Nuggets (113) vs Pacers (103) · Mar 4, 2021 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Mar 4, 2021

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Pacers, 113-103. Nikola Jokic recorded 20 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists for the Nuggets, while Michael Porter Jr. (24 points, 11 rebounds) and Jamal Murray (23 points, four assists) combined for 47 points in the victory. Myles Turner tallied 22 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks for the Pacers, while Domantas Sabonis added 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in the losing effort, his fouth triple-double of the season and the 8th of his career. The Nuggets improve to 21-15 on the season, while the Pacers fall to 16-19.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	28	33	21	31	113
IND	29	23	22	29	103

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
5Will BartonSF	30	7-9	2-2	0-0	6	1	0	1	4	1	16	-12
1Michael Porter Jr.PF	37	9-14	5-9	1-2	11	0	2	1	2	2	24	+3
15Nikola JokicC	36	9-18	1-2	1-2	12	8	0	0	7	2	20	-3
11Monte MorrisSG	30	3-6	0-3	2-2	0	2	0	1	1	0	8	-13
27Jamal MurrayPG	38	8-15	1-5	6-6	2	4	2	0	3	1	23	-2
31Vlatko Cancar	15	3-4	1-2	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	2	7	+17
35PJ Dozier	22	2-5	1-3	0-2	3	8	2	1	1	1	5	+31
22Zeke Nnaji	16	1-3	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	1	3	+16
25Isaiah Hartenstein	11	3-3	0-0	1-2	3	2	0	0	1	3	7	+13
10Bol Bol	— did not play —												— did not play —
0JaMychal Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Greg Whittington	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		45-7758.4%	12-2842.9%	11-1668.8%	41	27	6	5	19	13	113

PACERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
20Doug McDermottSF	29	8-13	4-7	0-0	4	1	3	0	0	4	20	+6
11Domantas SabonisPF	37	5-15	0-3	0-0	10	10	4	0	3	1	10	-4
33Myles TurnerC	38	9-14	3-6	1-5	12	0	1	3	3	3	22	-1
8Justin HolidaySG	26	6-10	4-8	0-0	1	2	2	0	1	2	16	+7
7Malcolm BrogdonPG	33	4-14	0-5	2-3	1	6	0	0	1	1	10	0
5Edmond Sumner	19	2-3	2-3	2-2	0	0	0	0	3	1	8	-17
9T.J. McConnell	29	5-9	0-1	0-0	5	4	1	0	2	2	10	-23
26Jeremy Lamb	16	1-9	0-3	2-2	1	3	0	0	0	1	4	-14
3Aaron Holiday	9	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	2	3	-4
88Goga Bitadze	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Kelan Martin	— did not play —												— did not play —
14JaKarr Sampson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		41-9045.6%	14-3935.9%	7-1258.3%	34	27	12	3	14	17	103

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterdenind

(11:58) Jump Ball Turner vs. Jokic: Tip to Brogdon
(11:47) Sabonis Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:47) Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (11:39) Barton 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
30
(11:19) MISS J. Holiday 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:17) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:11) Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
60
+2 (10:55) J. Holiday 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
62
+3 (10:39) Barton 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
92
(10:25) MISS Sabonis 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:23) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (10:14) Barton 1' Driving Layup (8 PTS)
112
(10:06) PACERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(9:55) MISS J. Holiday 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(9:52) Sabonis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:51) Sabonis Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(9:51) Porter Jr. STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (9:48) Porter Jr. 2' Running Dunk (5 PTS)
132
(9:37) MISS Sabonis 3PT Jump Shot
(9:34) Turner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:32) Turner 2' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
134
(9:17) MISS Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:14) McDermott REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:10) MISS Brogdon 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(9:06) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:59) Morris Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:59) J. Holiday STEAL (1 STL)
(8:47) MISS Brogdon 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(8:45) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:38) MISS Barton 5' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(8:35) Sabonis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (8:29) J. Holiday 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Sabonis 1 AST)
137
(8:18) Turner P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.DeRosa)
(8:07) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:07) Sabonis STEAL (1 STL)
(8:06) Jokic Personal Take Foul (P1.T1) (E.Lewis)
(7:56) MISS McDermott 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:52) Turner REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(7:52) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T2) (E.Lewis)
(7:52) MISS Turner Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:52) PACERS Rebound
(7:52) MISS Turner Free Throw 2 of 2
(7:49) Sabonis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+3 (7:46) Turner 26' 3PT Jump Bank Shot (5 PTS) (J. Holiday 1 AST)
1310
(7:23) MISS Murray 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:20) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:20) MISS Jokic 1' Putback Layup
(7:20) PACERS Rebound
+2 (7:13) Brogdon 1' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
1312
(6:58) MISS Morris 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:56) McDermott REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:49) J. Holiday 16' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Sabonis 2 AST)
1314
(6:30) MISS Barton 1' Driving Layup
(6:30) Turner BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:27) McDermott REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (6:23) Turner 27' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Brogdon 1 AST)
1317
(6:21) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(6:01) MISS Porter Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:57) Turner REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(5:49) Turner Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:39) MISS Porter Jr. 30' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:35) Brogdon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:19) Sabonis 6' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
1319
(5:03) MISS Jokic 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(5:00) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(5:00) MISS Jokic Tip Layup Shot
(5:00) Turner REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(4:56) MISS Brogdon 1' Running Layup
(4:56) Barton BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:53) Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:36) Morris 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
1519
+2 (4:23) McDermott 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
1521
+2 (4:10) Jokic 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 3 AST)
1721
(3:45) MISS Sabonis 1' Driving Layup
(3:43) Sabonis REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
+2 (3:43) Sabonis Putback Layup (4 PTS)
1723
(3:36) McDermott P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.DeRosa)
+2 (3:21) Porter Jr. Layup (7 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
1923
(3:06) Nuggets T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Barton ) (M.Lindsay)
+1 (3:06) Brogdon Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)
1924
(2:57) MISS Brogdon 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:53) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (2:39) Jokic 9' Turnaround Fadeaway (4 PTS)
2124
(2:20) MISS Sabonis 15' Jump Shot
(2:18) PACERS Rebound
(2:18) Dozier L.B.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Lindsay)
+2 (2:02) Brogdon 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS) (McConnell 1 AST)
2126
(1:51) MISS Jokic 6' Floating Jump Shot
(1:47) McConnell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:42) McDermott 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (McConnell 2 AST)
2129
+3 (1:29) Nnaji 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Dozier 1 AST)
2429
(1:10) MISS Sabonis 20' Jump Shot
(1:06) Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:01) Barton 12' Floating Jump Shot (10 PTS)
2629
(0:46) Sumner Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:33) McConnell S.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Lindsay)
+1 (0:33) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2729
+1 (0:33) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2829
(0:17) MISS McConnell 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:15) Nuggets Rebound
(0:00) MISS Dozier 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:00) Nuggets Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

IND

113Points103

45-77(58.4%)Field Goal(%)41-90(45.6%)

12-28(42.9%)3-Point(%)14-39(35.9%)

11-16(68.8%)Free Throw(%)7-12(58.3%)

41(6)Rebounds(Offensive)34(11)

27Assists27

6Steals12

5Blocks3

19Turnovers14

13Fouls17

50Pts In The Paint46

22Fast Break Pts20

26Pts Off Turnovers18

22Bench Pts25

18Largest Lead8

Game Details

Thursday, March 4, 2021 · 8:00 PM

Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN

capacity: 17,923