November 8, 2026 at 6:00 AM UTC

Postgame Report

Nuggets Hang 37 on Pacers in the Second Quarter, Bury Them in Mexico City Debut

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Denver turned an eight-point lead into 23 by halftime in the Pacers' first game ever in Mexico, then held off a 37-point Indiana third quarter for a 114-102 win.

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The Pacers' first night in Mexico City was decided before the break. Denver led 27-19 after one quarter, then scored 37 in the second to Indiana's 22 and walked off at halftime up 64-41. A sold-out crowd of more than 22,000, many of them in Indiana gold, had little to cheer. The Nuggets won 114-102.

Pascal Siakam led Indiana with 23 points on 10-of-18 shooting, the only player on either side to reach 20. Nikola Jokic led Denver with 19 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists, though he shot 7-of-20. Ivica Zubac had the Pacers' other double-double: 10 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists in 19 minutes.

Indiana did make a game of the third quarter, outscoring Denver 37-26 to cut the deficit to 90-78. Larry Nance Jr. hit 5 of 7 threes for 15 points in 13 minutes. The fourth quarter finished 24-24, so the margin held at 12 and the Pacers never got closer than that after the break.

Spencer Jones, playing in his first game of the season, went 5-of-6 with three threes for 13 points in 21 minutes. Cameron Johnson had 18 on 8-of-12, and Jamal Murray added 16 points and 8 assists. DeMar DeRozan, who had been a late scratch earlier, played 22 minutes and scored 11. Jokic stayed two assists short of a triple-double. Denver improved to 5-3, and Indiana, without Tyrese Haliburton, fell to 3-7.

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