Indiana Pacers 109, Denver Nuggets 117 — Recap

January 14, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Indiana Pacers 109, Denver Nuggets 117. Scoring by quarter: Q1 IND 28-28 DEN; Q2 IND 29-32 DEN; Q3 IND 27-29 DEN; Q4 IND 25-28 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 25 points, 12 rebounds, 9 assists on 12-of-13 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 25 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 7 threes on 9-of-15 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 25 points, 1 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-18 shooting; Aaron Gordon (DEN) 20 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists on 7-of-10 shooting; Bruce Brown (IND) 18 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-16 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

25 PTS, 12 REB, 9 AST · 12-13 FG

Scoring · DEN

Michael Porter Jr.

25 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 7 3PM · 9-15 FG

Scoring · DEN

Jamal Murray

25 PTS, 1 REB, 8 AST, 1 3PM · 11-18 FG

Season highs

Bruce Brown · Season-high 10 rebounds

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
IND	28	29	27	25		109
DEN	28	32	29	28		117

🧮 How They Scored

INDDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

52.3%Effective FG%70.6%

11.9%Turnover %19.1%

28.0%Offensive rebound %15.4%

0.253Free-throw rate0.279

Box Score

Indiana Pacers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Bruce Brown G	33	18	10	6	3	—	2	8-16	1-2	1-3	-13
Andrew Nembhard G-F	29	12	2	7	—	—	2	4-8	0-1	4-6	-16
Buddy Hield G	28	16	2	1	2	—	1	6-13	2-9	2-2	+1
Myles Turner C-F	26	12	4	1	2	1	3	5-11	0-4	2-3	-5
Obi Toppin F	25	11	3	1	1	—	—	4-5	3-3	—	+8
Jalen Smith F-C	25	8	3	3	—	—	—	4-7	0-1	0-1	-16
Bennedict Mathurin G-F	22	12	3	2	—	—	2	3-9	1-3	5-5	-7
Isaiah Jackson F	20	12	7	1	2	—	2	6-9	—	—	-3
T.J. McConnell G	19	5	2	5	—	—	1	2-9	0-2	1-2	+8

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Michael Porter Jr. F	37	25	8	5	1	2	1	9-15	7-11	—	+13
Aaron Gordon F	37	20	10	3	—	—	2	7-10	0-1	6-8	+17
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	37	11	2	1	2	—	1	3-4	2-3	3-3	+11
Jamal Murray G	36	25	1	8	1	—	5	11-18	1-4	2-4	-5
Nikola Jokic C	33	25	12	9	2	1	7	12-13	—	1-2	+10
Christian Braun G	15	2	2	—	—	—	—	1-5	0-1	0-2	-5
Peyton Watson G	14	—	3	—	1	—	—	0-3	—	—	-1
DeAndre Jordan C	7	—	2	1	—	—	2	—	—	—	-4

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Bruce Brown	Bench	33	18	52.0	22.6	-20.1	11.6
Buddy Hield	Bench	28	16	57.6	19.7	-0.4	8.4
Myles Turner	Bench	26	12	48.7	24.2	-7.0	3.2
Isaiah Jackson	Bench	20	12	66.7	23.4	-7.5	17.5
Andrew Nembhard	Bench	29	12	56.4	18.3	-28.4	9.4
Bennedict Mathurin	Bench	22	12	53.6	27.1	-15.6	5.9
Obi Toppin	Bench	25	11	110.0	8.6	+16.9	13.5
Jalen Smith	Bench	25	8	53.8	10.8	-29.6	5.4
T.J. McConnell	Bench	19	5	25.3	24.4	+20.0	3.2
Oscar Tshiebwe	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jarace Walker	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ben Sheppard	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	33	25	90.1	29.2	+17.7	22.2
Jamal Murray	Bench	36	25	63.3	31.3	-6.6	11.9
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	37	25	83.3	19.3	+16.5	18.5
Aaron Gordon	Bench	37	20	74.0	18.3	+21.5	13.9
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	37	11	103.4	7.3	+14.1	6.2
Christian Braun	Bench	15	2	17.0	19.4	-13.7	-6.7
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	7	—	0.0	13.3	-20.8	-27.3
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jay Huff	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Peyton Watson	Bench	14	—	0.0	10.0	+0.2	-4.8
Collin Gillespie	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0