Denver
Nuggets
113
–
103
FINAL
Indiana
Pacers
Date
Thursday, March 4, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 28 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 113 |
| IND | 29 | 14 | 22 | 23 | 103 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Michael Porter Jr.
DEN
24
PTS
11
REB
0
AST
+3
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots4
Opp FG% When Defending37.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.18
Impact Composite57.6
Hustle: 8.0Defense: 49.1Impact: 0.5
Double-Double64.3% FG5-9 from 3held opponents to 37.5% FGonly 9 pts allowed on 48.7 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
20
PTS
12
REB
8
AST
-3
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-18 (50.0%)
3PT1-2
FT1-2
TS%53.0%
eFG%52.8%
TOV7
ORTG109
DRTG116
NET-7
Double-Double17 contested shotsonly 19 pts allowed on 66.2 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vlatko Čančar | 15:27 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 75% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +17 |
| Jamal Murray | 38:52 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8-15 | 53% | 1-5 | 20% | 6-6 | 100% | -2 |
| Monte Morris | 30:36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -13 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 37:41 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9-14 | 64% | 5-9 | 56% | 1-2 | 50% | +3 |
| Will Barton | 30:05 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7-9 | 78% | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 11:01 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +13 |
| Nikola Jokić | 36:59 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 9-18 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | -3 |
| PJ Dozier | 22:49 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | +31 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 16:30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +16 |
| TOTAL | — | 113 | 41 | 6 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 13 | 45-77 | 58% | 12-28 | 43% | 11-16 | 69% | — |
JaMychal Green —
Greg Whittington —
Bol Bol —
| IND | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domantas Sabonis | 37:55 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5-15 | 33% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Malcolm Brogdon | 33:35 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-14 | 29% | 0-5 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | 0 |
| Justin Holiday | 26:52 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-10 | 60% | 4-8 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Jeremy Lamb | 16:02 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-9 | 11% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -14 |
| Edmond Sumner | 19:21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 2-3 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | -17 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Holiday | 9:09 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| T.J. McConnell | 29:14 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5-9 | 56% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -23 |
| Myles Turner | 38:14 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9-14 | 64% | 3-6 | 50% | 1-5 | 20% | -1 |
| Doug McDermott | 29:39 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8-13 | 62% | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| TOTAL | — | 103 | 34 | 11 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 41-90 | 46% | 14-39 | 36% | 7-12 | 58% | — |
Goga Bitadze —
Kelan Martin —
JaKarr Sampson —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN45/77 (58%)
Paint
25/37 (68%)
Mid
12/18 (67%)
3PT
12/28 (43%)
RA 79%ATB3 44%Paint 53%Corner 3 40%Mid 63%
IND41/90 (46%)
Paint
23/42 (55%)
Mid
6/11 (55%)
3PT
14/39 (36%)
RA 54%ATB3 32%Corner 3 46%Paint 55%Mid 40%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Domantas Sabonis
defended Nikola Jokić
8.5 min • 6 pts • 25%
Best Defender
Malcolm Brogdon
held Monte Morris
3.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jeremy Lamb
vs Zeke Nnaji
2.0 min • 4 pts • 50%
| IND Defense | Isaiah Hartenstein | Jamal Murray | Michael Porter Jr. | Monte Morris | Nikola Jokić | PJ Dozier | Vlatko Čančar | Will Barton | Zeke Nnaji |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domantas Sabonis | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 2pts 100% | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | 8.5m 6pts 25% | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — |
| Malcolm Brogdon | — | 4.5m 3pts 33% | — | 3.2m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 4pts 40% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — |
| Myles Turner | 1.3m 2pts 50% | — | 7.2m 10pts 67% | — | 2.6m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | — |
| Doug McDermott | — | 1.1m 5pts 67% | — | 1.2m 3pts 50% | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 100% | 5.6m 5pts 50% | — |
| T.J. McConnell | — | 2.9m 2pts 50% | — | 2.7m 2pts 100% | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Justin Holiday | — | 2.4m 2pts 100% | — | 3.0m 3pts 25% | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 3pts 100% | — |
| Edmond Sumner | — | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 100% | — | — | 3.0m 3pts 50% |
| Jeremy Lamb | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 2.0m 4pts 50% |
| Aaron Holiday | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.3m 2pts 20% | 2.6m 6pts 33% | 3.2m 7pts 43% | 1.5m 5pts 67% | 2.2m 11pts 63% | 3.0m 2pts 33% | — | 1.5m 6pts 100% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = IND leads, negative = DEN leads
IND Largest Lead
8
Q1 10:18
DEN Largest Lead
18
Q4 6:37
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
IND 8-0 run
Q1 2:28 – Q1 4:14
-9 → -3
IND 10-0 run
Q1 2:28 – Q1 4:47
-9 → -1
IND 12-0 run
Q1 2:28 – Q1 5:11
-9 → +1
IND 15-0 run
Q1 2:28 – Q1 5:37
-9 → +4