Denver Nuggets vs. Indiana Pacers

Dec 3, 2025

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	33	39	30	33	135
IND	28	20	31	41	120

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Pacers, 135-120. The Nuggets move to 15-6 while the Pacers fall to 4-18.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
21Spencer JonesSF	17	0-1	0-1	1-2	3	0	0	0	0	4	+18	1
8Peyton WatsonPF	36	3-8	1-3	4-5	7	0	1	3	0	4	+22	11
15Nikola JokicC	35	9-17	1-4	5-5	8	13	0	1	4	2	+26	24
23Cameron JohnsonSG	33	3-7	2-3	1-2	4	4	1	0	1	4	+16	9
27Jamal MurrayPG	36	19-25	10-11	4-5	6	4	1	0	1	0	+23	52
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	27	4-8	2-4	1-1	0	1	1	0	0	0	-11	11
11Bruce Brown	26	6-7	1-1	1-2	4	0	0	1	2	3	-1	14
17Jonas Valanciūnas	11	3-5	0-0	3-4	3	0	1	0	1	3	-11	9
22Zeke Nnaji	11	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	1	-7	2
1Curtis Jones	1	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
5Hunter Tyson	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24Jalen Pickett	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0


TOTAL	-	49-8359.0%	17-2860.7%	20-2676.9%	38	23	6	5	10	21	-	135

PACERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
00Bennedict MathurinSF	28	5-10	2-3	3-3	7	2	0	0	4	2	-25	15
43Pascal SiakamPF	33	7-16	3-5	6-8	3	4	0	0	1	5	-3	23
32Jay HuffC	17	1-6	1-6	0-0	1	2	0	2	0	3	-2	3
26Ben SheppardSG	17	5-5	3-3	1-2	5	2	2	0	1	1	+3	14
2Andrew NembhardPG	28	5-11	2-3	4-6	3	7	0	1	1	1	-18	16
5Jarace Walker	21	4-7	1-2	2-2	3	0	0	0	1	2	-24	11
12Johnny Furphy	16	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	1	-6	0
22Isaiah Jackson	16	3-4	0-0	0-0	6	0	1	0	0	3	-3	6
9T.J. McConnell	16	7-10	0-0	0-0	1	6	3	1	1	3	+3	14
24Garrison Mathews	19	3-4	1-2	2-2	0	1	0	0	0	1	+10	9
13Tony Bradley	13	1-2	0-0	5-6	4	0	0	1	1	2	-10	7
4Taelon Peter	3	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
25Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	3	1-4	0-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
55Ethan Thompson	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	42-8151.9%	13-2846.4%	23-2979.3%	38	24	6	5	12	24	-	120

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENIND

(11:55) Jump Ball Huff vs. Jokic: Tip to Nembhard
(11:38) MISS Nembhard 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:37) Nembhard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:35) Nembhard 7' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
02
(11:16) MISS Johnson 4' Driving Layup
(11:13) Sheppard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:02) Watson S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Jelks)
+1 (11:02) Siakam Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
03
(11:02) MISS Siakam Free Throw 2 of 2
(11:01) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:47) MISS Murray 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:41) Sheppard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:24) Sheppard Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:24) Johnson STEAL (1 STL)
(10:10) MISS Jokic 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:08) Mathurin REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:01) Siakam 3' Running Layup (3 PTS) (Mathurin 1 AST)
05
+3 (9:37) Johnson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
35
(9:17) MISS Huff 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:15) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:07) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:07) Sheppard STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:03) Mathurin 3' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Siakam 1 AST)
37
+2 (8:44) Jokic 2' Driving Bank Hook Shot (2 PTS)
57
(8:28) S. Jones S.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Jelks)
+1 (8:28) Mathurin Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
58
+1 (8:28) Mathurin Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
59
+3 (8:09) Murray 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
89
(7:54) Mathurin Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:44) Huff P.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Scott)
+2 (7:30) Jokic 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
109
(7:16) MISS Siakam 12' Turnaround Jump Shot
(7:13) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:10) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(7:06) Sheppard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (7:03) Sheppard 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Nembhard 1 AST)
1012
(6:48) MISS Jokic 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:48) Huff BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:44) Sheppard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(6:41) MISS Huff 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(6:37) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:33) Johnson 3' Running Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1212
(6:31) PACERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:18) S. Jones S.FOUL (P2.T3) (S.Corbin)
(6:18) MISS Nembhard Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:18) PACERS Rebound
(6:18) MISS Nembhard Free Throw 2 of 2
(6:17) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:00) MISS S. Jones 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:56) Nembhard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (5:48) Mathurin 14' Driving Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1214
+2 (5:38) Murray 4' Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1414
+3 (5:29) Nembhard 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1417
+2 (5:12) Jokic 1' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Hardaway Jr. 1 AST)
1617
(4:49) MISS Mathurin 2' Driving Layup
(4:46) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (4:44) Hardaway Jr. 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1917
(4:25) MISS Mathurin 6' Driving Layup
(4:23) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (4:19) Watson 4' Running Layup (2 PTS)
2117
(4:19) Jackson S.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Corbin)
+1 (4:19) Watson Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2217
(3:58) MISS McConnell 10' Fadeaway Jumper
(3:55) Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:53) Brown Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:47) MISS Walker 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(3:45) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:38) Murray 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2517
(3:20) MISS Mathurin 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:20) Brown BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:18) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (3:12) Valanciunas 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
2717
(3:10) PACERS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
(2:50) MISS Siakam 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:47) Jackson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (2:46) Jackson 1' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
2719
+2 (2:24) Nnaji 2' Layup (2 PTS)
2919
+2 (2:13) McConnell 15' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2921
(1:52) Furphy P.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Corbin)
(1:42) Siakam S.FOUL (P1.PN) (S.Jelks)
+1 (1:42) Valanciunas Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
3021
+1 (1:42) Valanciunas Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
3121
(1:32) MISS Mathews 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:28) Valanciunas REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (1:10) Murray 12' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (10 PTS)
3321
+3 (1:03) Siakam 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Mathews 1 AST)
3324
(0:49) Brown Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(0:49) McConnell STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:46) Mathews 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (McConnell 1 AST)
3326
(0:38) Valanciunas OFF.Foul (P1) (K.Scott)
(0:38) Valanciunas Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T4)
+2 (0:27) Jackson 4' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
3328
(0:04) MISS Valanciunas 14' Jump Shot
(0:01) Jackson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

IND

135Points120

49-83(59.0%)Field Goal(%)42-81(51.9%)

17-28(60.7%)3-Point(%)13-28(46.4%)

20-26(76.9%)Free Throw(%)23-29(79.3%)

38(5)Rebounds(Offensive)38(8)

23Assists24

6Steals6

5Blocks5

10Turnovers12

21Fouls24

52Pts In The Paint36

21Fast Break Pts19

17Pts Off Turnovers18

38Bench Pts49

29Largest Lead5

Game Details

Wednesday, December 3, 2025 · 7:00 PM

Gainbridge Fieldhouse · Indianapolis, IN

attendance: 15,578 (86.9%)