Mar 4, 2021 - Denver Nuggets at Indiana Pacers

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Isaiah Thomas And The Struggle To Let Go

by Micah Wimmer

It does not appear likely that Isaiah Thomas will be a vital cog on a winning team again, but knowing something and accepting it are two different things. The awareness that all athletic glory is inherently fleeting does make its passing any easier to bear.

The NBA's Scoring Boom, Part 1

by Jack Tien-Dana

Offenses have rejiggered their attack to inflict maximum pain, allocating more possessions and touches to their best players. As recently as 2013, only 11 players averaged more than 20 points; today, 43 do.

Jrue Holiday's Mini Max Contract

by Christopher Reina

Considering what the Bucks gave up to trade for Jrue Holiday, their inability to replace him if he were to sign elsewhere, coupled with their championship or bust track, he had tremendous leverage to wait until free agency.

3/4/2021 Indiana v. Denver Game Preview

	Denver Nuggets	(21-15, 12-8 away)
	Indiana Pacers	(16-19, 7-11 home)

March 4, 2021 at 8:00 PM ET
Regular Season

Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis, Indiana

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Season Series - Denver won 2-0

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Mar 4, 2021	Denver	Indiana	113 - 103	Denver	Regular Season	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Mar 15, 2021	Indiana	Denver	106 - 121	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center

2020-2021 Team Stats

	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Denver	54	48.6	43.4	89.0	.488	13.0	33.7	.385	15.1	19.1	.789	13.6	19.0	10.6	33.8	44.4	27.1	8.1	4.4	114.9
Indiana	53	48.6	42.5	90.0	.472	12.3	34.3	.360	16.2	20.5	.788	13.8	20.2	8.9	33.1	42.1	26.7	8.6	6.3	113.5
DEN Opponents	54	48.6	40.2	85.8	.468	12.8	35.5	.360	16.9	21.6	.780	14.1	19.3	9.4	31.7	41.1	26.1	7.3	4.3	110.1
IND Opponents	53	48.6	42.2	89.5	.471	11.6	31.0	.375	18.0	23.0	.783	15.3	18.4	10.7	35.0	45.6	26.0	7.4	5.3	113.9

