Pacers (106) vs Nuggets (121) · Mar 15, 2021 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Mar 15, 2021

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Pacers, 121-106. Nikola Jokic recorded 32 points, 14 rebounds, five assists and four steals for the Nuggets, while Jamal Murray added 16 points and eight assists in the victory. Malcolm Brogdon led the Pacers with 24 points and six rebounds, while Domantas Sabonis tallied 10 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists. Additionally for the Pacers, Caris LeVert added 17 points in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 23-16 on the season, while the Pacers fall to 17-21.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
IND	32	24	35	15	106
DEN	32	33	22	34	121

PACERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
8Justin HolidaySF	32	7-16	5-11	0-0	3	2	1	0	1	0	19	+10
11Domantas SabonisPF	30	5-11	0-1	0-0	9	10	0	0	2	3	10	-15
33Myles TurnerC	30	3-9	1-5	1-3	9	1	0	5	3	3	8	+5
22Caris LeVertSG	29	6-11	3-6	2-2	2	2	3	0	1	1	17	-14
7Malcolm BrogdonPG	33	9-16	3-6	3-3	6	4	0	0	1	1	24	-4
20Doug McDermott	19	4-9	4-7	0-0	3	1	0	0	3	1	12	-11
9T.J. McConnell	19	1-4	0-0	0-0	3	3	1	0	0	1	2	-21
88Goga Bitadze	9	1-3	0-1	1-1	2	0	2	3	0	0	3	-2
5Edmond Sumner	13	1-4	1-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	3	-13
3Aaron Holiday	18	1-4	0-2	4-4	0	5	1	1	0	2	6	-16
21Kelan Martin	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2
2Cassius Stanley	1	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	+2
10Brian Bowen II	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2
0Jalen Lecque	— did not play —												— did not play —
14JaKarr Sampson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		39-9043.3%	17-4240.5%	11-1384.6%	39	28	8	9	11	13	106

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	30	9-15	0-4	2-2	8	1	0	1	0	2	20	+15
4Paul MillsapPF	24	3-7	0-1	0-0	7	2	0	1	1	5	6	+7
15Nikola JokicC	34	11-25	2-4	8-10	14	5	4	1	1	2	32	-9
5Will BartonSG	38	6-16	5-7	3-4	6	5	1	2	1	1	20	+18
27Jamal MurrayPG	36	6-13	3-5	1-1	6	8	0	0	3	0	16	+12
35PJ Dozier	24	3-5	1-1	2-2	4	3	0	1	3	0	9	+18
0JaMychal Green	17	6-10	4-6	0-0	3	1	0	1	0	2	16	+5
7Facundo Campazzo	21	0-3	0-0	0-0	3	6	2	0	1	1	0	+16
25Isaiah Hartenstein	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	+3
00Markus Howard	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	-2
10Bol Bol	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
22Zeke Nnaji	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-2
3Greg Whittington	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
31Vlatko Cancar	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2

