Indiana Pacers vs. Denver Nuggets

Apr 6, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
IND	24	37	37	27	125
DEN	33	33	31	23	120

Game Recap

The Pacers defeated the Nuggets, 125-120. The Pacers win their fourth in a row and improve to 47-31, while the Nuggets lose their fourth in a row and fall to 47-32.

Player Stats

PACERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23Aaron NesmithSF	30	5-10	3-5	4-4	6	0	3	1	0	1	+7	17
1Obi ToppinPF	26	9-18	4-9	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	22
33Myles TurnerC	31	8-16	4-10	4-4	2	1	0	3	0	1	+3	24
2Andrew NembhardSG	32	8-14	0-5	3-4	4	6	2	0	0	4	+1	19
0Tyrese HaliburtonPG	35	3-8	1-6	2-4	3	14	1	1	3	1	0	9
00Bennedict Mathurin	21	0-3	0-1	4-4	5	4	1	0	2	1	+5	4
5Jarace Walker	20	4-5	3-3	0-0	6	1	1	0	0	1	+1	11
3Thomas Bryant	14	3-7	0-4	1-1	4	0	1	2	1	4	+3	7
9T.J. McConnell	18	6-13	0-0	0-0	3	6	1	0	0	1	+6	12
13Tony Bradley	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-1	0
12Johnny Furphy	7	0-2	0-1	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
10RayJ Dennis	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Enrique Freeman	— did not play —												— did not play —
16James Johnson	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	46-9647.9%	15-4434.1%	18-2185.7%	41	34	10	7	6	17	-	125

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	38	6-14	1-9	2-2	6	4	0	1	3	4	-4	15
32Aaron GordonPF	33	2-5	0-1	1-2	3	4	0	0	2	1	+4	5
15Nikola JokicC	39	18-33	3-11	2-3	15	13	2	1	4	0	+1	41
0Christian BraunSG	38	12-16	3-3	3-3	8	4	0	0	0	3	+4	30
24Jalen PickettPG	24	2-5	0-2	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	2	+9	4
8Peyton Watson	22	1-2	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	3	2	0	-14	3
4Russell Westbrook	23	6-10	1-2	3-4	5	4	0	0	1	4	-14	16
3Julian Strawther	10	3-6	0-3	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	2	-5	6
6DeAndre Jordan	9	0-2	0-0	0-2	5	2	0	1	0	1	-6	0
23Trey Alexander	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Vlatko Cancar	— did not play —												— did not play —
13PJ Hall	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Dario Šaric	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	50-9353.8%	8-3125.8%	12-1866.7%	47	33	2	7	13	17	-	120

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterINDDEN

(11:57) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Turner: Tip to Pickett
(11:47) Nesmith P.FOUL (P1.T1) (R.Mott)
(11:45) Gordon Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:29) MISS Turner 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:26) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:20) MISS Pickett 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:18) Toppin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:08) Nesmith 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Nembhard 1 AST)
30
(10:49) MISS Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:45) Nesmith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:31) MISS Nembhard 21' Jump Shot
(10:28) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:24) MISS Braun 1' Running Layup
(10:24) Turner BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:22) Nembhard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:17) MISS Nesmith 3' Running Layup
(10:15) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:09) Jokic 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
32
+2 (9:52) Toppin 7' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
52
(9:25) MISS Jokic 3' Driving Hook Shot
(9:23) Nembhard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:16) MISS Toppin 6' Driving Layup
(9:16) NUGGETS Rebound
+2 (9:01) Porter Jr. 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
54
+2 (8:39) Toppin 3' Reverse Layup (4 PTS) (Nembhard 2 AST)
74
+2 (8:28) Jokic 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Braun 2 AST)
76
(8:05) MISS Nembhard 32' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:02) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:53) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:53) Nesmith STEAL (1 STL)
(7:48) Pickett S.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Scott)
+1 (7:48) Turner Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
86
+1 (7:48) Turner Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
96
+3 (7:34) Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
99
+2 (7:20) Turner 6' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Haliburton 1 AST)
119
(7:08) Toppin P.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Lindsay)
+2 (6:55) Jokic 13' Jump Shot (9 PTS)
1111
+2 (6:48) Nembhard 3' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Haliburton 2 AST)
1311
+2 (6:40) Braun 3' Dunk (2 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
1313
+2 (6:33) Toppin 4' Driving Layup (6 PTS)
1513
(6:33) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (6:16) Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
1516
(5:53) MISS Turner 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:50) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:44) Turner P.FOUL (P1.T3) (D.Scott)
(5:37) MISS Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:34) Mathurin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:21) MISS Mathurin 5' Driving Hook Shot
(5:20) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:13) Braun 1' Layup (4 PTS) (Porter Jr. 2 AST)
1518
+2 (5:02) Nembhard 9' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1718
(4:34) MISS Jokic 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:32) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:31) Jokic 3' Jump Shot (14 PTS)
1720
(4:15) MISS Nembhard 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:12) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (4:05) Jokic 4' Layup (16 PTS) (Pickett 1 AST)
1722
(4:05) Pacers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(3:45) MISS Bryant 3PT Jump Shot
(3:41) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:37) Westbrook 2' Running Layup (2 PTS)
1724
(3:19) Haliburton Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(3:19) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(3:08) MISS Jokic 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:05) McConnell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:00) Walker 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (McConnell 1 AST)
2024
+2 (2:39) Jokic 1' Layup (18 PTS)
2026
(2:30) MISS Walker 8' Floating Jump Shot
(2:28) Strawther REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:22) Strawther 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
2028
(2:21) Pacers Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
(2:09) MISS McConnell 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:06) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:52) Jokic 3' Driving Floating Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Westbrook 1 AST)
2030
+2 (1:40) McConnell 9' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Mathurin 1 AST)
2230
(1:24) McConnell P.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Lindsay)
+2 (1:17) Watson 2' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
2232
(0:57) Porter Jr. P.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Scott)
+2 (0:48) McConnell 16' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2432
(0:38) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:34) Walker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:31) MISS Nesmith 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(0:31) Strawther BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:26) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:11) Bradley P.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Lindsay)
(0:11) NUGGETS Timeout: Coach Challenge (Full 1 Short 0)
(0:11) MISS Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:11) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (0:11) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
2433
(0:02) MISS McConnell 10' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:00) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(0:00) MISS Jokic 70' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) NUGGETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

IND

DEN

125Points120

46-96(47.9%)Field Goal(%)50-93(53.8%)

15-44(34.1%)3-Point(%)8-31(25.8%)

18-21(85.7%)Free Throw(%)12-18(66.7%)

41(7)Rebounds(Offensive)47(9)

34Assists33

10Steals2

7Blocks7

6Turnovers13

17Fouls17

54Pts In The Paint76

23Fast Break Pts17

13Pts Off Turnovers5

34Bench Pts25

10Largest Lead13

Game Details

Sunday, April 6, 2025 · 8:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,932 (104.4%)