Head to Head Since 1946-1947

Date	Away Team	Home Team	Score	Winner	Game Type	Venue
Jan 19, 2020	Indiana	Denver	115 - 107	Indiana	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Jan 2, 2020	Denver	Indiana	124 - 116	Denver	Regular Season	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Mar 24, 2019	Denver	Indiana	88 - 124	Indiana	Regular Season	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Mar 16, 2019	Indiana	Denver	100 - 102	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Apr 3, 2018	Indiana	Denver	104 - 107	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Dec 10, 2017	Denver	Indiana	116 - 126	Indiana	Regular Season	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Mar 24, 2017	Denver	Indiana	125 - 117	Denver	Regular Season	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Jan 12, 2017	Indiana	Denver	112 - 140	Denver	Regular Season	The O2 Arena
Jan 30, 2016	Denver	Indiana	105 - 109	Indiana	Regular Season	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Jan 17, 2016	Indiana	Denver	126 - 129	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Dec 20, 2014	Indiana	Denver	73 - 76	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Nov 14, 2014	Denver	Indiana	108 - 87	Denver	Regular Season	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Feb 10, 2014	Denver	Indiana	80 - 119	Indiana	Regular Season	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Jan 25, 2014	Indiana	Denver	96 - 109	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Jan 28, 2013	Indiana	Denver	101 - 102	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Dec 7, 2012	Denver	Indiana	92 - 89	Denver	Regular Season	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Feb 11, 2012	Denver	Indiana	113 - 109	Denver	Regular Season	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Jan 23, 2011	Indiana	Denver	107 - 121	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Nov 9, 2010	Denver	Indiana	113 - 144	Indiana	Regular Season	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Mar 5, 2010	Indiana	Denver	114 - 122	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Nov 3, 2009	Denver	Indiana	111 - 93	Denver	Regular Season	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Mar 1, 2009	Denver	Indiana	94 - 100	Indiana	Regular Season	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Jan 5, 2009	Indiana	Denver	115 - 135	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Nov 27, 2007	Indiana	Denver	112 - 110	Indiana	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Nov 10, 2007	Denver	Indiana	113 - 106	Denver	Regular Season	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Feb 9, 2007	Denver	Indiana	102 - 95	Denver	Regular Season	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Dec 2, 2006	Indiana	Denver	101 - 121	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Mar 15, 2006	Denver	Indiana	101 - 99	Denver	Regular Season	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Jan 4, 2006	Indiana	Denver	86 - 106	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Mar 3, 2005	Indiana	Denver	87 - 96	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Jan 29, 2005	Denver	Indiana	95 - 88	Denver	Regular Season	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Mar 7, 2004	Indiana	Denver	103 - 94	Indiana	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Nov 4, 2003	Denver	Indiana	60 - 71	Indiana	Regular Season	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Dec 13, 2002	Denver	Indiana	72 - 94	Indiana	Regular Season	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Dec 7, 2002	Indiana	Denver	81 - 92	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Dec 4, 2001	Denver	Indiana	96 - 104	Indiana	Regular Season	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Nov 28, 2001	Indiana	Denver	99 - 85	Indiana	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Mar 14, 2001	Indiana	Denver	83 - 95	Denver	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Feb 2, 2001	Denver	Indiana	94 - 103	Indiana	Regular Season	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Mar 7, 2000	Denver	Indiana	89 - 90	Indiana	Regular Season	Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Jan 6, 2000	Indiana	Denver	102 - 87	Indiana	Regular Season	Pepsi Center
Mar 2, 1999	Denver	Indiana	81 - 88	Indiana	Regular Season	Market Square Arena
Mar 1, 1998	Denver	Indiana	63 - 90	Indiana	Regular Season	Market Square Arena
Dec 5, 1997	Indiana	Denver	96 - 85	Indiana	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Feb 20, 1997	Denver	Indiana	68 - 92	Indiana	Regular Season	Market Square Arena
Jan 10, 1997	Indiana	Denver	108 - 89	Indiana	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Jan 2, 1996	Indiana	Denver	102 - 87	Indiana	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Dec 12, 1995	Denver	Indiana	92 - 125	Indiana	Regular Season	Market Square Arena
Mar 31, 1995	Denver	Indiana	107 - 92	Denver	Regular Season	Market Square Arena
Dec 27, 1994	Indiana	Denver	95 - 91	Indiana	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Jan 27, 1994	Indiana	Denver	106 - 113	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Jan 12, 1994	Denver	Indiana	96 - 107	Indiana	Regular Season	Market Square Arena
Mar 27, 1993	Indiana	Denver	106 - 123	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Nov 17, 1992	Denver	Indiana	98 - 128	Indiana	Regular Season	Market Square Arena
Feb 2, 1992	Indiana	Denver	128 - 122	Indiana	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Dec 14, 1991	Denver	Indiana	108 - 129	Indiana	Regular Season	Market Square Arena
Mar 17, 1991	Indiana	Denver	130 - 92	Indiana	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Mar 7, 1991	Denver	Indiana	125 - 145	Indiana	Regular Season	Market Square Arena
Feb 6, 1990	Indiana	Denver	138 - 130	Indiana	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Dec 6, 1989	Denver	Indiana	117 - 136	Indiana	Regular Season	Market Square Arena
Apr 6, 1989	Indiana	Denver	118 - 132	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Jan 23, 1989	Denver	Indiana	102 - 117	Indiana	Regular Season	Market Square Arena
Mar 13, 1988	Denver	Indiana	108 - 100	Denver	Regular Season	Market Square Arena
Nov 18, 1987	Indiana	Denver	117 - 106	Indiana	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Feb 14, 1987	Indiana	Denver	113 - 129	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Nov 28, 1986	Denver	Indiana	102 - 126	Indiana	Regular Season	Market Square Arena
Mar 7, 1986	Indiana	Denver	117 - 134	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Dec 4, 1985	Denver	Indiana	119 - 105	Denver	Regular Season	Market Square Arena
Mar 20, 1985	Denver	Indiana	123 - 119	Denver	Regular Season	Market Square Arena
Mar 9, 1985	Indiana	Denver	116 - 126	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Jan 25, 1984	Denver	Indiana	112 - 117	Indiana	Regular Season	Market Square Arena
Dec 22, 1983	Indiana	Denver	133 - 132	Indiana	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Dec 28, 1982	Indiana	Denver	150 - 155	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Dec 8, 1982	Denver	Indiana	126 - 130	Indiana	Regular Season	Market Square Arena
Mar 2, 1982	Indiana	Denver	132 - 124	Indiana	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Feb 4, 1982	Denver	Indiana	114 - 131	Indiana	Regular Season	Market Square Arena
Mar 8, 1981	Denver	Indiana	119 - 129	Indiana	Regular Season	Market Square Arena
Dec 30, 1980	Indiana	Denver	110 - 127	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Jan 16, 1980	Denver	Indiana	99 - 117	Indiana	Regular Season	Market Square Arena
Jan 5, 1980	Indiana	Denver	105 - 111	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Feb 21, 1979	Indiana	Denver	109 - 114	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Jan 19, 1979	Denver	Indiana	101 - 98	Denver	Regular Season	Market Square Arena
Jan 14, 1979	Indiana	Denver	109 - 111	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Oct 27, 1978	Denver	Indiana	99 - 112	Indiana	Regular Season	Market Square Arena
Feb 28, 1978	Denver	Indiana	122 - 106	Denver	Regular Season	Market Square Arena
Feb 22, 1978	Indiana	Denver	99 - 96	Indiana	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Nov 26, 1977	Indiana	Denver	123 - 136	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Oct 25, 1977	Denver	Indiana	104 - 129	Indiana	Regular Season	Market Square Arena
Mar 29, 1977	Indiana	Denver	105 - 119	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Mar 16, 1977	Denver	Indiana	98 - 109	Indiana	Regular Season	Market Square Arena
Nov 27, 1976	Indiana	Denver	113 - 122	Denver	Regular Season	McNichols Sports Arena
Oct 22, 1976	Denver	Indiana	123 - 110	Denver	Regular Season	Market Square Arena

