Denver Nuggets at Indiana Pacers

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Denver Nuggets

38-20, 18-11 Away

Final
125 - 116

Indiana Pacers

32-24, 16-10 Home

Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokic lead Nuggets past Pacers 125-116

Christian Braun fights off defender for and-1

Michael Porter Jr. had 19 points and 11 rebounds, Christian Braun added 17 points and Jamal Murray scored 16 for Denver.

Myles Turner led Indiana with 23 points. Tyrese Haliburton had 19 points and 15 assists, Pascal Siakam scored 19 points and Aaron Nesmith 17.

The Nuggets shot 56% and held a 46-32 rebounding edge.

The Nuggets led by as many as 13 before settling for a 64-58 lead at halftime. The Pacers had trimmed the lead to 56-55 off a fast break dunk by Obi Toppin with 2:43 left in the second quarter. Denver followed with a 6-0 run to regain control.

Denver made 8-of-21 3-pointers while the Pacers were 14 of 43 from 3-point range.

Takeaways Nuggets: Denver used a balanced attack to bounce back after the Los Angeles Lakers ended the Nuggets’ nine-game winning streak on Saturday.

Pacers: Indiana saw its three-game winning streak come to an end. The Pacers shot 47% but had trouble stopping Denver’s inside game. Indiana’s largest lead was two points in the first quarter.

Key moment After the Pacers narrowed the deficit to 115-108, Gordon hit a 19-foot jumper and then Christian Braun scored on a layup from an alley-oop pass from Jokic.

Key stat The Nuggets held a 74-46 edge of points in the paint.

Up next The Nuggets are at Milwaukee on Thursday. The Pacers host Toronto on Wednesday.

Regular Season Series

DEN leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	125 - 116
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	125 - 116
4th 2.1	Ben Sheppard offensive rebound	125 - 116
4th 2.1	Tyrese Haliburton misses 44-foot three point pullup jump shot	125 - 116
4th 5.0	shot clock turnover	125 - 116

Statistics

DEN		IND
53-94	FG	40-85
56	Field Goal %	47
8-21	3PT	14-43
38	Three Point %	33
11-14	FT	22-27
79	Free Throw %	81
46	Rebounds	32
14	Offensive Rebounds	8
32	Defensive Rebounds	24
39	Assists	29
8	Steals	11
4	Blocks	3
19	Turnovers	17
1	Team Turnovers	1
20	Total Turnovers	18
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
24	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	26
13	Fast Break Points	12
74	Points in Paint	46
21	Fouls	14
17	Largest Lead	2

Indiana Pacers Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
T.J. McConnell, G	Day-To-Day	Nov 10
Tyrese Haliburton, G	Out	Nov 7
Johnny Furphy, G	Out	Oct 30
Ben Sheppard, G	Out	Oct 28

Denver Nuggets Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Julian Strawther, G	Out	Oct 16

Game Information

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 16,549 · Capacity:

2026-27 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	8	3	.727	-	W4
Oklahoma City	8	3	.727	-	L1
Portland	7	3	.700	0.5	W1
Denver	5	4	.556	2	L1
Utah	1	10	.091	7	L9

2026-27 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Detroit	-	3	W1	0.7	7
Cleveland	2.5	6	L2	0.45454547	5
Indiana	4.5	8	L2	0.27272728	3
Chicago	5.5	8	L7	0.11111111	1
Milwaukee	6.5	10	L7	0.09090909	1

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