Who won Denver Nuggets vs Indiana Pacers?

The Denver Nuggets beat the Indiana Pacers 135-120 on December 3, 2025.

Jamal Murray scored 52 for the Denver Nuggets; Pascal Siakam scored 23 for the Indiana Pacers.

Denver Nuggets at Indiana Pacers

2025-26 · Regular season Wed, Dec 3, 2025 · 7:00 pm EST · All results that day · Denver Nuggets vs Indiana Pacers head-to-head · Denver Nuggets schedule · Indiana Pacers schedule

Final

Away

Indiana Pacers

120

Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Denver Nuggets beat the Indiana Pacers 135-120 on the road on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Jamal Murray had 52 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists for the Denver Nuggets. Pascal Siakam had 23 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists for the Indiana Pacers.

The Denver Nuggets led 72-48 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 39-20. Double-digit figures in two categories: Nikola Jokić (double-double, Denver Nuggets). Bench points: Denver Nuggets 38, Indiana Pacers 49. Nikola Jokić had 24 points, 8 rebounds and 13 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Denver Nuggets vs Indiana Pacers?: The Denver Nuggets beat the Indiana Pacers 135-120 on December 3, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Jamal Murray scored 52 for the Denver Nuggets; Pascal Siakam scored 23 for the Indiana Pacers.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Denver Nuggets	33	39	30	33	135
Indiana Pacers	28	20	31	41	120

Game leaders

Denver Nuggets

Points: 52 Jamal Murray
Rebounds: 8 Nikola Jokić
Assists: 13 Nikola Jokić

Indiana Pacers

Points: 23 Pascal Siakam
Rebounds: 7 Bennedict Mathurin
Assists: 7 Andrew Nembhard

Nikola Jokić double-double (24 PTS, 13 AST)

Denver Nuggets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Peyton Watson starter	36:25	11	7	0	1	3	0	3-8	1-3	4-5	4	+22
Jamal Murray starter	36:07	52	6	4	1	0	1	19-25	10-11	4-5	0	+23
Nikola Jokić starter	35:17	24	8	13	0	1	4	9-17	1-4	5-5	2	+26
Cameron Johnson starter	33:42	9	4	4	1	0	1	3-7	2-3	1-2	4	+16
Spencer Jones starter	17:22	1	3	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	1-2	4	+18
Tim Hardaway Jr. bench	27:13	11	0	1	1	0	0	4-8	2-4	1-1	0	-11
Bruce Brown bench	26:14	14	4	0	0	1	2	6-7	1-1	1-2	3	-1
Zeke Nnaji bench	11:35	2	2	1	1	0	1	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	-7
Jonas Valančiūnas bench	11:02	9	3	0	1	0	1	3-5	0-0	3-4	3	-11
Jalen Pickett bench	1:41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	+0
Hunter Tyson bench	1:41	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	+0
Curtis Jones bench	1:41	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	+0

Not available: Christian Braun, Aaron Gordon, Julian Strawther

Indiana Pacers
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Pascal Siakam starter	33:42	23	3	4	0	0	1	7-16	3-5	6-8	5	-3
Andrew Nembhard starter	28:17	16	3	7	0	1	1	5-11	2-3	4-6	1	-18
Bennedict Mathurin starter	28:12	15	7	2	0	0	4	5-10	2-3	3-3	2	-25
Ben Sheppard starter	17:55	14	5	2	2	0	1	5-5	3-3	1-2	1	+3
Jay Huff starter	17:44	3	1	2	0	2	0	1-6	1-6	0-0	3	-2
Jarace Walker bench	21:36	11	3	0	0	0	1	4-7	1-2	2-2	2	-24
Garrison Mathews bench	19:48	9	0	1	0	0	0	3-4	1-2	2-2	1	+10
Isaiah Jackson bench	16:39	6	6	0	1	0	0	3-4	0-0	0-0	3	-3
T.J. McConnell bench	16:31	14	1	6	3	1	1	7-10	0-0	0-0	3	+3
Johnny Furphy bench	16:23	0	2	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	-6
Tony Bradley bench	13:37	7	4	0	0	1	1	1-2	0-0	5-6	2	-10
Taelon Peter bench	3:12	0	1	0	0	0	1	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	+0
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl bench	3:12	2	2	0	0	0	0	1-4	0-2	0-0	0	+0
Ethan Thompson bench	3:12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+0

