December 4th - The Denver Nuggets defeated the Indiana Pacers 135-120. Jamal Murray was on fire, scoring a whopping 52 points, grabbing 6 rebounds, and dishing out 4 assists, becoming the biggest contributor to the Nuggets' victory. Nikola Jokic also had a well-rounded performance, contributing 24 points, 8 rebounds, and 13 assists. For the Pacers, Pascal Siakam scored 23 points, but it wasn't enough to prevent his team from losing.

The Pacers started the game with a 5-0 lead, but the Nuggets, led by Murray and Jokic, rallied to take the lead and gradually widen the gap. Although the Pacers managed to close the gap towards the end of the first quarter, they still trailed 28-33 . In the second quarter, the Pacers briefly reduced the deficit to one point, but the Nuggets extended their lead to over 20 points. Murray scored another 13 points in the quarter . At halftime, the Nuggets led 72-48 .

After switching sides, the Pacers extended their lead to as much as 29 points. Despite Shepard contributing 10 points in the quarter , Murray continued his consistent scoring, leading the Nuggets to a 102-79 lead heading into the final quarter. In the final quarter, the Pacers narrowed the gap to 13 points, but Murray scored 18 points in the quarter alone. Ultimately, the Nuggets defeated the Pacers 135-120 .

Nuggets player statistics

Murray 52 points , 6 rebounds, 4 assists; Jokic 24 points , 8 rebounds , 13 assists; Brown 14 points , 4 rebounds; Hardaway 11 points, 1 assist; Watson 11 points, 7 rebounds; Valanciunas 9 points, 3 rebounds; Johnson 9 points, 4 rebounds , 4 assists; Jones 2 points, 1 rebound; Nagy 2 points, 2 rebounds , 1 assist .

Pacers player data

Pascal Siakam had 23 points , 3 rebounds , and 4 assists; Nembuhard had 16 points , 3 rebounds , and 7 assists ; Mathelin had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 assists; McConnell had 14 points , 1 rebound , and 6 assists ; Shepard had 14 points , 5 rebounds , and 2 assists; Walker had 11 points and 3 rebounds; Matthews had 9 points and 1 assist; and Bradley had 7 points and 4 rebounds.