Indiana Pacers 125, Denver Nuggets 120 — Recap

April 6, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Indiana Pacers 125, Denver Nuggets 120. Scoring by quarter: Q1 IND 24-33 DEN; Q2 IND 37-33 DEN; Q3 IND 37-31 DEN; Q4 IND 27-23 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 41 points, 15 rebounds, 13 assists, 3 threes on 18-of-33 shooting; Christian Braun (DEN) 30 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 12-of-16 shooting; Myles Turner (IND) 24 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-16 shooting; Obi Toppin (IND) 22 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-18 shooting; Andrew Nembhard (IND) 19 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists on 8-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

41 PTS, 15 REB, 13 AST, 3 3PM · 18-33 FG

Scoring · DEN

Christian Braun

30 PTS, 8 REB, 4 AST, 3 3PM · 12-16 FG

Scoring · IND

Myles Turner

24 PTS, 2 REB, 1 AST, 4 3PM · 8-16 FG

Season highs

Christian Braun · Season-high 30 points

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	24	37	37	27		125
DEN	33	33	31	23		120

🧮 How They Scored

INDDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

55.7%Effective FG%58.1%

5.4%Turnover %11.4%

15.6%Offensive rebound %20.9%

0.219Free-throw rate0.194

Box Score

Indiana Pacers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Tyrese Haliburton G	35	9	3	14	1	1	3	3-8	1-6	2-4	—
Andrew Nembhard G-F	33	19	4	6	2	—	—	8-14	0-5	3-4	+1
Myles Turner C-F	31	24	2	1	—	3	—	8-16	4-10	4-4	+3
Aaron Nesmith G-F	30	17	6	—	3	1	—	5-10	3-5	4-4	+7
Obi Toppin F	26	22	4	1	—	—	—	9-18	4-9	—	—
Jarace Walker F	21	11	6	1	1	—	—	4-5	3-3	—	+1
Bennedict Mathurin G-F	21	4	5	4	1	—	2	0-3	0-1	4-4	+5
T.J. McConnell G	19	12	3	6	1	—	—	6-13	—	—	+6
Thomas Bryant C	15	7	4	—	1	2	1	3-7	0-4	1-1	+3
Johnny Furphy G	7	—	4	1	—	—	—	0-2	0-1	—	—
Tony Bradley C	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-1

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	39	41	15	13	2	1	4	18-33	3-11	2-3	+1
Christian Braun G	39	30	8	4	—	—	—	12-16	3-3	3-3	+4
Michael Porter Jr. F	39	15	6	4	—	1	3	6-14	1-9	2-2	-4
Aaron Gordon F	34	5	3	4	—	—	2	2-5	0-1	1-2	+4
Russell Westbrook G	24	16	5	4	—	—	1	6-10	1-2	3-4	-14
Jalen Pickett G	24	4	1	2	—	—	1	2-5	0-2	—	+9
Peyton Watson G	22	3	1	—	—	3	2	1-2	—	1-2	-14
Julian Strawther G	11	6	3	—	—	1	—	3-6	0-3	—	-5
DeAndre Jordan C	9	—	5	2	—	1	—	0-2	—	0-2	-6

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Myles Turner	Bench	31	24	67.6	24.0	+4.4	11.6
Obi Toppin	Bench	26	22	61.1	28.1	-4.3	11.0
Andrew Nembhard	Bench	33	19	60.3	20.5	+1.4	11.3
Aaron Nesmith	Bench	30	17	72.3	16.4	+7.2	12.3
T.J. McConnell	Bench	19	12	46.2	27.7	+11.0	13.9
Jarace Walker	Bench	21	11	110.0	10.2	+4.3	17.7
Tyrese Haliburton	Bench	35	9	46.1	15.1	-1.5	8.2
Thomas Bryant	Bench	15	7	47.0	21.6	+5.4	4.3
Bennedict Mathurin	Bench	21	4	42.0	14.3	+10.4	7.9
Tony Bradley	Bench	2	—	0.0	0.0	-20.0	-13.3
Johnny Furphy	Bench	7	—	0.0	10.0	-7.0	2.3
Enrique Freeman	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
RayJ Dennis	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	39	41	59.7	41.3	+1.2	23.8
Christian Braun	Bench	39	30	86.6	18.1	+1.9	16.0
Russell Westbrook	Bench	24	16	68.0	22.0	-21.1	12.2
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	39	15	50.4	18.8	-7.5	4.9
Julian Strawther	Bench	11	6	50.0	20.7	-28.2	8.9
Aaron Gordon	Bench	34	5	42.5	10.0	+2.3	2.8
Jalen Pickett	Bench	24	4	40.0	10.5	+18.0	0.4
Peyton Watson	Bench	22	3	52.1	8.9	-19.8	1.2
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	9	—	0.0	12.0	-27.3	3.3
Dario Saric	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hunter Tyson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Trey Alexander	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
PJ Hall	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0