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Jokic has 37 points to lead Nuggets past Pacers 125-118

AP
Mar 30, 2022

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Nikola Jokic flirted with another triple-double with 37 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists, helping the Denver Nuggets hold off the Indiana Pacers 125-118 on Wednesday night.

The Nuggets led by as many as 31 points in the second quarter before the Pacers stormed back. Indiana led 102-100 with 7:40 left in the fourth quarter before the Nuggets scored seven straight points to regain control.

Jokic made his first nine shots in the first half and finished 15 of 19 from the field for Denver. He fell one assist shy of his 20th triple-double of the season after getting one Monday night at Charlotte. Bones Hyland scored 20 points and Will Barton added 18 for the Nuggets, who shot 62.5% for the game.

''My frustration is we get bored with success,'' Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. ''I hate when we get up 31 points early.''

Hyland said Malone told the team a win is a win.

''We pulled it out,'' Hyland said. ''It may have been ugly. We have to clean things up. We could have won the game by a lot of points, but the biggest thing is we came out with a win.'''

The Nuggets had 19 turnovers, 11 more than the Pacers.

''We had too many turnovers, I had seven of them,'' Jokic said.

Malone said the important thing is the Nuggets are going back home as the No. 5 seed.

Seven of the nine Pacers who played scored in double figures, led by Buddy Hield with 20 points, Terry Taylor with 18 and Goga Bitadze 17. The Pacers shot 45.4% for the game.

After trailing big early in the first half, Indiana cut the deficit to forge a 91-all tie after three quarters. Indiana shot 62.5% to hold a 38-22 edge in the third quarter.

''Give Indiana credit, they got back in the game,'' Malone said. ''They turned up the heat, the intensity, the pressure. They became the attacker until the last six or seven minutes. You want guys that are going to fight and not sit there and take it. You want guys that will fight for every inch and I think we have had bunch of guys like that.''

With the Nuggets leading 100-98 with 8:41 left in the fourth quarter, Denver's Austin Rivers shoved Lance Stephenson after he felt Stephenson hit him while guarding him. Both players were called for technicals.

Rivers was ejected later after a second technical because he faked throwing an elbow at Stephenson, but didn't make contact. Malone said referee Tony Brothers said it was malicious act by Rivers. Malone said he would talk to the league about the ejection.

The Nuggets shot 68% in the first quarter to take a 43-15 lead. The 28-point margin was the largest by any team in the league after the first quarter this season.

The Pacers were able to trim the deficit to 69-53 at halftime by holding a 38-26 edge in the second quarter.

''Obviously a bad start,'' said Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton, who had 15 points and 12 assists. ''The crowd got involved, and that's what got us going. We've just got to figure out how to bottle up that third and fourth quarter and second half and sustain it.'

TIP-INS

Nuggets: JaMychal Green missed his second consecutive game with a wrist injury. ... Jamal Murray, who hasn't played this season after ACL surgery, did strength training in the hallway and had a workout on the court before team workouts.

Pacers: Isaiah Jackson remains out. He missed two games because of a concussion. He tried to play March 23 against Sacramento, but left after a short stint with a headache. ... Oshae Brissett missed his second consecutive game with a sore back. However, Duane Washington Jr. returned after missing the past two games with a hip injury.

UP NEXT

Nuggets: Hosts Minnesota on Friday.

Pacers: At Boston on Friday.

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1st Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
43
IND
Pacers
15

