December 7, 2012 · 7:00 PM EST
Biggest lead DEN by 7 · IND by 10 · 14 lead changes
Q4 8:59+21% INDGeorge 25' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Hill 9 AST)DEN 73 · IND 74
Q4 7:42+22% DENGallinari 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Lawson 4 AST)DEN 76 · IND 74Q4 3:31+29% INDGeorge 26' 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Stephenson 1 AST)DEN 82 · IND 85
Q4 2:27+26% DENA. Miller 2' Driving Layup (11 PTS)DEN 86 · IND 85Q4 1:55+24% DENA. Miller 15' Pullup Jump Shot (13 PTS)DEN 88 · IND 85| Western | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1OK Thunder | 60 | 22 | .732 | — |
2SA Spurs | 58 | 24 | .707 | 2.0 |
3DE Nuggets | 57 | 25 | .695 | 3.0 |
4LA Clippers | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
5ME Grizzlies | 56 | 26 | .683 | 4.0 |
6GS Warriors | 47 | 35 | .573 | 13.0 |
7HO Rockets | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
8LA Lakers | 45 | 37 | .549 | 15.0 |
9UT Jazz | 43 | 39 | .524 | 17.0 |
10DA Mavericks | 41 | 41 | .500 | 19.0 |
11PO Trail Blazers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 27.0 |
12MI Timberwolves | 31 | 51 | .378 | 29.0 |
13SA Kings | 28 | 54 | .341 | 32.0 |
14NO Pelicans | 27 | 55 | .329 | 33.0 |
15PH Suns | 25 | 57 | .305 | 35.0 |
| Eastern | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1MI Heat | 66 | 16 | .805 | — |
2NY Knicks | 54 | 28 | .659 | 12.0 |
3IN Pacers | 49 | 32 | .605 | 16.5 |
4BK Nets | 49 | 33 | .598 | 17.0 |
5CH Bulls | 45 | 37 | .549 | 21.0 |
6AT Hawks | 44 | 38 | .537 | 22.0 |
7BO Celtics | 41 | 40 | .506 | 24.5 |
8MI Bucks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 28.0 |
9PH 76ers | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32.0 |
10TO Raptors | 34 | 48 | .415 | 32.0 |
11DE Pistons | 29 | 53 | .354 | 37.0 |
12WA Wizards | 29 | 53 | .354 | 37.0 |
13CL Cavaliers | 24 | 58 | .293 | 42.0 |
14CH Hornets | 21 | 61 | .256 | 45.0 |
15OR Magic | 20 | 62 | .244 | 46.0 |
| Zone | DEN | IND |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 24/30 80% | 9/17 53% |
| Paint | 3/14 21% | 5/17 29% |
| Mid-range | 8/25 32% | 10/19 53% |
| Corner 3 | 1/9 11% | 3/5 60% |
| Above the break 3 | 2/8 25% | 7/18 39% |
AI Andre IguodalaG-F | 37 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 4-12 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 38.8% |
TL Ty LawsonG | 35 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 10.0% |
| DGDanilo GallinariF | 35 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2-10 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 36.9% |
JM JaVale McGeeC-F | 30 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 9-9 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | +17 | 92.9% |
CB Corey BrewerG-F | 28 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 9-16 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 59.2% |
| AMAndre MillerG | 25 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +13 | 58.8% |
KK Kosta KoufosC | 21 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -9 | 67.6% |
KF Kenneth FariedF-C | 21 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -14 | 28.6% |
| JHJordan HamiltonG-F | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 92 | 37 | 24 | 38-86 | 3-17 | 13-20 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 17 | ||
| Shooting | 44.2% | 17.6% | 65.0% | 48.5% |
DNP: Anthony Randolph, Evan Fournier, Quincy Miller, Timofey Mozgov
GH George HillG | 38 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 5-15 | 3-9 | 2-3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +9 | 46.0% |
| PGPaul GeorgeF | 35 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 9-15 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +12 | 71.2% |
DW David WestF | 34 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +9 | 69.9% |
LS Lance StephensonF | 32 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +13 | 67.6% |
RH Roy HibbertC | 30 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | +7 | 39.6% |
IM Ian MahinmiC | 18 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -10 | 20.0% |
| SYSam YoungF-G | 16 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -17 | 57.1% |
TH Tyler HansbroughF | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -12 | 0.0% |
GG Gerald GreenG-F | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -14 | 0.0% |
DA D.J. AugustinG | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -12 | 26.6% |
| Totals | 240 | 89 | 42 | 27 | 34-76 | 10-23 | 11-18 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 22 | ||
| Shooting | 44.7% | 43.5% | 61.1% | 53.0% |
DNP: Ben Hansbrough, Jeff Ayres, Miles Plumlee
