Indianapolis – – Nikola Jokic collected 19 profession assists, whereas including 18 factors and 9 rebounds, Aaron Gordon scored 25 factors and the Denver Nuggets beat the Indiana Pacers 125-116 on Monday night.
Michael Porter Jr. collected 19 factors and 11 rebounds, Christian Braun added 17 factors and Jamal Murray scored 16 for Denver.
Myles Turner led Indiana with 23 factors. Tyrese Haliburton collected 19 factors and 15 assists, Pascal Siakam scored 19 factors and Aaron Nesmith 17.
The Nuggets pulled 56% and maintained a bounce fringe of 46-32.
The Nuggets led by as much as 13 earlier than being glad with an advance of 64-58 at halftime. The Pacers had diminished the advance to 56-55 on a quick dunk by Obi Toppin with 2:43 to do within the second quarter. Denver adopted with a 6-0 race to regain management.
Denver made 8 out of 21 3 factors whereas the Pacers have been 14 out of 43 of the three -point seaside.
Nuggets: Denver used a balanced assault to bounce again after the Los Angeles Lakers ended the sequence of 9 victories of Nuggets on Saturday.
Pacers: Indiana noticed its sequence of three consecutive victories finish. The Pacers pulled 47% however had a tough time stopping the inside sport of Denver. The most important advance in Indiana was two factors within the first quarter.
After the Pacers diminished the deficit to 115-108, Gordon hit a 19-foot jumper, then Christian Braun scored on a lay-up of a Jokic Alley-Ooop move.
The Nuggets held an fringe of 74-46 factors within the portray.
Nuggets are in Milwaukee on Thursday. The Pacers welcome Toronto on Wednesday.
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