Time		Play	Score
12:00		Nikola Jokic vs. Goga Bitadze (Monte Morris gains possession)
11:35		Will Barton misses three point jump shot
11:33		Justin Anderson defensive rebound
11:22		Goga Bitadze offensive foul (Monte Morris draws the foul)
11:22		Goga Bitadze turnover (offensive foul)
11:08		Tyrese Haliburton personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
10:55		Jeff Green misses three point jump shot
10:52		Nuggets offensive rebound
10:52		Justin Anderson personal foul (Loose ball) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
10:45	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point finger roll layup (Monte Morris assists)	2-0
10:33		Buddy Hield turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals)
10:29	+2	Will Barton makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	4-0
10:19		Tyrese Haliburton misses two point jump shot
10:17		Terry Taylor offensive rebound
10:16	+2	Terry Taylor makes two point layup	4-2
9:50	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point layup (Monte Morris assists)	6-2
9:34		Aaron Gordon blocks Goga Bitadze's two point layup
9:34		Pacers offensive rebound
9:32		Goga Bitadze misses two point floating jump shot
9:30		Jeff Green defensive rebound
9:24	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point reverse layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	8-2
9:11		Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot
9:07		Monte Morris defensive rebound
9:01	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot	10-2
9:01		Pacers 60 second timeout
8:38	+2	Justin Anderson makes two point jump shot	10-4
8:24		Jeff Green misses three point jump shot
8:20		Buddy Hield defensive rebound
8:11		Goga Bitadze misses three point jump shot
8:08		Terry Taylor offensive rebound
8:08		Monte Morris shooting foul (Terry Taylor draws the foul)
8:08	+1	Terry Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	10-5
8:08		Terry Taylor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:07		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
7:51	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point finger roll layup (Aaron Gordon assists)	12-5
7:39	+3	Buddy Hield makes three point jump shot (Justin Anderson assists)	12-8
7:21		Terry Taylor shooting foul (Jeff Green draws the foul)
7:21	+1	Jeff Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2	13-8
7:21	+1	Jeff Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2	14-8
7:02		Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot
7:00		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
6:44		Jeff Green misses two point floating jump shot
6:41		Goga Bitadze defensive rebound
6:40		Goga Bitadze turnover (bad pass) (Jeff Green steals)
6:32		Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Haliburton steals)
6:32		Nikola Jokic personal foul (Take) (Buddy Hield draws the foul)
6:10		Justin Anderson misses two point floating jump shot
6:06		Goga Bitadze offensive rebound
6:06		Nikola Jokic blocks Goga Bitadze's two point putback layup
6:05		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
6:05		Justin Anderson personal foul (Take) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
5:55		Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot
5:52		Lance Stephenson defensive rebound
5:39	+2	Terry Taylor makes two point driving layup (Duane Washington Jr. assists)	14-10
5:25	+2	Monte Morris makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	16-10
5:12		Lance Stephenson misses two point driving layup
5:08		Goga Bitadze offensive rebound
5:08		Goga Bitadze misses two point putback layup
5:07		Goga Bitadze offensive rebound
5:07		Goga Bitadze misses two point putback layup
5:06		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
4:54	+3	Jeff Green makes three point jump shot (Monte Morris assists)	19-10
4:41		Duane Washington Jr. misses two point floating jump shot
4:39		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
4:35		Will Barton misses two point layup
4:33		Will Barton offensive rebound
4:31	+2	Will Barton makes two point putback layup	21-10
4:31		Pacers 60 second timeout
4:18		Lance Stephenson turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals)
4:13		Bones Hyland misses three point jump shot
4:09		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
4:04	+3	Austin Rivers makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	24-10
3:42		Jalen Smith misses two point jump shot
3:39		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
3:34	+3	Will Barton makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)	27-10
3:19		Terry Taylor misses three point jump shot
3:15		Austin Rivers defensive rebound
3:01		Austin Rivers misses two point finger roll layup
2:58		Jalen Smith defensive rebound
2:52		Terry Taylor misses two point finger roll layup
2:48		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
2:35	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point layup (Will Barton assists)	29-10
2:23		Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot
2:19		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
2:02	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot	31-10
1:49		Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot
1:46		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
1:40	+3	Will Barton makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	34-10
1:21	+2	Buddy Hield makes two point finger roll layup	34-12
1:14		Nuggets 60 second timeout
1:06	+3	Davon Reed makes three point jump shot (Bryn Forbes assists)	37-12
0:46		Duane Washington Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:41		DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound
0:33	+3	Bones Hyland makes three point jump shot (DeMarcus Cousins assists)	40-12
0:17	+3	Jalen Smith makes three point jump shot (Justin Anderson assists)	40-15
0:02	+3	DeMarcus Cousins makes three point jump shot (Bones Hyland assists)	43-15
0:00		End of period