2020-2021 Denver Nuggets Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	J. Murray	W. Barton	M. Porter, Jr.	A. Gordon	N. Jokic
Rotation	M. Morris	P. Dozier		P. Millsap
Rotation	F. Campazzo			J. Green
Rotation				Z. Nnaji
Lim PT	M. Howard		V. Cancar		J. McGee
Lim PT	S. Harrison				B. Bol

2020-2021 Indiana Pacers Depth Chart

	PG	SG	SF	PF	C
Starters	M. Brogdon	C. LeVert	J. Holiday	D. Sabonis	M. Turner
Rotation	T. McConnell	A. Holiday	T. Warren	D. McDermott	G. Bitadze
Rotation		E. Sumner	J. Lamb
Lim PT		C. Stanley	K. Martin	J. Sampson	O. Brissett
Lim PT			B. Bowen II

Denver Nuggets Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
5	Will Barton	GF	51	31.4	4.7	10.9	.432	1.7	4.5	.379	1.6	2.0	.779	1.7	1.7	0.7	3.4	4.2	3.2	0.9	0.4	12.8
10	Bol Bol	C	22	5.1	0.9	1.8	.487	0.4	0.9	.474	0.2	0.4	.556	0.4	0.5	0.0	0.7	0.7	0.3	0.1	0.4	2.4
7	Facundo Campazzo	PG	48	18.7	1.6	4.1	.385	1.1	2.8	.378	0.9	1.0	.837	1.0	2.0	0.3	1.3	1.5	2.8	1.0	0.2	5.0
31	Vlatko Cancar	SF	28	5.6	0.5	1.3	.417	0.2	0.7	.263	0.2	0.2	.833	0.4	0.5	0.2	0.9	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.1	1.4
35	P.J. Dozier	PG	39	19.9	2.5	6.1	.415	0.8	2.5	.340	0.9	1.5	.614	0.8	1.8	0.7	2.9	3.6	1.6	0.6	0.4	6.8
0	JaMychal Green	PF	41	18.4	2.9	6.4	.455	1.4	3.4	.397	0.8	1.0	.829	1.0	2.6	1.5	3.6	5.1	0.8	0.5	0.3	8.0
13	R.J. Hampton	G	25	9.3	1.0	2.4	.417	0.2	0.7	.278	0.4	0.5	.750	0.4	0.9	0.4	1.6	2.0	0.6	0.2	0.1	2.6
14	Gary Harris	SG	19	30.6	3.6	8.2	.442	1.3	3.9	.320	1.2	1.6	.733	0.7	1.9	0.7	1.8	2.5	1.7	0.9	0.2	9.7
25	Isaiah Hartenstein	PF	30	9.1	1.4	2.7	.512	0.0	0.0	.000	0.7	1.2	.611	0.7	2.0	1.3	1.5	2.8	0.5	0.4	0.7	3.5
00	Markus Howard	SG	25	3.3	0.4	1.7	.233	0.2	1.2	.167	0.0	0.1	.500	0.2	0.5	0.0	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.1	0.0	1.0
15	Nikola Jokic	C	54	35.4	10.3	18.2	.565	1.4	3.4	.418	4.1	4.8	.854	3.1	2.7	2.9	8.1	10.9	8.8	1.5	0.6	26.2
4	Paul Millsap	FC	42	22.1	3.4	6.9	.495	1.0	2.6	.382	1.2	1.8	.703	0.9	2.1	1.4	3.3	4.7	1.6	0.9	0.6	9.0
11	Monte Morris	G	42	26.3	4.0	8.3	.479	1.1	3.0	.381	1.3	1.6	.783	0.8	1.0	0.2	2.0	2.2	3.3	0.7	0.3	10.4
27	Jamal Murray	SG	48	35.5	7.9	16.5	.477	2.7	6.6	.408	2.8	3.2	.869	2.2	2.0	0.8	3.3	4.0	4.8	1.3	0.3	21.2
22	Zeke Nnaji	PF	34	10.0	1.3	2.6	.506	0.6	1.5	.400	0.4	0.4	.800	0.2	0.8	0.4	1.3	1.6	0.2	0.1	0.1	3.5
1	Michael Porter, Jr.	PF	44	30.5	6.7	12.5	.534	2.4	5.6	.421	1.6	2.1	.763	1.1	2.1	1.9	5.9	7.8	1.0	0.6	0.9	17.3
3	Greg Whittington	PF	4	3.0	0.0	0.8	.000	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.0	.000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Indiana Pacers Player Stats

