Nuggets rally from 15 down in the second quarter, win on Foye’s 3-pointer with 20 seconds left
Randy Foye made a 3-pointer on a pass from Will Barton with 20 seconds left, and the Denver Nuggets rallied from 15 points down in the second quarter to beat the Indiana Pacers 129-126.
The Nuggets trailed 62-47 with 2:51 left in the second quarter and 66-54 at halftime. They outscored the Pacers 82-64 the rest of the way.
The Pacers had the ball down 3 with 6.0 seconds left, but Emmanuel Mudiay blocked Paul George’s 3-pointer. It would have tied the game.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Pacers 20-12. Barton scored 7 of the Nuggets’ 20 on 2 for 5 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Mudiay had 2 of his 3 steals, one of them leading to Barton’s 3-pointer that put the Nuggets ahead 106-105, and the Nuggets scored 5 points off them.
Danilo Gallinari scored 23 points (11 in the first quarter). Barton added 21 points off the bench. Gary Harris added 20 points (12 in the paint) on 8 for 12 shooting. Nikola Jokić added 18 points and a career-high 4 steals, and Foye had 12 points and 6 assists off the bench. Barton scored 15 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter. The Nuggets had 3 20-point scorers and 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Pacers, Myles Turner scored a career-high 25 points on 11 for 13 shooting off the bench, and Monta Ellis added 24 points. Joe Young had 15 points and 7 assists off the bench.
The Pacers gave up 17 offensive rebounds, about 7 more than usual for the shots the Nuggets missed. Gallinari fouled out.