2nd Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
26
IND
Pacers
38

Time		Play	Score
11:45		Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot
11:41		Bones Hyland defensive rebound
11:27	+2	DeMarcus Cousins makes two point layup (Davon Reed assists)	45-15
11:16	+2	Keifer Sykes makes two point floating jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	45-17
10:52	+2	DeMarcus Cousins makes two point turnaround jump shot	47-17
10:44	+2	Duane Washington Jr. makes two point floating jump shot	47-19
10:35		DeMarcus Cousins turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Haliburton steals)
10:32		Bones Hyland personal foul (Take) (Keifer Sykes draws the foul)
10:21		Tyrese Haliburton misses two point driving layup
10:19		DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound
10:06	+3	Bryn Forbes makes three point jump shot (Bones Hyland assists)	50-19
9:42	+2	Jalen Smith makes two point layup (Duane Washington Jr. assists)	50-21
9:42		Bryn Forbes shooting foul (Jalen Smith draws the foul)
9:42	+1	Jalen Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1	50-22
9:28		Bryn Forbes misses two point jump shot
9:24		Goga Bitadze defensive rebound
9:12		Davon Reed blocks Jalen Smith's two point layup
9:12		Pacers offensive rebound
9:11	+3	Keifer Sykes makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	50-25
9:08		Nuggets 60 second timeout
8:50	+2	DeMarcus Cousins makes two point layup (Bones Hyland assists)	52-25
8:34	+2	Tyrese Haliburton makes two point layup	52-27
8:13	+2	Davon Reed makes two point layup (Bones Hyland assists)	54-27
8:01	+3	Duane Washington Jr. makes three point jump shot (Keifer Sykes assists)	54-30
7:42		Austin Rivers misses two point driving layup
7:40		Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound
7:34	+2	Goga Bitadze makes two point layup (Keifer Sykes assists)	54-32
7:21		Bones Hyland misses three point step back jump shot
7:17		Jalen Smith defensive rebound
7:08	+2	Jalen Smith makes two point floating jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	54-34
7:08		Nuggets 60 second timeout
6:51		Tyrese Haliburton personal foul (Will Barton draws the foul)
6:46	+2	Monte Morris makes two point jump shot	56-34
6:32		Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot
6:29		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
6:15	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point hook shot	58-34
6:03		Keifer Sykes misses three point jump shot
5:57		Terry Taylor offensive rebound
5:56	+2	Terry Taylor makes two point putback layup	58-36
5:41		Jeff Green misses two point driving hook shot
5:40		Jalen Smith defensive rebound
5:32	+2	Keifer Sykes makes two point reverse layup (Buddy Hield assists)	58-38
5:09		Jeff Green misses three point jump shot
5:06		Jalen Smith defensive rebound
4:59		Jalen Smith misses two point floating jump shot
4:54		Will Barton defensive rebound
4:47	+2	Will Barton makes two point driving layup	60-38
4:29		Jalen Smith misses two point jump shot
4:25		Tyrese Haliburton offensive rebound
4:25	+2	Tyrese Haliburton makes two point putback layup	60-40
4:23		Jalen Smith personal foul (Take) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
4:06		Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
3:59		Tyrese Haliburton misses two point floating jump shot
3:56		Goga Bitadze offensive rebound
3:56		Goga Bitadze misses two point putback dunk
3:54		Goga Bitadze offensive rebound
3:43	+2	Terry Taylor makes two point layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	60-42
3:25	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point layup (Will Barton assists)	62-42
3:25		Goga Bitadze shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
3:25	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1	63-42
3:16		Goga Bitadze turnover (traveling)
3:14		Buddy Hield shooting foul (Jeff Green draws the foul)
3:14	+1	Jeff Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-42
3:14	+1	Jeff Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-42
3:08	+3	Goga Bitadze makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	65-45
2:51		Nikola Jokic offensive foul (Buddy Hield draws the foul)
2:51		Nikola Jokic turnover (offensive foul)
2:42		Tyrese Haliburton misses two point floating jump shot
2:39		Tyrese Haliburton offensive rebound
2:30	+3	Buddy Hield makes three point jump shot	65-48
2:03		Will Barton misses three point jump shot
1:59		Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound
1:51		Monte Morris shooting foul (Tyrese Haliburton draws the foul)
1:51		Tyrese Haliburton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:51		Pacers offensive rebound
1:51	+1	Tyrese Haliburton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	65-49
1:31	+2	Monte Morris makes two point floating jump shot (Will Barton assists)	67-49
1:13		Jeff Green shooting foul (Goga Bitadze draws the foul)
1:13	+1	Goga Bitadze makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-50
1:13	+1	Goga Bitadze makes regular free throw 2 of 2	67-51
0:51	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point finger roll layup	69-51
0:32		Justin Anderson misses three point jump shot
0:28		Terry Taylor offensive rebound
0:26	+2	Justin Anderson makes two point layup (Terry Taylor assists)	69-53
0:03		Tyrese Haliburton blocks Monte Morris's three point jump shot
0:01		Nuggets offensive rebound
0:01		Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		Tyrese Haliburton misses three point jump shot
0:00		Pacers offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