#	Player	Pos	GP	MPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TOV	PF	ORB	DRB	TRB	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
88	Goga Bitadze	C	34	11.0	1.9	4.1	.464	0.4	1.4	.245	0.7	1.0	.714	0.4	1.9	1.3	1.7	3.0	0.7	0.2	1.2	4.9
10	Brian Bowen II	SF	5	2.3	0.2	0.6	.333	0.0	0.0	.000	0.2	0.2	1.000	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6
7	Malcolm Brogdon	SG	47	35.2	8.1	17.5	.460	2.7	6.7	.400	2.5	2.9	.861	2.1	2.0	0.9	3.9	4.8	5.9	1.0	0.2	21.3
3	Aaron Holiday	PG	51	17.6	2.7	6.8	.399	1.1	2.9	.376	0.8	1.1	.768	0.9	1.6	0.2	1.1	1.2	1.7	0.6	0.2	7.4
8	Justin Holiday	SF	53	31.3	3.7	8.9	.419	2.5	6.5	.383	1.0	1.2	.800	0.8	2.0	0.5	3.2	3.7	1.7	1.2	0.4	10.9
26	Jeremy Lamb	SG	33	21.0	3.2	7.5	.425	1.4	3.5	.393	2.1	2.2	.946	0.6	1.9	0.7	2.9	3.6	1.4	0.9	0.6	9.9
0	Jalen Lecque	SG	4	3.0	0.2	2.2	.111	0.0	0.2	.000	0.8	0.8	1.000	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.8	1.2	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.2
22	Caris LeVert	G	17	33.0	6.6	15.4	.427	1.5	5.4	.283	2.9	3.6	.820	1.7	2.1	0.6	3.9	4.6	4.5	1.6	0.5	17.6
30	Kelan Martin	SF	19	5.1	0.7	1.8	.382	0.3	0.8	.312	0.2	0.2	1.000	0.3	0.5	0.2	0.8	1.1	0.2	0.3	0.1	1.8
9	T.J. McConnell	G	50	25.6	3.7	6.6	.560	0.2	0.6	.300	0.4	0.6	.625	1.9	1.6	0.8	2.9	3.6	6.5	1.7	0.4	8.0
20	Doug McDermott	F	51	24.4	5.1	9.8	.520	1.7	4.4	.381	1.2	1.4	.845	0.9	1.7	1.0	2.6	3.6	1.3	0.3	0.1	13.1
11	Domantas Sabonis	PF	50	35.7	7.4	14.3	.522	0.8	2.6	.305	4.2	5.7	.725	3.4	3.4	2.6	8.9	11.5	6.0	1.1	0.6	19.8
14	JaKarr Sampson	F	20	7.7	1.3	2.8	.473	0.1	0.4	.250	0.7	1.0	.700	0.3	1.1	0.7	1.4	2.1	0.1	0.1	0.3	3.4
2	Cassius Stanley	G	15	2.6	0.3	1.3	.263	0.1	0.4	.167	0.3	0.3	.800	0.1	0.5	0.3	0.4	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.1	1.0
5	Edmond Sumner	G	40	14.1	2.4	4.6	.522	0.6	1.6	.371	1.1	1.4	.800	0.9	1.4	0.3	1.3	1.6	0.7	0.6	0.2	6.5
33	Myles Turner	FC	46	30.9	4.4	9.2	.482	1.5	4.4	.338	2.3	3.0	.787	1.4	3.5	1.3	5.1	6.4	1.0	0.9	3.5	12.7
1	T.J. Warren	F	4	29.3	6.8	12.8	.529	0.0	1.8	.000	2.0	2.5	.800	1.0	4.0	0.5	3.0	3.5	1.2	0.5	0.0	15.5

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