Denver Nuggets vs. Indiana Pacers

Feb 24, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	36	28	36	25	125
IND	28	30	25	33	116

Game Recap

The Nuggets win the 10th of their last 11 games as they defeated the Pacers, 125-116. The Nuggets move to 38-20 as the Pacers move to 32-24.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	32	9-16	1-4	0-0	11	3	0	0	1	1	+11	19
32Aaron GordonPF	23	11-17	2-4	1-1	5	2	2	0	2	4	+10	25
15Nikola JokicC	38	9-14	0-1	0-0	9	19	3	1	4	1	+17	18
0Christian BraunSG	37	7-11	0-0	3-3	8	1	1	0	2	3	+4	17
27Jamal MurrayPG	33	6-12	4-4	0-0	1	6	1	0	3	3	+17	16
4Russell Westbrook	23	2-8	0-3	3-4	3	5	0	0	3	3	-5	7
22Zeke Nnaji	23	6-8	1-1	1-2	3	0	0	2	0	3	-4	14
3Julian Strawther	14	1-4	0-3	2-2	1	2	0	0	1	1	+3	4
6DeAndre Jordan	9	0-1	0-0	1-2	5	0	1	1	3	1	-8	1
24Jalen Pickett	3	2-3	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4
21Spencer Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Dario Šaric	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	53-9456.4%	8-2138.1%	11-1478.6%	46	39	8	4	19	21	-	125

PACERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23Aaron NesmithSF	32	5-10	2-6	5-5	4	0	1	2	2	1	+1	17
43Pascal SiakamPF	30	7-18	2-5	3-6	9	2	0	0	2	2	-7	19
33Myles TurnerC	38	7-18	2-10	7-8	2	2	3	1	3	3	+1	23
2Andrew NembhardSG	27	3-5	0-1	0-0	2	5	1	0	4	1	-21	6
0Tyrese HaliburtonPG	40	6-11	5-10	2-2	1	15	3	0	1	2	+1	19
3Thomas Bryant	9	2-4	1-2	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	-10	6
1Obi Toppin	17	4-8	1-5	2-2	3	2	1	0	2	1	-2	11
26Ben Sheppard	24	3-4	1-2	0-0	7	1	1	0	0	1	-1	7
00Bennedict Mathurin	19	3-7	0-2	2-2	3	2	1	0	3	2	-7	8
10RayJ Dennis	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Johnny Furphy	— did not play —												— did not play —
16James Johnson	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Jarace Walker	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	40-8547.1%	14-4332.6%	22-2781.5%	32	29	11	3	17	14	-	116

