Denver Nuggets vs. Indiana Pacers

Mar 30, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	43	26	22	34	125
IND	15	38	38	27	118

Game Recap

Nikola Jokic recorded 37 points (15-19 FG), along with 13 rebounds and nine assists for the Nuggets as they defeated the Pacers, 125-118. Bones Hyland added 20 points and seven assists for the Nuggets in the victory, while Tyrese Haliburton tallied 15 points, five rebounds, 12 assists and four steals for the Pacers in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 46-31 on the season, while the Pacers fall to 25-52.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
32Jeff GreenSF	20	1-6	1-4	4-4	2	0	1	0	0	2	-3	7
50Aaron GordonPF	35	4-7	2-4	0-0	8	4	0	1	2	3	+11	10
15Nikola JokicC	35	15-19	0-0	7-8	13	9	2	1	7	3	+11	37
11Monte MorrisSG	27	5-7	1-2	0-0	3	4	1	0	2	3	+2	11
5Will BartonPG	38	8-13	2-6	0-0	4	5	1	0	2	0	+13	18
25Austin Rivers	19	1-3	1-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	0	+3	3
3Bones Hyland	27	8-14	2-7	2-2	4	7	1	1	1	4	+10	20
4DeMarcus Cousins	12	5-6	1-1	0-0	5	2	0	0	3	4	-4	11
6Bryn Forbes	6	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	-2	3
9Davon Reed	17	2-3	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	1	1	0	-6	5
7Facundo Campazzo	— did not play —												— did not play —
00Markus Howard	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	50-8062.5%	12-2842.9%	13-1492.9%	43	33	6	4	19	20	-	125

PACERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
32Terry TaylorSF	35	7-12	0-2	4-6	9	2	2	1	0	4	-9	18
10Justin AndersonPF	31	6-13	1-6	0-0	3	3	3	0	0	3	+5	13
88Goga BitadzeC	33	5-14	2-5	5-6	10	3	1	2	3	4	+10	17
24Buddy HieldSG	36	7-14	5-11	1-1	2	4	0	0	2	3	-5	20
0Tyrese HaliburtonPG	37	6-12	0-1	3-4	5	12	4	1	2	2	+16	15
4Duane Washington Jr.	16	2-6	1-3	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	-16	5
6Lance Stephenson	12	2-5	0-1	1-2	1	1	0	0	1	2	-27	5
25Jalen Smith	20	5-15	2-8	3-3	7	0	0	0	0	3	-7	15
28Keifer Sykes	14	4-6	1-3	1-1	0	2	1	0	0	0	-2	10
12Oshae Brissett	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Malcolm Brogdon	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	44-9745.4%	12-4030.0%	18-2378.3%	37	29	11	4	8	21	-	118

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENIND

(11:56) Jump Ball Bitadze vs. Jokic: Tip to Morris
(11:35) MISS Barton 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:33) Anderson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:22) Bitadze OFF.Foul (P1) (T.Brothers)
(11:22) Bitadze Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:08) Haliburton P.FOUL (P1.T1) (T.Brothers)
(10:55) MISS Green 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:52) Nuggets Rebound
(10:52) Anderson L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Forte)
+2 (10:45) Jokic 4' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)
20
(10:33) Hield Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(10:33) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:29) Barton 3' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
40
(10:19) MISS Haliburton 21' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:17) Taylor REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:16) Taylor 3' Layup (2 PTS)
42
+2 (9:50) Jokic 7' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Morris 2 AST)
62
(9:35) MISS Bitadze 3' Layup
(9:35) Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:35) PACERS Rebound
(9:32) MISS Bitadze 13' Floating Jump Shot
(9:30) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:24) Gordon 2' Running Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
82
(9:11) MISS Hield 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:07) Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:01) Jokic 6' Running Jump Shot (6 PTS)
102
(9:01) PACERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (8:38) Anderson 18' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
104
(8:24) MISS Green 3PT Jump Shot
(8:20) Hield REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:11) MISS Bitadze 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:08) Taylor REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(8:08) Morris S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Forte)
+1 (8:08) Taylor Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
105
(8:08) MISS Taylor Free Throw 2 of 2
(8:07) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:51) Jokic 2' Finger Roll Layup (8 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
125
+3 (7:39) Hield 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Anderson 1 AST)
128
(7:21) Taylor S.FOUL (P1.T3) (T.Brothers)
+1 (7:21) Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
138
+1 (7:21) Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
148
(7:02) MISS Hield 3PT Jump Shot
(7:00) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:44) MISS Green 13' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(6:41) Bitadze REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:40) Bitadze Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(6:40) Green STEAL (1 STL)
(6:32) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:32) Haliburton STEAL (1 STL)
(6:32) Jokic Personal Take Foul (P1.T2) (J.Sterling)
(6:10) MISS Anderson 11' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(6:06) Bitadze REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:06) MISS Bitadze 1' Putback Layup
(6:06) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:06) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:05) Anderson Personal Take Foul (P2.T4) (T.Brothers)
(5:55) MISS Gordon 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:52) Stephenson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:39) Taylor 1' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Washington Jr. 1 AST)
1410
+2 (5:25) Morris 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1610
(5:12) MISS Stephenson 3' Driving Layup
(5:08) Bitadze REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
(5:08) MISS Bitadze Tip Layup Shot
(5:07) Bitadze REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
(5:07) MISS Bitadze Tip Layup Shot
(5:06) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (4:54) Green 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Morris 3 AST)
1910
(4:41) MISS Washington Jr. 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:39) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(4:35) MISS Barton 2' Running Layup
(4:33) Barton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (4:31) Barton 3' Putback Layup (4 PTS)
2110
(4:31) PACERS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
(4:18) Stephenson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(4:18) Jokic STEAL (2 STL)
(4:13) MISS Hyland 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(4:09) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+3 (4:04) Rivers 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
2410
(3:42) MISS Smith 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:39) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (3:34) Barton 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
2710
(3:19) MISS Taylor 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:15) Rivers REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:01) MISS Rivers 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(2:58) Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:52) MISS Taylor 2' Running Finger Roll Layup
(2:48) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (2:35) Jokic 2' Cutting Layup Shot (10 PTS) (Barton 1 AST)
2910
(2:23) MISS Smith 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:19) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
+2 (2:02) Jokic 6' Turnaround Hook Shot (12 PTS)
3110
(1:49) MISS Hield 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:46) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
+3 (1:40) Barton 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Jokic 5 AST)
3410
+2 (1:21) Hield 6' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS)
3412
(1:14) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+3 (1:06) Reed 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Forbes 1 AST)
3712
(0:46) MISS Washington Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:41) Cousins REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:33) Hyland 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Cousins 1 AST)
4012
+3 (0:17) Smith 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Anderson 2 AST)
4015
+3 (0:02) Cousins 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Hyland 1 AST)
4315

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

IND

125Points118

50-80(62.5%)Field Goal(%)44-97(45.4%)

12-28(42.9%)3-Point(%)12-40(30.0%)

13-14(92.9%)Free Throw(%)18-23(78.3%)

43(8)Rebounds(Offensive)37(18)

33Assists29

6Steals11

4Blocks4

19Turnovers8

20Fouls21

68Pts In The Paint58

15Fast Break Pts13

13Pts Off Turnovers25

42Bench Pts35

31Largest Lead2

Game Details

Wednesday, March 30, 2022 · 7:00 PM

Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN

attendance: 15,036 (83.9%)