12:00Jump Ball Hibbert vs. Koufos: Tip to LawsonDEN 011:40Koufos 3' Layup (2 PTS) (Lawson 1 AST)DEN 211:24West 16' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (George 1 AST)DEN 211:06Stephenson Personal Block Foul (P1.T1)DEN 210:58Iguodala Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)DEN 210:58Hibbert STEAL (1 STL)DEN 210:43Faried S.FOUL (P1.T1)DEN 210:43West Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)DEN 210:43West Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)DEN 210:32MISS Faried 5' Jump ShotDEN 210:32Hibbert BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 210:31George REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 210:27Stephenson 3' Layup (2 PTS) (George 2 AST)DEN 210:10MISS Gallinari 16' Turnaround Jump ShotDEN 210:09West REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 29:53George 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Hill 1 AST)DEN 29:40MISS Iguodala 15' Jump ShotDEN 29:40George BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 29:32MISS Koufos 5' Jump ShotDEN 29:31West REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 29:19Hibbert 13' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)DEN 29:07MISS Lawson 12' Pullup Jump ShotDEN 29:05Gallinari REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 29:01MISS Lawson 24' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 28:59Hibbert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 28:44West 20' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (George 3 AST)DEN 28:21Faried 10' Jump Hook Shot (2 PTS)DEN 48:03MISS Hibbert 7' Hook ShotDEN 48:02Gallinari REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 47:54Koufos 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Gallinari 1 AST)DEN 67:41George 2' Reverse Layup (4 PTS) (Hibbert 1 AST)DEN 67:29MISS Iguodala 26' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 67:28Koufos REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 67:17Gallinari Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)DEN 67:17George STEAL (1 STL)DEN 67:12MISS George 2' LayupDEN 67:12Faried REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 66:59PACERS T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec West )DEN 66:54Hill P.FOUL (P1.T2)DEN 66:47Koufos 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS) (Brewer 1 AST)DEN 86:41Koufos P.FOUL (P1.T2)DEN 86:33MISS Hibbert 9' Turnaround Hook ShotDEN 86:32Faried REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 86:22MISS Brewer 9' Jump ShotDEN 86:22George BLOCK (2 BLK)DEN 86:20Hibbert REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 86:06West 8' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Hill 2 AST)DEN 85:47MISS Lawson 17' Pullup Jump ShotDEN 85:46Koufos REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)DEN 85:46Koufos 1' Tip Shot (8 PTS)DEN 105:29MISS Hill 5' Running Jump ShotDEN 105:28Hibbert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)DEN 105:28Hibbert 1' Tip Shot (4 PTS)DEN 105:08Faried OFF.Foul (P2)DEN 105:08Faried Foul Turnover (P1.T3)DEN 104:52Hibbert Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)DEN 104:52Lawson STEAL (1 STL)DEN 104:45MISS Lawson 25' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 104:44Hill REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 104:33Hill 15' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)DEN 104:18MISS Brewer 11' Jump ShotDEN 104:17McGee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 104:17McGee 2' Putback Dunk (2 PTS)DEN 123:58MISS Hill 20' Pullup Jump ShotDEN 123:56Brewer REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 123:49Hibbert REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)DEN 123:35MISS George 14' Jump ShotDEN 123:33McGee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 123:28McGee 1' Layup (4 PTS)DEN 142:44Green P.FOUL (P1.T3)DEN 142:34A. Miller 4' Layup (2 PTS) (Gallinari 2 AST)DEN 162:20MISS Hill 25' 3PT Jump ShotDEN 162:09McGee 2' Dunk (6 PTS) (A. Miller 1 AST)DEN 181:40T. Hansbrough Offensive Charge Foul (P1)DEN 181:40T. Hansbrough Foul Turnover (P1.T2)DEN 181:29MISS Brewer 3PT Jump ShotDEN 181:28McGee L.B.FOUL (P1.T3)DEN 181:11Hill 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Young 1 AST)DEN 180:53MISS Gallinari 6' Jump ShotDEN 180:53McGee REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)DEN 180:53McGee 2' Tip Shot (8 PTS)DEN 200:34Gallinari BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 200:32Brewer REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 200:24Hill REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 200:18Hill Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)DEN 200:15Brewer 3' Slam Dunk (2 PTS) (Hamilton 1 AST)DEN 220:02Hill 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS)DEN 22The Nuggets edged the Pacers 92-89 on the road.
Corey Brewer led the Nuggets with 20 points, while Paul George led the Pacers with 22 points.
The Nuggets took the lead for good with 2:27 left in Q4. The Nuggets led by as many as 7 points. The lead changed hands 14 times and the score was tied 10 times.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