Not available: Tyrese Haliburton, Kam Jones, Aaron Nesmith, Quenton Jackson, Obi Toppin

Team statistics
Denver Nuggets	Stat	Indiana Pacers
20/26 (76%)	Free throws	23/29 (79%)
32/55 (58%)	2 pointers	29/53 (54%)
17/28 (60%)	3 pointers	13/28 (46%)
49/83 (59%)	Field goals	42/81 (51%)
38	Rebounds	38
33	Defensive rebounds	30
5	Offensive rebounds	8
23	Assists	24
10	Turnovers	12
6	Steals	6
5	Blocks	5
21	Fouls	24
16	Max points in a row	11
41:11	Time spent in lead	5:30
29	Biggest lead	5

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Indiana Pacers ahead)

Largest margin: 27 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 3
Times tied: 2
Largest lead · Denver Nuggets: 29 Q3 5:37
Largest lead · Indiana Pacers: 5 Q1 10:01
Longest run: 16-0 Denver Nuggets · Q2 4:41 to Q2 1:14

Scoring plays

Q1 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Indiana Pacers
11:35	Indiana Pacers	Andrew Nembhard 2-pt field goal	0	2
11:02	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam Free throw	0	3
10:01	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam 2-pt field goal	0	5
9:37	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson 3-pt field goal	3	5
9:03	Indiana Pacers	Bennedict Mathurin 2-pt field goal	3	7
8:44	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	5	7
8:28	Indiana Pacers	Bennedict Mathurin Free throw	5	8
8:28	Indiana Pacers	Bennedict Mathurin Free throw	5	9
8:09	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	8	9
7:30	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	10	9
7:03	Indiana Pacers	Ben Sheppard 3-pt field goal	10	12
6:33	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson 2-pt field goal	12	12
5:48	Indiana Pacers	Bennedict Mathurin 2-pt field goal	12	14
5:38	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	14	14
5:29	Indiana Pacers	Andrew Nembhard 3-pt field goal	14	17
5:12	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	16	17
4:44	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	19	17
4:19	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	20	17
4:19	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	22	17
3:38	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	25	17
3:12	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	27	17
2:46	Indiana Pacers	Isaiah Jackson 2-pt field goal	27	19
2:24	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji 2-pt field goal	29	19
2:13	Indiana Pacers	T.J. McConnell 2-pt field goal	29	21
1:42	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	30	21
1:42	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	31	21
1:10	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	33	21
1:03	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam 3-pt field goal	33	24
0:47	Indiana Pacers	Garrison Mathews 2-pt field goal	33	26
0:28	Indiana Pacers	Isaiah Jackson 2-pt field goal	33	28

Q2 · 28 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Indiana Pacers
11:45	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	35	28
11:20	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal	37	28
11:04	Indiana Pacers	T.J. McConnell 2-pt field goal	37	30
10:47	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	39	30
10:37	Indiana Pacers	Jarace Walker 3-pt field goal	39	33
10:03	Indiana Pacers	Garrison Mathews 2-pt field goal	39	35
9:22	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson Free throw	40	35
8:47	Indiana Pacers	Tony Bradley 2-pt field goal	40	37
8:13	Indiana Pacers	Jarace Walker 2-pt field goal	40	39
7:42	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 3-pt field goal	43	39
7:25	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	45	39
7:24	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	46	39
6:42	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	48	39
6:28	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam 2-pt field goal	48	41
6:05	Indiana Pacers	Andrew Nembhard Free throw	48	42
6:05	Indiana Pacers	Andrew Nembhard Free throw	48	43
5:20	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	50	43
5:08	Indiana Pacers	Andrew Nembhard 2-pt field goal	50	45
4:41	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	52	45
4:28	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	54	45
4:06	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson 3-pt field goal	57	45
3:28	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	59	45
2:52	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	61	45
1:54	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	64	45
1:14	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	66	45
0:48	Indiana Pacers	Bennedict Mathurin 3-pt field goal	66	48
0:37	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	69	48
0:03	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	72	48

