DENVER – – OBI Toppin scored 22 factors at its second begin of the season and the Pacers of Indiana overcome the absence of Pascal Siakam to place the delegated nuggets from Denver their fourth consecutive defeat on Sunday 125-120.
Myles Turner’s 24 factors led the Pacers, who overcome a primary half-time deficit of 13 factors and an evening of Tyrese Haliburton, whose 9 factors on eight pictures had been lower than half of his rating common.
The Nuggets have misplaced their fourth consequence regardless of the 41 factors of Nikola Jokic, 15 rebounds and 13 assists and a profession summit of 30 factors by Christian Braun.
Jokic was accused of a vital turnover of the rear space with the nuggets dragging 122-120 with 15 remaining seconds, however it was Braun who badly learn the Dribble-Handoff of Jokic and prompted turnover when Jokic spent Russell Westbrook.
Jamal Murray missed her fifth consecutive match for Denver with a tense straight salience and coach Michael Malone stated, “let’s hope,” his star chief can be again for the beginning of the NBA qualifiers.
The Pacers had been with out Siakam (proper elbow) and dragged 13 within the first half. Haliburton got here on common 18.6 factors per recreation, however was detained aimlessly till his 3:43 am with 3:43 within the third quarter was 84 years outdated, and his Floater gave Indiana an advance of 98-97 earlier than the fourth quarter.
The Nuggets entered the fourth place on the grouped Western Convention on Sunday, only a match earlier than the Memphis grizzles.
Pacers: Indiana has proven that it might probably win with out Siakam and that depth must be useful within the playoffs. The Pacers are solidly within the fourth place within the east.
Nuggets: Denver falls shortly. Nuggets had been second in second place in the past and will now face a recreation recreation simply to enter the playoffs.
Jokic’s dangerous move in Westbrook within the final seconds was the third turnover of the Nuggets within the final 2 minutes and the sixth of the fourth quarter.
Malone managed to calm down two calls to Denver within the first half, one on Jokic and the opposite on Christian Braun.
The Pacers go dwelling to play Washington Wizards on Tuesday. Nuggets go to the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday.
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