Denver Nuggets vs. Indiana Pacers

Nov 9, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	35	21	33	33	122
IND	27	43	25	24	119

Game Recap

After trailing by as many as 18 points, the Nuggets defeated the Pacers, 122-119. Nikola Jokic recorded 24 points, four rebounds and six assists in 21 minutes of play for the Nuggets, while Aaron Gordon added 18 points, 17 rebounds and six assists in the victory. Bennedict Mathurin tallied 30 points (6-9 3pt FG) for the Pacers in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 8-3 on the season, while the Pacers fall to 5-6.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
50Aaron GordonSF	34	5-8	1-3	7-9	16	6	1	1	5	2	+4	18
1Michael Porter Jr.PF	36	7-14	3-7	0-0	6	2	0	1	1	0	-6	17
15Nikola JokicC	20	10-20	1-3	3-3	4	6	2	1	1	5	+11	24
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	31	5-7	3-4	2-2	8	2	2	0	3	0	+9	15
27Jamal MurrayPG	29	6-15	1-2	5-5	8	4	3	0	3	0	-3	18
11Bruce Brown	21	1-5	0-1	0-0	1	3	1	1	1	2	+5	2
32Jeff Green	18	2-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	4	-2	4
3Bones Hyland	29	4-13	3-7	5-5	2	3	1	1	2	2	-2	16
6DeAndre Jordan	17	3-3	0-0	2-2	2	1	0	1	3	0	-1	8
0Christian Braun	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Vlatko Cancar	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Davon Reed	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-8848.9%	12-2842.9%	24-2692.3%	47	27	10	7	20	15	-	122

PACERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
24Buddy HieldSF	34	7-16	2-9	1-1	1	0	0	0	0	2	-14	17
25Jalen SmithPF	18	2-9	2-5	0-0	5	1	0	0	2	1	-6	6
33Myles TurnerC	25	5-11	0-4	4-5	11	2	1	3	0	5	-4	14
2Andrew NembhardSG	28	3-6	1-3	1-1	4	4	2	0	4	2	-12	8
0Tyrese HaliburtonPG	33	9-15	3-8	0-0	1	12	3	0	1	0	-12	21
00Bennedict Mathurin	24	10-17	6-9	4-6	2	0	1	0	4	3	+5	30
22Isaiah Jackson	17	6-7	0-0	5-6	10	1	0	1	2	3	+5	17
9T.J. McConnell	16	1-4	0-0	0-0	3	4	1	0	1	4	+3	2
23Aaron Nesmith	22	0-5	0-3	0-0	3	3	1	1	2	1	+3	0
12Oshae Brissett	11	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	+21	2
88Goga Bitadze	6	1-4	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	2	2	-4	2
16James Johnson	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Terry Taylor	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-9646.9%	14-4233.3%	15-1978.9%	44	28	9	5	18	23	-	119