3rd Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
22
IND
Pacers
38

Time		Play	Score
0:00		End of period
11:47		Buddy Hield turnover (bad pass) (Will Barton steals)
11:42		Monte Morris turnover (bad pass) (Justin Anderson steals)
11:32	+2	Justin Anderson makes two point floating jump shot	69-55
11:15		Goga Bitadze personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
11:05		Monte Morris turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
11:02	+2	Goga Bitadze makes two point finger roll layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	69-57
10:51	+3	Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (Will Barton assists)	72-57
10:32	+2	Tyrese Haliburton makes two point jump shot	72-59
10:30		Nuggets 60 second timeout
10:10		Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Justin Anderson steals)
10:05	+2	Justin Anderson makes two point finger roll layup (Buddy Hield assists)	72-61
9:59	+2	Will Barton makes two point reverse layup (Aaron Gordon assists)	74-61
9:52	+3	Buddy Hield makes three point jump shot (Justin Anderson assists)	74-64
9:24		Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Justin Anderson steals)
9:09		Tyrese Haliburton turnover (lost ball) (Monte Morris steals)
9:08		Terry Taylor personal foul (Take) (Monte Morris draws the foul)
9:02	+2	Monte Morris makes two point jump shot	76-64
8:53		Nikola Jokic personal foul (Take) (Buddy Hield draws the foul)
8:48		Buddy Hield misses three point step back jump shot
8:44		Terry Taylor offensive rebound
8:43		Terry Taylor misses two point putback layup
8:42		Terry Taylor offensive rebound
8:42		Jeff Green shooting foul (Terry Taylor draws the foul)
8:42		Terry Taylor misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:42		Pacers offensive rebound
8:42	+1	Terry Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-65
8:29		Nikola Jokic misses two point driving layup
8:26		Jeff Green offensive rebound
8:18		Goga Bitadze blocks Nikola Jokic's two point driving layup
8:15		Justin Anderson defensive rebound
8:10		Justin Anderson misses three point jump shot
8:08		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
8:01	+2	Will Barton makes two point step back jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	78-65
7:47		Terry Taylor misses three point jump shot
7:44		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
7:38	+3	Monte Morris makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)	81-65
7:37		Pacers 60 second timeout
7:26	+3	Justin Anderson makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	81-68
7:09		Goga Bitadze blocks Aaron Gordon's two point dunk
7:07		Tyrese Haliburton defensive rebound
7:00	+2	Justin Anderson makes two point jump shot (Buddy Hield assists)	81-70
6:42		Will Barton misses three point jump shot
6:40		Goga Bitadze defensive rebound
6:32	+2	Terry Taylor makes two point floating jump shot	81-72
6:14		Will Barton turnover (bad pass) (Terry Taylor steals)
6:06	+3	Buddy Hield makes three point jump shot (Goga Bitadze assists)	81-75
6:04		Nuggets 60 second timeout
5:50	+2	Bones Hyland makes two point finger roll layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	83-75
5:36	+2	Goga Bitadze makes two point layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	83-77
5:22		Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot
5:19		Davon Reed offensive rebound
5:16		Aaron Gordon turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Haliburton steals)
5:15		Bones Hyland personal foul (Take) (Tyrese Haliburton draws the foul)
5:02	+3	Goga Bitadze makes three point jump shot (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	83-80
4:44		Austin Rivers turnover (bad pass) (Goga Bitadze steals)
4:39	+2	Terry Taylor makes two point reverse layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	83-82
4:23		Davon Reed misses three point jump shot
4:19		Justin Anderson defensive rebound
4:11		Nikola Jokic kicked ball violation
4:04		Justin Anderson misses three point jump shot
4:00		Austin Rivers defensive rebound
3:47	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot	85-82
3:35	+2	Tyrese Haliburton makes two point driving dunk (Buddy Hield assists)	85-84
3:12		Terry Taylor blocks Nikola Jokic's two point jump shot
3:11		Goga Bitadze defensive rebound
3:09	+2	Tyrese Haliburton makes two point layup (Goga Bitadze assists)	85-86
2:53	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point layup (Bones Hyland assists)	87-86
2:39		Tyrese Haliburton turnover (lost ball) (Bones Hyland steals)
2:24	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point driving hook shot	89-86
2:23	+1	Buddy Hield makes technical free throw 1 of 1	89-87
1:59		DeMarcus Cousins shooting foul (Jalen Smith draws the foul)
1:59	+1	Jalen Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	89-88
1:59	+1	Jalen Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	89-89
1:45		Bones Hyland misses three point jump shot
1:40		Jalen Smith defensive rebound
1:33		Justin Anderson misses three point jump shot
1:29		DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound
1:11		DeMarcus Cousins misses two point driving layup
1:09		Terry Taylor defensive rebound
1:06	+2	Jalen Smith makes two point dunk (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	89-91
0:39		Davon Reed turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
0:32		Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot
0:26		Duane Washington Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:23		Austin Rivers defensive rebound
0:03		Buddy Hield personal foul (Will Barton draws the foul)
0:00	+2	Bones Hyland makes two point driving layup	91-91

