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Denver Nuggets at Indiana Pacers

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Matchup preview

Last season: too early in this one to read much from it

Matchup odds

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Who wins?

DEN

Season leaders, per game

IND
The teams side by side: Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers compared, with league ranks
DENStatIND
54–28Record19–63
Offense
5.1(better), 7th in the leagueNet rating26th in the league, -7.7
120.3(better), 1st in the leagueOffensive rating28th in the league, 109.0
100.2, 20th in the leaguePace9th in the league, 102.7
57.7(better), 1st in the leagueeFG%23rd in the league, 53.3
10.9(better), 3rd in the leagueTOV%16th in the league, 12.3
23.6(better), 25th in the leagueOREB%29th in the league, 21.7
0.294(better), 4th in the leagueFT rate20th in the league, 0.252
Defense
115.3(better), 21st in the leagueDefensive rating25th in the league, 116.7
54.3(better), 15th in the leagueOpp. eFG%24th in the league, 55.6
10.0, 30th in the leagueOpp. TOV%22nd in the league, 11.2(better)
75.3(better), 7th in the leagueDREB%15th in the league, 74.1
0.254(better), 12th in the leagueOpp. FT rate24th in the league, 0.282

This season's meetings

They have not met this season.

Injury report

Denver Nuggets

Indiana Pacers

  • Johnny FurphyOut· back Jan 1
    Report note

    Furphy started in 21 of 35 regular-season appearances for the Pacers, posting averages of 5.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 0.7 three-pointers in 18.4 minutes per contest. While no timetable has been announced, Furphy's absence could extend through the beginning of the 2026-27 season. With this news, the Pacers will likely lean more on Ben Sheppard, Kam Jones and Quenton Jackson moving forward.

    Cost -0.5 per 100
Key players · DEN: Denver Nuggets key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBASTLast 5Impact
Jamal Murray35.425.44.47.123.6 / 4.6 / 6.82.8
Nikola Jokic34.827.712.910.725.4 / 12.6 / 9.87.2
Christian Braun31.812.04.82.714.6 / 5.0 / 2.00.8
DeMar DeRozan31.318.42.94.121.2 / 2.6 / 4.6-1.0
Cameron Johnson30.512.23.82.415.4 / 5.2 / 3.82.0
Key players · IND: Indiana Pacers key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBASTLast 5Impact
Pascal Siakam33.224.06.63.823.2 / 7.2 / 3.42.1
Kelly Oubre Jr.31.514.15.01.610.0 / 5.6 / 0.8-0.1
Andrew Nembhard31.316.92.87.716.0 / 2.8 / 12.0-0.5
Ivica Zubac30.214.110.62.211.6 / 7.2 / 1.8-0.9
Aaron Nesmith29.613.84.21.915.8 / 3.4 / 1.20.0

Last five games

Denver Nuggets: Denver Nuggets: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
Apr 30 @ MINLost 98–110––
Apr 27 vs MINWon 125–113––
Apr 25 @ MINLost 96–112––
Apr 23 @ MINLost 96–113––
Apr 20 vs MINLost 114–119––
Indiana Pacers: Indiana Pacers: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
Apr 12 vs DETLost 121–133––
Apr 10 vs PHILost 94–105––
Apr 9 @ BKNWon 123–94––
Apr 7 vs MINLost 104–124––
Apr 5 @ CLELost 108–117––
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBL10
12CHI3151.378292-8
13BKN2062.244403-7
14IND1963.232413-7
15WAS1765.207430-10
Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBL10
1OKC6418.780–7-3
2SAS6220.75628-2
3DEN5428.6591010-0
4LAL5329.646117-3
5HOU5230.634129-1

Matchups by position

What each defense allows per game to guards, forwards and centers, against the league average. Rank 1 allows the most.

DEN attack against IND defense
PlayerPTSREBAST
Guards53.6 (lg 49.8) , 2nd in the league15.2 (lg 13.6) , 2nd in the league14.6 (lg 14.2) , 9th in the league
Forwards38.7 (lg 37.4) , 9th in the league16.6 (lg 15.3) , 5th in the league6.6 (lg 7.0) , 23rd in the league
Centers10.6 (lg 10.7) , 16th in the league7.3 (lg 7.5) , 21st in the league2.0 (lg 1.9) , 9th in the league
IND attack against DEN defense
PlayerPTSREBAST
Guards48.2 (lg 49.8) , 20th in the league13.2 (lg 13.6) , 19th in the league14.1 (lg 14.2) , 18th in the league
Forwards39.3 (lg 37.4) , 7th in the league15.1 (lg 15.3) , 17th in the league7.9 (lg 7.0) , 2nd in the league
Centers10.0 (lg 10.7) , 20th in the league7.1 (lg 7.5) , 24th in the league1.3 (lg 1.9) , 29th in the league

The box score appears at tip-off.