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENIND

(11:58) Jump Ball Turner vs. Jokic: Tip to Gordon
(11:45) Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:45) Nembhard STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:41) Siakam 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Nembhard 1 AST)
02
+3 (11:21) Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
32
+2 (11:01) Nembhard 22' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Haliburton 1 AST)
34
(10:47) Turner S.FOUL (P1.T1) (R.Mott)
+1 (10:47) Braun Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
44
+1 (10:47) Braun Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
54
(10:28) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T1) (B.Nansel)
+1 (10:28) Turner Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
55
(10:28) MISS Turner Free Throw 2 of 2
(10:27) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:10) Gordon 16' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
75
(9:44) MISS Turner 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:42) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:34) MISS Porter Jr. 8' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:31) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:31) MISS Porter Jr. 2' Putback Layup
(9:31) Siakam REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:27) Siakam Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:17) Siakam P.FOUL (P1.T2) (R.Mott)
+2 (9:09) Gordon 1' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
95
(9:09) Nesmith S.FOUL (P1.T3) (E.Malloy)
+1 (9:09) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
105
(8:49) MISS Siakam 14' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(8:46) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (8:41) Gordon 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
135
+2 (8:22) Nembhard 4' Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
137
+2 (8:04) Gordon 11' Turnaround Bank Shot (10 PTS)
157
(7:48) Nembhard OFF.Foul (P1) (E.Malloy)
(7:48) Nembhard Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:38) MISS Gordon 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:35) PACERS Rebound
(7:21) Gordon S.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Nansel)
(7:21) MISS Siakam Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:21) PACERS Rebound
+1 (7:21) Siakam Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
158
+2 (7:12) Murray 3' Dunk (2 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
178
(7:11) PACERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:57) MISS Siakam 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:54) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:45) Braun Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (6:33) Turner 1' Dunk (3 PTS) (Haliburton 2 AST)
1710
+2 (6:15) Jokic 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
1910
(5:59) MISS Siakam 8' Turnaround Hook Shot
(5:57) Siakam REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:55) MISS Siakam 4' Putback Layup
(5:54) Nuggets Rebound
(5:40) MISS Murray 17' Step Back Jump Shot
(5:36) Siakam REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(5:29) MISS Nesmith 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:25) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (5:18) Gordon Layup (12 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
2110
+3 (5:10) Siakam 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Nembhard 2 AST)
2113
(4:50) Gordon Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:50) Gordon L.B.FOUL (P2.T3) (R.Mott)
+2 (4:39) Toppin 11' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) (Haliburton 3 AST)
2115
(4:22) MISS Braun 3' Driving Layup
(4:21) Mathurin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:04) MISS Mathurin 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:00) Sheppard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (3:59) Haliburton 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sheppard 1 AST)
2118
+2 (3:43) Nnaji 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 5 AST)
2318
(3:30) MISS Haliburton 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(3:30) Nnaji BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:29) PACERS Rebound
(3:18) MISS Bryant 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(3:17) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:10) Braun 2' Layup (4 PTS) (Jokic 6 AST)
2518
(3:10) Mathurin S.FOUL (P1.T4) (E.Malloy)
+1 (3:10) Braun Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
2618
+3 (3:04) Turner 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Haliburton 4 AST)
2621
(2:41) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:36) MISS Murray 11' Turnaround Jump Shot
(2:32) Sheppard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:22) MISS Turner 14' Jump Shot
(2:21) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:17) MISS Jokic 7' Running Layup
(2:14) Toppin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:53) Nembhard Traveling Turnover (P2.T3)
(1:51) MISS Westbrook 10' Driving Layup
(1:50) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:49) MISS Nnaji 6' Putback Layup
(1:45) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(1:45) MISS Nnaji Tip Layup Shot
(1:44) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
+2 (1:37) Nnaji 3' Alley Oop Layup (4 PTS) (Jokic 7 AST)
2821
(1:28) Nnaji P.FOUL (P1.T4) (E.Malloy)
+3 (1:22) Toppin 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Mathurin 1 AST)
2824
+3 (1:05) Murray 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Strawther 1 AST)
3124
(0:56) Murray S.FOUL (P1.PN) (B.Nansel)
+1 (0:56) Turner Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
3125
+1 (0:56) Turner Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
3126
+2 (0:39) Jokic 5' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
3326
(0:32) MISS Turner 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:28) Sheppard REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(0:25) Nnaji P.FOUL (P2.PN) (E.Malloy)
+1 (0:25) Toppin Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
3327
+1 (0:25) Toppin Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
3328
+3 (0:06) Murray 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
3628
(0:00) Mathurin Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:00) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

IND

125Points116

53-94(56.4%)Field Goal(%)40-85(47.1%)

8-21(38.1%)3-Point(%)14-43(32.6%)

11-14(78.6%)Free Throw(%)22-27(81.5%)

46(14)Rebounds(Offensive)32(8)

39Assists29

8Steals11

4Blocks3

19Turnovers17

21Fouls14

74Pts In The Paint46

13Fast Break Pts12

26Pts Off Turnovers24

30Bench Pts32

17Largest Lead2

Game Details

Monday, February 24, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN

attendance: 16,549 (92.3%)