Denver Nuggets 125, Indiana Pacers 116 — Recap

February 24, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 125, Indiana Pacers 116. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 36-28 IND; Q2 DEN 28-30 IND; Q3 DEN 36-25 IND; Q4 DEN 25-33 IND.

Top performers (box score): Aaron Gordon (DEN) 25 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 11-of-17 shooting; Myles Turner (IND) 23 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-18 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 19 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; Pascal Siakam (IND) 19 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-18 shooting; Tyrese Haliburton (IND) 19 points, 1 rebounds, 15 assists, 5 threes on 6-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Aaron Gordon

25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM · 11-17 FG

Scoring · IND

Myles Turner

23 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM · 7-18 FG

Scoring · DEN

Michael Porter Jr.

19 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 1 3PM · 9-16 FG

Season highs

Nikola Jokic · Season-high 19 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	36	28	36	25		125
IND	28	30	25	33		116

🧮 How They Scored

DENIND

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

60.6%Effective FG%55.3%

15.9%Turnover %14.9%

36.8%Offensive rebound %20.0%

0.149Free-throw rate0.318

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	39	18	9	19	3	1	4	9-14	0-1	—	+17
Christian Braun G	37	17	8	1	1	—	2	7-11	—	3-3	+4
Michael Porter Jr. F	33	19	11	3	—	—	1	9-16	1-4	—	+11
Jamal Murray G	33	16	1	6	1	—	3	6-12	4-4	—	+17
Aaron Gordon F	24	25	5	2	2	—	2	11-17	2-4	1-1	+10
Zeke Nnaji F-C	24	14	3	—	—	2	—	6-8	1-1	1-2	-4
Russell Westbrook G	23	7	3	5	—	—	3	2-8	0-3	3-4	-5
Julian Strawther G	14	4	1	2	—	—	1	1-4	0-3	2-2	+3
DeAndre Jordan C	9	1	5	—	1	1	3	0-1	—	1-2	-8
Jalen Pickett G	4	4	—	1	—	—	—	2-3	0-1	—	—

Indiana Pacers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Tyrese Haliburton G	40	19	1	15	3	—	1	6-11	5-10	2-2	+1
Myles Turner C-F	39	23	2	2	3	1	3	7-18	2-10	7-8	+1
Aaron Nesmith G-F	33	17	4	—	1	2	2	5-10	2-6	5-5	+1
Pascal Siakam F	31	19	9	2	—	—	2	7-18	2-5	3-6	-7
Andrew Nembhard G-F	27	6	2	5	1	—	4	3-5	0-1	—	-21
Ben Sheppard G	24	7	7	1	1	—	—	3-4	1-2	—	-1
Bennedict Mathurin G-F	19	8	3	2	1	—	3	3-7	0-2	2-2	-7
Obi Toppin F	17	11	3	2	1	—	2	4-8	1-5	2-2	-2
Thomas Bryant C	9	6	1	—	—	—	—	2-4	1-2	1-2	-10

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Aaron Gordon	Bench	24	25	71.7	33.9	+22.0	17.7
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	33	19	59.4	20.7	+13.6	13.3
Nikola Jokic	Bench	39	18	64.3	18.6	+20.0	19.8
Christian Braun	Bench	37	17	69.0	15.2	+6.4	9.6
Jamal Murray	Bench	33	16	66.7	18.1	+26.4	7.6
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	24	14	78.8	14.1	-5.3	9.3
Russell Westbrook	Bench	23	7	35.9	20.6	-9.6	1.7
Jalen Pickett	Bench	4	4	66.7	30.0	0.0	25.0
Julian Strawther	Bench	14	4	41.0	15.8	+12.8	3.2
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	9	1	26.6	20.0	-33.6	0.0
Dario Saric	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hunter Tyson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Spencer Jones	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Myles Turner	Bench	39	23	53.4	26.9	-0.1	6.7
Pascal Siakam	Bench	31	19	46.0	30.3	-14.3	7.1
Tyrese Haliburton	Bench	40	19	80.0	13.0	-0.1	15.7
Aaron Nesmith	Bench	33	17	69.7	17.7	-0.1	10.2
Obi Toppin	Bench	17	11	61.9	24.4	-4.9	10.9
Bennedict Mathurin	Bench	19	8	50.8	20.8	-21.0	4.5
Ben Sheppard	Bench	24	7	87.5	6.3	-4.3	9.6
Thomas Bryant	Bench	9	6	61.5	17.9	-49.8	6.5
Andrew Nembhard	Bench	27	6	60.0	13.4	-38.0	5.6
Jarace Walker	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Johnny Furphy	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
RayJ Dennis	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0