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENIND

(11:57) Jump Ball M. Turner vs. N. Jokic: Tip to B. Hield
(11:49) A. Nembhard offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(11:49) A. Nembhard offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(11:37) MISS N. Jokic 24' 3PT
(11:34) J. Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:26) MISS J. Smith reverse Layup
(11:23) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:21) MISS A. Gordon 25' running 3PT
(11:17) A. Nembhard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:14) MISS B. Hield 25' running 3PT
(11:11) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:00) MISS J. Murray 13' fadeaway Shot
(10:56) J. Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:53) MISS B. Hield running finger roll Layup
(10:52) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(10:50) T. Haliburton bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:50) K. Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:44) M. Porter Jr. 22' running Jump Shot (2 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
20
+3 (10:22) B. Hield 3PT (3 PTS) (T. Haliburton 1 AST)
23
(10:06) J. Murray lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:00) A. Nembhard bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(10:00) J. Murray STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (9:51) M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT (5 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
53
(9:39) MISS J. Smith 22' Jump Shot
(9:37) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:23) J. Murray cutting Layup (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
73
(9:17) J. Smith step out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:06) B. Hield shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gordon 2 FT)
+1 (9:06) A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
83
(9:06) MISS A. Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2
(9:05) M. Turner REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:50) MISS J. Smith 6' driving Layup - blocked
(8:50) N. Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:46) J. Smith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:45) MISS M. Turner 3PT
(8:42) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:37) MISS M. Porter Jr. 30' 3PT
(8:33) A. Nembhard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:30) MISS B. Hield 25' running pullup 3PT
(8:30) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (8:19) N. Jokic running Layup (2 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 2 AST)
103
(8:19) IND Timeout
+2 (8:09) T. Haliburton 12' driving floating bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (A. Nembhard 1 AST)
105
+2 (7:48) N. Jokic bank Hook (4 PTS)
125
(7:34) MISS B. Hield 26' 3PT
(7:30) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (7:26) A. Gordon running DUNK (3 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)
145
(7:16) MISS J. Smith 3PT
(7:14) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:03) MISS N. Jokic turnaround Hook - blocked
(7:03) M. Turner BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:00) B. Hield REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:55) N. Jokic shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Turner 2 FT)
+1 (6:55) M. Turner Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
146
(6:55) MISS M. Turner Free Throw 2 of 2
(6:54) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:45) M. Porter Jr. 22' step back Jump Shot (7 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)
166
+3 (6:32) T. Haliburton 28' 3PT pullup (5 PTS)
169
(6:19) MISS N. Jokic cutting Layup - blocked
(6:19) M. Turner BLOCK (2 BLK)
(6:16) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (6:15) K. Caldwell-Pope putback Layup (2 PTS)
189
+2 (6:07) M. Turner driving finger roll Layup (3 PTS) (T. Haliburton 2 AST)
1811
(5:50) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope cutting Layup
(5:47) A. Nembhard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:46) A. Nembhard lost ball TURNOVER (3 TO)
(5:46) N. Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(5:44) N. Jokic bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:30) MISS J. Smith Layup - blocked
(5:30) A. Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:26) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:25) MISS J. Murray 6' running Shot
(5:23) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (5:23) A. Gordon tip DUNK (5 PTS)
2011
+3 (5:16) B. Mathurin 26' 3PT running (3 PTS)
2014
+2 (5:00) N. Jokic 12' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
2214
+3 (4:51) T. Haliburton 29' 3PT pullup (8 PTS)
2217
(4:50) DEN Timeout
+2 (4:33) N. Jokic 6' turnaround Hook (8 PTS)
2417
(4:08) MISS M. Turner 26' 3PT
(4:05) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:00) K. Caldwell-Pope bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (3:52) B. Mathurin 7' fadeaway Jump Shot (5 PTS) (T. Haliburton 3 AST)
2419
+2 (3:35) N. Jokic Hook (10 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)
2619
(3:25) B. Brown personal FOUL (1 PF)
(3:19) MISS M. Turner 3PT
(3:15) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:08) B. Hyland bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:08) T. Haliburton STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:04) B. Hield running Layup (5 PTS) (T. Haliburton 4 AST)
2621
(2:50) MISS B. Hyland 12' driving floating Shot
(2:49) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(2:49) N. Jokic loose ball personal FOUL (2 PF)
+2 (2:37) I. Jackson 15' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2623
(2:21) B. Mathurin shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jordan 2 FT)
+1 (2:21) D. Jordan Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2723
+1 (2:21) D. Jordan Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2823
(2:03) B. Mathurin bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:03) B. Brown STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:58) B. Brown running DUNK (2 PTS) (M. Porter Jr. 1 AST)
3023
(1:46) MISS B. Mathurin cutting Layup
(1:44) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:27) J. Green driving DUNK (2 PTS)
3223
(1:20) I. Jackson offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(1:20) I. Jackson offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
+3 (1:09) B. Hyland 25' 3PT pullup (3 PTS)
3523
(0:52) MISS A. Nesmith driving finger roll Layup - blocked
(0:52) D. Jordan BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:51) I. Jackson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:51) I. Jackson tip Layup (4 PTS)
3525
(0:37) MISS J. Green 26' 3PT
(0:33) B. Mathurin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:31) J. Green personal FOUL (1 PF)
(0:18) MISS T. McConnell 7' pullup Shot
(0:15) I. Jackson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(0:15) J. Green shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Jackson 2 FT)
+1 (0:15) I. Jackson Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
3526
+1 (0:15) I. Jackson Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
3527
(0:08) T. McConnell personal FOUL (1 PF)
(0:00) MISS B. Hyland driving Layup
(0:00) I. Jackson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

IND

122Points119

43-88(48.9%)Field Goal(%)45-96(46.9%)

12-28(42.9%)3-Point(%)14-42(33.3%)

24-26(92.3%)Free Throw(%)15-19(78.9%)

47(11)Rebounds(Offensive)44(11)

27Assists28

10Steals9

7Blocks5

20Turnovers18

15Fouls23

54Pts In The Paint52

18Fast Break Pts12

26Pts Off Turnovers15

30Bench Pts53

12Largest Lead18

Game Details

Wednesday, November 9, 2022 · 7:00 PM

Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN

attendance: 14,069 (78.5%)