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After trailing by as many as 11 points in the
third quarter, the Pacers finally caught the Nuggets for the
first time since 0-0 on a McDermott 3-pointer with 6:59 to play
that produced a 91-all tie.
The game was subsequently deadlocked at 93 and 95 before
McDermott followed a hoop by the Nuggets' Jerami Grant with
another 3-pointer, this one giving Indiana the lead for good at
98-97 with 4:13 to play.
Sabonis then scored the Pacers' next six points, extending the
visitors' lead 104-99 with 1:30 remaining.
McDermott bombed in another 3-pointer and Malcolm Brogdon
slammed home a dunk as Indiana held on to win for the fifth
straight time.
McDermott finished with a season-high and team-best 24 points.
The former Nuggets first-round draft pick recorded a career-best
with six 3-pointers in seven attempts, helping the Pacers
outscore the Nuggets 39-9 from beyond the arc.
Sabonis finished with 22 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists,
giving him his first career triple-double.
T.J. Warren (22) and Brogdon (22) made it four Pacers with 22 or
more points in a balanced attack. Justin Holiday added 14 off
the bench.
Playing for a second game in a row without starters Paul
Millsap, Gary Harris and Jamal Murray, the Nuggets scored the
game's first six points and never trailed until McDermott's
3-pointer with 4:13 remaining.
Denver led by as many as six in the first quarter, nine in the
second and 11 in the third.
Nikola Jokic recorded a double-double with a game-high 30 points
and team-high 10 rebounds for Denver. Grant and Will Barton
chipped in with 16 points apiece, Mason Plumlee had 13 and
Michael Porter Jr. 10.
The Pacers outshot the Nuggets 50.0 percent to 46.6.
--Field Level Media
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