Denver
Nuggets
125
–
116
FINAL
Indiana
Pacers
Date
Monday, February 24, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 26 | 28 | 36 | 25 | 125 |
| IND | 21 | 30 | 25 | 33 | 116 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Michael Porter Jr.
DEN
19
PTS
11
REB
3
AST
+11
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots2
Opp FG% When Defending50.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.24
Impact Composite39.3
Hustle: 3.0Defense: 34.5Impact: 1.8
Double-Double56.3% FG+11 plus/minusonly 14 pts allowed on 59.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
18
PTS
9
REB
19
AST
+17
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-14 (64.3%)
3PT0-1
FT0-0
TS%64.3%
eFG%64.3%
STL3
BLK1
TOV4
ORTG125
DRTG105
NET+20
Double-Double64.3% FG3 steals3 deflections+17 plus/minusonly 18 pts allowed on 65.3 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeke Nnaji | 23:57 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6-8 | 75% | 1-1 | 100% | 1-2 | 50% | -4 |
| Jamal Murray | 33:14 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6-12 | 50% | 4-4 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +17 |
| Aaron Gordon | 23:38 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11-17 | 65% | 2-4 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | +10 |
| Christian Braun | 37:05 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7-11 | 64% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | +4 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 9:28 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -8 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Porter Jr. | 32:58 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9-16 | 56% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +11 |
| Julian Strawther | 14:09 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +3 |
| Jalen Pickett | 3:36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Nikola Jokić | 38:32 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9-14 | 64% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +17 |
| Russell Westbrook | 23:23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2-8 | 25% | 0-3 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -5 |
| TOTAL | — | 125 | 46 | 14 | 39 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 53-94 | 56% | 8-21 | 38% | 11-14 | 79% | — |
Dario Saric —
Hunter Tyson —
Spencer Jones —
| IND | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Sheppard | 24:06 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 75% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Pascal Siakam | 30:55 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7-18 | 39% | 2-5 | 40% | 3-6 | 50% | -7 |
| Obi Toppin | 17:05 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-8 | 50% | 1-5 | 20% | 2-2 | 100% | -2 |
| Myles Turner | 38:34 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7-18 | 39% | 2-10 | 20% | 7-8 | 88% | +1 |
| Thomas Bryant | 9:26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | -10 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Tyrese Haliburton | 40:23 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-11 | 55% | 5-10 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +1 |
| Bennedict Mathurin | 19:21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3-7 | 43% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -7 |
| Andrew Nembhard | 27:10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -21 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 32:60 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5-10 | 50% | 2-6 | 33% | 5-5 | 100% | +1 |
| TOTAL | — | 116 | 32 | 8 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 40-85 | 47% | 14-43 | 33% | 22-27 | 81% | — |
Jarace Walker —
James Johnson —
RayJ Dennis —
Johnny Furphy —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN53/94 (56%)
Paint
37/60 (62%)
Mid
10/19 (53%)
3PT
8/21 (38%)
RA 70%ATB3 39%Paint 38%Mid 64%Corner 3 33%
IND40/85 (47%)
Paint
23/36 (64%)
Mid
4/9 (44%)
3PT
15/44 (34%)
ATB3 31%RA 69%Paint 46%Corner 3 42%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Tyrese Haliburton
defended Christian Braun
8.5 min • 6 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Pascal Siakam
held Aaron Gordon
4.5 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Obi Toppin
vs Zeke Nnaji
3.2 min • 7 pts • 50%
| IND Defense | Aaron Gordon | Christian Braun | DeAndre Jordan | Jalen Pickett | Jamal Murray | Julian Strawther | Michael Porter Jr. | Nikola Jokić | Russell Westbrook | Zeke Nnaji |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrese Haliburton | — | 8.5m 6pts 50% | — | — | 1.5m 3pts 50% | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 2pts 0% |
| Myles Turner | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | 7.9m 8pts 50% | — | — |
| Aaron Nesmith | — | — | — | — | 1.7m 2pts 33% | — | 5.2m 6pts 50% | — | 1.0m 5pts 100% | — |
| Ben Sheppard | — | — | — | — | 2.5m 2pts 100% | 2.6m 2pts 100% | 1.3m 3pts 100% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — |
| Pascal Siakam | 4.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 25% | — | 2.1m 2pts 33% |
| Andrew Nembhard | — | — | — | — | 4.8m 6pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — |
| Obi Toppin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.2m 7pts 50% |
| Bennedict Mathurin | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — |
| Thomas Bryant | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 3pts 50% | — | — |
| Other | 4.2m 6pts 20% | 3.5m 9pts 60% | 2.9m 8pts 60% | 1.1m 2pts 0% | 2.4m 4pts 17% | 3.6m 4pts 50% | 3.8m 7pts 75% | 1.8m 6pts 75% | — | 3.0m 7pts 60% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = IND leads, negative = DEN leads
IND Largest Lead
2
Q1 0:19
DEN Largest Lead
17
Q3 11:54
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 1:50 – Q1 3:19
-2 → -8
IND 8-0 run
Q1 6:50 – Q1 8:01
-8 → -3
IND 8-0 run
Q2 8:07 – Q2 9:17
-7 → -1
DEN 8-0 run
Q2 11:25 – Q3 1:18
-6 → -12