4th Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
34
IND
Pacers
27

Time		Play	Score
11:46	+2	Bones Hyland makes two point floating jump shot (Will Barton assists)	93-91
11:29	+2	Lance Stephenson makes two point jump shot	93-93
11:12	+2	Will Barton makes two point jump shot	95-93
10:58	+3	Jalen Smith makes three point jump shot (Lance Stephenson assists)	95-96
10:39		DeMarcus Cousins offensive foul (Charge) (Jalen Smith draws the foul)
10:39		DeMarcus Cousins turnover (offensive foul)
10:33		Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot
10:30		Will Barton defensive rebound
10:23		Lance Stephenson personal foul (Will Barton draws the foul)
10:09	+2	DeMarcus Cousins makes two point driving layup (Bones Hyland assists)	97-96
9:56	+2	Lance Stephenson makes two point driving layup	97-98
9:36		Jalen Smith personal foul (DeMarcus Cousins draws the foul)
9:20	+3	Bones Hyland makes three point jump shot (DeMarcus Cousins assists)	100-98
9:01		Duane Washington Jr. misses two point floating jump shot
8:59		DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound
8:41		Lance Stephenson personal foul (Austin Rivers draws the foul)
8:41		Austin Rivers technical foul (Double)
8:41		Lance Stephenson technical foul (Double)
8:35		Bones Hyland misses three point jump shot
8:32		Jalen Smith defensive rebound
8:27		DeMarcus Cousins shooting foul (Lance Stephenson draws the foul)
8:27	+1	Lance Stephenson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	100-99
8:27		Lance Stephenson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:25		DeMarcus Cousins defensive rebound
8:25		Jalen Smith personal foul (DeMarcus Cousins draws the foul)
8:14		Austin Rivers technical foul
8:14	+1	Keifer Sykes makes technical free throw 1 of 1	100-100
8:14	+1	Keifer Sykes makes technical free throw 1 of 1	100-100
8:08		DeMarcus Cousins offensive foul (Keifer Sykes draws the foul)
8:08		DeMarcus Cousins turnover (offensive foul)
7:55		Keifer Sykes misses three point jump shot
7:52		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
7:45		Will Barton turnover (lost ball) (Keifer Sykes steals)
7:40	+2	Keifer Sykes makes two point layup	100-102
7:29	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point driving layup	102-102
7:15		Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot
7:10		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
7:02	+2	Bones Hyland makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	104-102
6:51		Lance Stephenson misses two point floating jump shot
6:51		Lance Stephenson misses two point floating jump shot
6:48		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
6:44		Aaron Gordon offensive foul (Lance Stephenson draws the foul)
6:44		Aaron Gordon turnover (offensive foul)
6:31		Goga Bitadze misses three point jump shot
6:27		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
6:15	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround jump shot	106-102
6:15		Terry Taylor shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
6:15	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1	107-102
5:56		Lance Stephenson misses three point jump shot
5:52		Bones Hyland defensive rebound
5:39		Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Terry Taylor steals)
5:35		Bones Hyland blocks Tyrese Haliburton's two point layup
5:33		Will Barton defensive rebound
5:28		Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Tyrese Haliburton steals)
5:26		Aaron Gordon personal foul (Take) (Tyrese Haliburton draws the foul)
5:14		Bones Hyland shooting foul (Goga Bitadze draws the foul)
5:14	+1	Goga Bitadze makes regular free throw 1 of 2	107-103
5:14	+1	Goga Bitadze makes regular free throw 2 of 2	107-104
