NBA Final Intelligence
Denver Nuggets 135, Indiana Pacers 120 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 135, Indiana Pacers 120. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 33-28 IND; Q2 DEN 39-20 IND; Q3 DEN 30-31 IND; Q4 DEN 33-41 IND.
Top performers (box score): Jamal Murray (DEN) 52 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 10 threes on 19-of-25 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 24 points, 8 rebounds, 13 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-17 shooting; Pascal Siakam (IND) 23 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-16 shooting; Andrew Nembhard (IND) 16 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 threes on 5-of-11 shooting; Bennedict Mathurin (IND) 15 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 5-of-10 shooting.
Standouts
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 | 33 | 39 | 30 | 33 | 135 | |
| IND | 28 | 20 | 31 | 41 | 120 |
🧮 How They Scored
Box Score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray G | 36 | 52 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19-25 | 10-11 | 4-5 | +23 |
| Peyton Watson G | 36 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 4-5 | +22 |
| Nikola Jokic C | 35 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9-17 | 1-4 | 5-5 | +26 |
| Cameron Johnson F | 34 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 1-2 | +16 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. G | 27 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 1-1 | -11 |
| Bruce Brown G | 26 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-7 | 1-1 | 1-2 | -1 |
| Spencer Jones F | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | +18 |
| Zeke Nnaji F-C | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Jonas Valanciunas C | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 | -11 |
| Curtis Jones G | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jalen Pickett G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Hunter Tyson F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Siakam F | 34 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-16 | 3-5 | 6-8 | -3 |
| Andrew Nembhard G-F | 28 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-11 | 2-3 | 4-6 | -18 |
| Bennedict Mathurin G-F | 28 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5-10 | 2-3 | 3-3 | -25 |
| Jarace Walker F | 22 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 2-2 | -24 |
| Ben Sheppard G | 18 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-5 | 3-3 | 1-2 | +3 |
| Jay Huff F-C | 18 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-6 | 0-0 | -2 |
| T.J. McConnell G | 17 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Isaiah Jackson F | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Johnny Furphy G | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Tony Bradley C | 14 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5-6 | -10 |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl F | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Ethan Thompson G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Taelon Peter G | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | Starter | 36 | 52 | 95.6 | 34.6 | +28.7 | 30.5 |
| Nikola Jokic | Starter | 35 | 24 | 62.5 | 28.8 | +32.1 | 17.7 |
| Peyton Watson | Starter | 36 | 11 | 53.9 | 12.3 | +28.6 | 5.6 |
| Cameron Johnson | Starter | 34 | 9 | 57.1 | 12.3 | +26.4 | 4.6 |
| Spencer Jones | Starter | 17 | 1 | 26.6 | 6.1 | +57.7 | -2.4 |
| Bruce Brown | Bench | 26 | 14 | 88.8 | 15.4 | -6.2 | 7.7 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | Bench | 27 | 11 | 65.2 | 11.9 | -18.0 | 6.5 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | Bench | 11 | 9 | 66.6 | 32.0 | -39.7 | 10.3 |
| Zeke Nnaji | Bench | 12 | 2 | 100.0 | 6.9 | -33.2 | 8.5 |
| Curtis Jones | Bench | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 40.0 | -16.7 | 60.0 |
| Jalen Pickett | Bench | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | -16.7 | -40.0 |
| Hunter Tyson | Bench | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | -16.7 | -40.0 |
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Siakam | Starter | 34 | 23 | 58.9 | 26.6 | -4.2 | 7.6 |
| Andrew Nembhard | Starter | 28 | 16 | 58.7 | 24.6 | -31.6 | 10.7 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | Starter | 28 | 15 | 66.3 | 24.6 | -43.9 | 8.1 |
| Ben Sheppard | Starter | 18 | 14 | 119.0 | 17.9 | +8.3 | 22.2 |
| Jay Huff | Starter | 18 | 3 | 25.0 | 15.8 | -5.9 | -1.1 |
| T.J. McConnell | Bench | 17 | 14 | 70.0 | 26.2 | +4.9 | 21.9 |
| Jarace Walker | Bench | 22 | 11 | 69.8 | 17.3 | -55.5 | 6.6 |
| Tony Bradley | Bench | 14 | 7 | 75.4 | 18.2 | -27.4 | 7.1 |
| Isaiah Jackson | Bench | 17 | 6 | 75.0 | 10.3 | -5.3 | 11.7 |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl | Bench | 3 | 2 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 |
| Ethan Thompson | Bench | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Johnny Furphy | Bench | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | -23.9 | 0.0 |
| Taelon Peter | Bench | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 37.5 | 0.0 | -30.8 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
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