0	+7
Edmond Sumner G	19	8	0	0	0	0	3	2-3	2-3	2-2	-17
Jeremy Lamb G	16	4	1	3	0	0	0	1-9	0-3	2-2	-14
Aaron Holiday G	9	3	0	1	1	0	1	1-3	1-3	0-0	-4

🔬 Advanced Stats

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	38	24	80.6	20.0	+3.8	16.1
Jamal Murray	Bench	39	23	65.2	23.3	-6.6	12.1
Nikola Jokic	Bench	37	20	53.0	31.7	-6.9	12.1
Will Barton	Bench	30	16	88.9	19.4	-19.0	11.2
Monte Morris	Bench	31	8	58.1	11.8	-20.3	4.7
Isaiah Hartenstein	Bench	11	7	90.2	20.0	+61.9	14.3
Vlatko Cancar	Bench	15	7	87.5	12.1	+56.7	16.0
PJ Dozier	Bench	23	5	42.5	13.7	+67.3	13.1
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	17	3	50.0	8.1	+50.0	4.3

Indiana PacersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Myles Turner	Bench	38	22	67.9	21.1	+1.6	11.0
Doug McDermott	Bench	30	20	76.9	17.8	+9.5	13.1
Justin Holiday	Bench	27	16	80.0	17.2	+15.8	11.9
T.J. McConnell	Bench	29	10	55.6	16.9	-35.8	10.1
Domantas Sabonis	Bench	38	10	33.3	20.7	-5.3	10.7
Malcolm Brogdon	Bench	34	10	32.6	20.3	+1.7	2.6
Edmond Sumner	Bench	19	8	103.1	16.7	-44.7	4.3
Jeremy Lamb	Bench	16	4	20.2	29.4	-39.0	-1.9
Aaron Holiday	Bench	9	3	50.0	20.0	-22.2	0.0