Pacers (109) vs Nuggets (117) · Jan 14, 2024 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Jan 14, 2024

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Pacers, 117-109. The Nuggets had four scorers with 20 or more points with Nikola Jokic totaling 25 points, 12 rebounds, and nine assists, and Jamal Murray (25 points, eight assists), Michael Porter Jr. (25 points, seven 3PT, eight rebounds, five assists), and Aaron Gordon (20 points, 10 rebounds) adding 70 points. Bruce Brown led Indiana with 18 points, 10 rebounds, and six assists as Buddy Hield added 16 points. The Nuggets improve to 28-13 on the year as the loss snaps a three-game win streak for Indiana, and they move to 23-16.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
IND	28	29	27	25	109
DEN	28	32	29	28	117

PACERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
7Buddy HieldSF	28	6-13	2-9	2-2	2	1	2	0	1	2	16	+1
25Jalen SmithPF	25	4-7	0-1	0-1	3	3	0	0	0	2	8	-16
33Myles TurnerC	25	5-11	0-4	2-3	4	1	2	1	3	5	12	-5
11Bruce BrownSG	33	8-16	1-2	1-3	10	6	3	0	2	3	18	-13
2Andrew NembhardPG	28	4-8	0-1	4-6	2	7	0	0	2	0	12	-16
00Bennedict Mathurin	21	3-9	1-3	5-5	3	2	0	0	2	3	12	-7
9T.J. McConnell	19	2-9	0-2	1-2	2	5	0	0	1	0	5	+8
22Isaiah Jackson	19	6-9	0-0	0-0	7	1	2	0	2	3	12	-3
1Obi Toppin	25	4-5	3-3	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	2	11	+8
13Jordan Nwora	12	1-5	1-4	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	1	3	+3
10Kendall Brown	— did not play —												— did not play —
16James Johnson	— did not play —												— did not play —
26Ben Sheppard	— did not play —												— did not play —
44Oscar Tshiebwe	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Jarace Walker	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		43-9246.7%	8-2927.6%	15-2268.2%	37	28	11	1	13	21	109

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	36	9-15	7-11	0-0	8	5	1	2	1	1	25	+13
50Aaron GordonPF	37	7-10	0-1	6-8	10	3	0	0	2	0	20	+17
15Nikola JokicC	33	12-13	0-0	1-2	12	9	2	1	7	3	25	+10
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	37	3-4	2-3	3-3	2	1	2	0	1	2	11	+11
27Jamal MurrayPG	36	11-18	1-4	2-4	1	8	1	0	5	3	25	-5
7Reggie Jackson	23	3-3	0-0	3-4	0	4	1	0	3	1	9	+4
0Christian Braun	14	1-5	0-1	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	-5
6DeAndre Jordan	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	2	4	0	-4
8Peyton Watson	13	0-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	3	0	-1
9Justin Holiday	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
21Collin Gillespie	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Jay Huff	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Braxton Key	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL		46-7164.8%	10-2050.0%	15-2365.2%	40	31	8	3	21	18	117

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterindden

(11:58) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Turner: Tip to Gordon
(11:50) Kicked Ball
+2 (11:45) Murray 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
02
+2 (11:28) Turner 16' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Smith 1 AST)
22
+2 (11:02) Murray 14' Turnaround Fadeaway (4 PTS)
24
+2 (10:38) Hield 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Nembhard 1 AST)
44
+2 (10:20) Gordon 2' Dunk (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
46
(10:20) B. Brown S.FOUL (P1.T1) (R.Mott)
(10:20) MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 1
(10:17) Nembhard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:09) MISS Nembhard 10' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(10:06) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:52) MISS Murray 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:48) Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:43) B. Brown 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
66
(9:24) Murray Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:13) Murray P.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Scott)
(8:59) Nembhard Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:59) Murray STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (8:55) Porter Jr. 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
69
+2 (8:31) Hield 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (Nembhard 2 AST)
89
(8:10) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(8:06) Hield REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:59) MISS Turner 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:56) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:54) Jokic 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
811
(7:53) Pacers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(7:33) MISS B. Brown 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(7:30) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:23) Smith S.FOUL (P1.T2) (E.Scott)
+1 (7:23) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
812
+1 (7:23) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
813
+2 (7:05) Smith 18' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)
1013
(6:49) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:49) Turner STEAL (1 STL)
(6:45) MISS Smith 5' Running Layup
(6:45) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:43) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (6:43) B. Brown Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
1213
(6:40) Hield S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Tiven)
(6:40) MISS Murray Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:40) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (6:40) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1214
(6:22) MISS B. Brown 12' Turnaround Hook Shot
(6:20) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:15) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(6:15) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:01) MISS Turner 5' Driving Layup
(5:54) Smith REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (5:54) Smith Tip Dunk Shot (4 PTS)
1414
+2 (5:39) Gordon 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (6 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
1416
(5:28) MISS Nembhard 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:28) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (5:18) Gordon 1' Alley Oop Dunk (8 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1418
(5:07) MISS B. Brown 4' Driving Layup
(5:06) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(5:04) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(5:04) Hield STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:00) Smith 2' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (B. Brown 2 AST)
1618
(5:00) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Tiven)
(5:00) MISS Smith Free Throw 1 of 1
(4:58) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(4:52) Caldwell-Pope Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T4)
(4:36) MISS McConnell 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:35) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:25) Gordon 3' Layup (10 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1620
(4:17) MISS Mathurin 3' Driving Reverse Layup
(4:17) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (4:17) B. Brown Tip Layup Shot (6 PTS)
1820
(4:17) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T3) (E.Scott)
(4:17) MISS B. Brown Free Throw 1 of 1
(4:15) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
(4:07) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (4:03) Jokic 11' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
1822
(3:45) McConnell Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:45) Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:26) Jokic 2' Driving Layup (6 PTS)
1824
+3 (3:16) Toppin 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (B. Brown 3 AST)
2124
+2 (3:00) Jackson 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
2126
+2 (2:44) Jackson 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (McConnell 1 AST)
2326
(2:16) MISS Jokic 18' Fadeaway Jumper
(2:14) Toppin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:03) Mathurin Offensive Charge Foul (P1) (E.Scott)
(2:03) Mathurin Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:51) Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
(1:51) Nwora STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:35) McConnell 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Nwora 1 AST)
2526
(1:15) MISS Braun 2' Driving Layup
(1:14) Nwora REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:10) MISS Mathurin 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(1:08) NUGGETS Rebound
(0:50) MISS Watson 10' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(0:47) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:37) Toppin 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
2826
(0:16) Mathurin S.FOUL (P2.T4) (J.Tiven)
+1 (0:16) Jackson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2827
+1 (0:16) Jackson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2828
(0:08) Jordan P.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Tiven)
(0:01) MISS Jackson 18' Jump Shot
(0:01) Pacers Rebound

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Team Stats

IND

DEN

109Points117

43-92(46.7%)Field Goal(%)46-71(64.8%)

8-29(27.6%)3-Point(%)10-20(50.0%)

15-22(68.2%)Free Throw(%)15-23(65.2%)

37(14)Rebounds(Offensive)40(4)

28Assists31

11Steals8

1Blocks3

13Turnovers21

21Fouls18

54Pts In The Paint64

7Fast Break Pts11

20Pts Off Turnovers17

43Bench Pts11

4Largest Lead12

Game Details

Sunday, January 14, 2024 · 3:30 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,631 (102.8%)