Q3 · 35 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Indiana Pacers
11:42	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	75	48
11:24	Indiana Pacers	Ben Sheppard 2-pt field goal	75	50
10:59	Indiana Pacers	Ben Sheppard 3-pt field goal	75	53
10:35	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	77	53
9:50	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	79	53
9:50	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	80	53
9:26	Indiana Pacers	Ben Sheppard 3-pt field goal	80	56
8:45	Indiana Pacers	Bennedict Mathurin 2-pt field goal	80	58
8:32	Denver Nuggets	Spencer Jones Free throw	81	58
8:00	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	83	58
7:33	Indiana Pacers	Bennedict Mathurin Free throw	83	59
7:26	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam 2-pt field goal	83	61
6:58	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	85	61
6:34	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	88	61
6:24	Indiana Pacers	Andrew Nembhard Free throw	88	62
6:24	Indiana Pacers	Andrew Nembhard Free throw	88	63
6:01	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	90	63
5:37	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	91	63
5:37	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	92	63
5:26	Indiana Pacers	Ben Sheppard 2-pt field goal	92	65
4:50	Indiana Pacers	Jay Huff 3-pt field goal	92	68
3:47	Indiana Pacers	Bennedict Mathurin 3-pt field goal	92	71
3:17	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown Free throw	93	71
2:43	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam Free throw	93	72
2:43	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam Free throw	93	73
2:38	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	94	73
2:17	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	95	73
2:17	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	96	73
2:05	Indiana Pacers	T.J. McConnell 2-pt field goal	96	75
2:00	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	97	75
1:44	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 3-pt field goal	100	75
0:48	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	102	75
0:29	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam Free throw	102	76
0:29	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam Free throw	102	77
0:03	Indiana Pacers	T.J. McConnell 2-pt field goal	102	79

Q4 · 41 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Indiana Pacers
11:48	Indiana Pacers	T.J. McConnell 2-pt field goal	102	81
11:20	Indiana Pacers	Garrison Mathews 3-pt field goal	102	84
10:53	Indiana Pacers	Jarace Walker 2-pt field goal	102	86
10:25	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	103	86
10:16	Indiana Pacers	T.J. McConnell 2-pt field goal	103	88
9:23	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	106	88
9:08	Indiana Pacers	Tony Bradley Free throw	106	89
9:08	Indiana Pacers	Tony Bradley Free throw	106	90
9:00	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam 2-pt field goal	106	92
8:44	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	107	92
8:44	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	108	92
8:39	Indiana Pacers	T.J. McConnell 2-pt field goal	108	94
8:24	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	111	94
7:32	Indiana Pacers	Garrison Mathews Free throw	111	95
7:32	Indiana Pacers	Garrison Mathews Free throw	111	96
7:15	Indiana Pacers	Jarace Walker 2-pt field goal	111	98
7:01	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	113	98
6:51	Indiana Pacers	Tony Bradley Free throw	113	99
6:35	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	115	99
6:27	Indiana Pacers	Ben Sheppard Free throw	115	100
6:08	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	118	100
5:43	Indiana Pacers	Andrew Nembhard 2-pt field goal	118	102
5:21	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	121	102
5:12	Indiana Pacers	Jarace Walker Free throw	121	103
5:12	Indiana Pacers	Jarace Walker Free throw	121	104
5:04	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	123	104
4:52	Indiana Pacers	Andrew Nembhard 3-pt field goal	123	107
4:44	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 2-pt field goal	125	107
4:26	Indiana Pacers	Tony Bradley Free throw	125	108
4:26	Indiana Pacers	Tony Bradley Free throw	125	109
4:02	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam 3-pt field goal	125	112
3:47	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	128	112
3:34	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam 3-pt field goal	128	115
3:19	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	129	115
3:19	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	130	115
3:17	Indiana Pacers	Pascal Siakam Free throw	130	116
3:12	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	131	116
2:29	Indiana Pacers	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl 2-pt field goal	131	118
2:01	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	133	118
0:42	Indiana Pacers	Isaiah Jackson 2-pt field goal	133	120
0:23	Denver Nuggets	Curtis Jones 2-pt field goal	135	120

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