TOTAL		45-9746.4%	15-2853.6%	16-1984.2%	54	32	7	7	10	15	121

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterindden

(11:57) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Turner: Tip to Sabonis
(11:38) MISS Brogdon 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:35) Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:26) Barton 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
03
+2 (11:14) Sabonis 2' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Brogdon 1 AST)
23
(11:03) LeVert S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Smith)
+1 (11:03) Barton Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
24
+1 (11:03) Barton Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
25
(10:50) MISS J. Holiday 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:47) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:40) Barton 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
28
(10:19) MISS Brogdon 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:15) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:08) MISS Porter Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(10:02) Turner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:40) LeVert 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sabonis 1 AST)
58
(9:17) MISS Jokic 9' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:15) Turner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:08) MISS J. Holiday 3PT Jump Shot
(9:04) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:56) Porter Jr. 17' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
510
(8:35) MISS J. Holiday 3PT Jump Shot
(8:33) Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:28) MISS Jokic 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(8:26) Sabonis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:22) J. Holiday 3' Running Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Sabonis 2 AST)
710
(8:22) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (7:59) Murray 5' Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
712
+2 (7:38) Sabonis 6' Hook Shot (4 PTS) (LeVert 1 AST)
912
(7:26) MISS Millsap 3PT Jump Shot
(7:22) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (7:20) Porter Jr. 3' Reverse Layup (4 PTS)
914
(7:06) LeVert Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:06) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:00) Jokic 3' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Millsap 1 AST)
916
(6:52) MISS J. Holiday 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:52) Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:42) Barton 25' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
919
(6:38) Pacers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(6:38) Turner Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:23) Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:23) LeVert STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (6:18) J. Holiday 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (LeVert 2 AST)
1219
(5:53) MISS Millsap 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:53) NUGGETS Rebound
+3 (5:50) Barton 26' 3PT Jump Bank Shot (14 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
1222
(5:23) MISS Sabonis 13' Turnaround Jump Shot
(5:23) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:20) Sabonis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:19) MISS J. Holiday 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:18) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (4:58) Porter Jr. 18' Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1224
+2 (4:32) Brogdon 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Sabonis 3 AST)
1424
+2 (4:16) Millsap 3' Layup (2 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
1426
(4:08) MISS Brogdon 5' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(4:08) Porter Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:06) Sabonis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+3 (4:03) McDermott 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sabonis 4 AST)
1726
+2 (3:46) Jokic 4' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Barton 1 AST)
1728
(3:46) Turner Violation:Defensive Goaltending (J.Sterling)
(3:34) MISS Sabonis 17' Jump Shot
(3:33) Turner REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (3:33) Turner 3' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
1928
(3:33) Porter Jr. Violation:Defensive Goaltending (J.Sterling)
(3:33) Millsap S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Smith)
+1 (3:33) Turner Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2028
(3:18) MISS Barton 8' Fadeaway Jumper
(3:17) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(3:16) MISS Green 18' Jump Shot
(3:16) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (3:11) Porter Jr. Putback Layup (8 PTS)
2030
(2:59) MISS Turner 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:56) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(2:49) MISS Barton 4' Driving Reverse Layup
(2:47) Brogdon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:42) MISS Turner 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:38) NUGGETS Rebound
(2:15) MISS Jokic 14' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(2:12) McDermott REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (2:06) Sumner 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McConnell 1 AST)
2330
(2:01) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
(1:49) Dozier Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(1:49) Bitadze STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (1:44) J. Holiday 27' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (McConnell 2 AST)
2630
(1:27) MISS Jokic 5' Layup
(1:27) Bitadze BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:24) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(1:24) MISS Jokic Putback Layup
(1:24) Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
(1:24) MISS Jokic Tip Layup Shot
(1:24) Jokic REBOUND (Off:4 Def:3)
(1:24) MISS Jokic Putback Layup
(1:24) Bitadze BLOCK (2 BLK)
(1:24) NUGGETS Rebound
(1:19) Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(1:19) J. Holiday STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (1:12) McDermott 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (J. Holiday 1 AST)
2930
(1:01) Sumner S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Sterling)
+1 (1:01) Dozier Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2931
+1 (1:01) Dozier Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2932
(0:52) McDermott Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:34) MISS Dozier 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:31) Bitadze REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:13) McDermott 24' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (J. Holiday 2 AST)
3232

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

IND

DEN

106Points121

39-90(43.3%)Field Goal(%)45-97(46.4%)

17-42(40.5%)3-Point(%)15-28(53.6%)

11-13(84.6%)Free Throw(%)16-19(84.2%)

39(10)Rebounds(Offensive)54(17)

28Assists32

8Steals7

9Blocks7

11Turnovers10

13Fouls15

38Pts In The Paint46

31Fast Break Pts7

14Pts Off Turnovers21

28Bench Pts27

5Largest Lead20

Game Details

Monday, March 15, 2021 · 10:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

capacity: 19,099