5:04		Buddy Hield personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
5:04	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	108-104
5:04	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	109-104
4:54		Buddy Hield misses three point jump shot
4:51		Terry Taylor offensive rebound
4:51		Terry Taylor misses two point putback layup
4:50		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
4:44	+2	Bones Hyland makes two point finger roll layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	111-104
4:29		Goga Bitadze misses three point jump shot
4:26		Bones Hyland defensive rebound
4:24		Bones Hyland turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
4:10		Bones Hyland shooting foul (Terry Taylor draws the foul)
4:10	+1	Terry Taylor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	111-105
4:10	+1	Terry Taylor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	111-106
3:55	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot (Monte Morris assists)	113-106
3:33	+2	Tyrese Haliburton makes two point floating jump shot (Terry Taylor assists)	113-108
3:12		Bones Hyland misses three point jump shot
3:07		Monte Morris offensive rebound
3:00		Will Barton misses three point jump shot
2:58		Nuggets offensive rebound
2:58		Goga Bitadze personal foul (Loose ball) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
2:58	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	114-108
2:58	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	114-108
2:58	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	115-108
2:41		Justin Anderson misses two point jump shot
2:37		Monte Morris defensive rebound
2:33		Terry Taylor personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
2:33		Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:33		Nuggets offensive rebound
2:33	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	116-108
2:23	+2	Buddy Hield makes two point finger roll layup (Tyrese Haliburton assists)	116-110
1:59	+3	Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (Bones Hyland assists)	119-110
1:47		Buddy Hield misses two point finger roll layup
1:45		Goga Bitadze offensive rebound
1:35		Justin Anderson misses three point jump shot
1:30		Terry Taylor offensive rebound
1:29	+2	Terry Taylor makes two point reverse layup	119-112
1:07		Bones Hyland misses two point floating jump shot
1:05		Bones Hyland offensive rebound
1:05	+2	Bones Hyland makes two point putback layup	121-112
1:00		Monte Morris shooting foul (Tyrese Haliburton draws the foul)
1:00		Monte Morris shooting foul (Tyrese Haliburton draws the foul)
1:00	+1	Tyrese Haliburton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	121-113
1:00	+1	Tyrese Haliburton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	121-114
0:40		Monte Morris misses two point jump shot
0:38		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
0:38		Nikola Jokic misses two point putback layup
0:36		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
0:35	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup	123-114
0:27		Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Goga Bitadze draws the foul)
0:27	+1	Goga Bitadze makes regular free throw 1 of 2	123-115
0:27		Goga Bitadze misses regular free throw 2 of 2
0:23		Buddy Hield offensive rebound
0:16	+3	Buddy Hield makes three point jump shot (Goga Bitadze assists)	123-118
0:12		Justin Anderson personal foul (Take) (Bones Hyland draws the foul)
0:12	+1	Bones Hyland makes regular free throw 1 of 2	124-118
0:12	+1	Bones Hyland makes regular free throw 2 of 2	125-118
0:08		Jalen Smith misses three point jump shot
0:05		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound

Aaron Gordon defensive rebound