Final

Denver Nuggets38-20125 winneratIndiana Pacers32-24116

Mon, Feb 24, 7:00 PM ESTGainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, INALT/KTVD · FanDuel Sports Network - Indiana

The box score

Line score	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
DEN	36	28	36	25	125
IND	28	30	25	33	116

Denver Nuggets

125

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Michael Porter Jr.F	33	19	11	3	0	0	1	9-16	1-4	0-0	+11
Aaron GordonF	24	25	5	2	2	0	2	11-17	2-4	1-1	+10
Nikola JokićC	39	18	9	19	3	1	4	9-14	0-1	0-0	+17
Christian BraunG	37	17	8	1	1	0	2	7-11	0-0	3-3	+4
Jamal MurrayG	33	16	1	6	1	0	3	6-12	4-4	0-0	+17
Russell Westbrook	23	7	3	5	0	0	3	2-8	0-3	3-4	-5
Zeke Nnaji	24	14	3	0	0	2	0	6-8	1-1	1-2	-4
Julian Strawther	14	4	1	2	0	0	1	1-4	0-3	2-2	+3
DeAndre Jordan	9	1	5	0	1	1	3	0-1	0-0	1-2	-8
Jalen Pickett	4	4	0	1	0	0	0	2-3	0-1	0-0	0
Team		125	46	39	8	4	19	53-94	8-21	11-14

DNP: Spencer Jones (coach's decision), Dario Šarić (coach's decision), Hunter Tyson (coach's decision)

Indiana Pacers

116

Player	Min	Pts	Reb	Ast	Stl	Blk	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Aaron NesmithF	33	17	4	0	1	2	2	5-10	2-6	5-5	+1
Pascal SiakamF	31	19	9	2	0	0	2	7-18	2-5	3-6	-7
Myles TurnerC	39	23	2	2	3	1	3	7-18	2-10	7-8	+1
Andrew NembhardG	27	6	2	5	1	0	4	3-5	0-1	0-0	-21
Tyrese HaliburtonG	40	19	1	15	3	0	1	6-11	5-10	2-2	+1
Thomas Bryant	9	6	1	0	0	0	0	2-4	1-2	1-2	-10
Obi Toppin	17	11	3	2	1	0	2	4-8	1-5	2-2	-2
Ben Sheppard	24	7	7	1	1	0	0	3-4	1-2	0-0	-1
Bennedict Mathurin	19	8	3	2	1	0	3	3-7	0-2	2-2	-7
Team		116	32	29	11	3	17	40-85	14-43	22-27

DNP: RayJ Dennis (coach's decision), Johnny Furphy (coach's decision), James Johnson (coach's decision), Jarace Walker (coach's decision)

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Lead tracker

Biggest lead · IND: 2
Biggest lead · DEN: 17
Times tied: 2
Lead changes: 3
Longest run · DEN: 8

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How they entered this matchup

Out: Tyrese HaliburtonRest edge: DENTravel tax: DENBody clock: DENB2B: IND

IND is missing Tyrese Haliburton and their 21.8 points per game (hamstring).
DEN has the rest edge with 46.5h between tipoffs, 20.5h more than IND.
DEN is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,000 mi from its previous stop.
DEN is dealing with east-to-west pressure: 2h on the body clock and +2h of zone shift.
IND is playing into a b2b schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.

Reading the setup…

Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	DEN	IND
Record	38-20	32-24
Days rest	1 day edge	B2B
Hours rest	46.5h	26h
Rest swing	+20.5h	-20.5h
Travel in	1,000 mi	0 mi edge
Zone change	+2h	0h
Body clock	2h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 4	Homestand · 3 of 4
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	B2B
Fatigue Index	5	3 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

DEN carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 5 vs. IND's 3.

How each side got here1,000 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

DEN

1,000 mi

Denver, COIndianapolis, IN

DEN came from Denver, CO with 1,000 mi of travel and +2h of time-zone change.

Denver, CO to Indianapolis, IN

IND

0 mi

Indianapolis, INNo travel

IND stayed in Indianapolis, IN between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Indianapolis, IN

Where this game sitsroad 1 of 4 vs homestand 3 of 4

Where this game sits in the run

DEN

Road trip

DEN is on game 1 of 4 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 4

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles2,107 mi

IND

Homestand

IND is in game 3 of 4 on this homestand.

Game in segment3 of 4

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi

Where it aired

Local TV: DENALT/KTVDINDFanDuel Sports Network - Indianain-market
League Pass: Full replay + condensed game
Radio: IND93.5/107.5 The FanDENAltitude Sports Radio 92.5 FMSiriusXM

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