While sub-zero wind chills strangled the Front Range, the Nuggets’ defense managed to cool down the Pacers just enough.
Holding the NBA’s top-scoring offense to its fifth-fewest points this season, the Nuggets defeated the Pacers 117-109 on Sunday afternoon at Ball Arena in Bruce Brown’s first return to Denver as an opponent.
After Brown received his 2023 championship ring, he went for 18 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and three steals. But the Nuggets (28-13) contained his new teammates successfully enough. Indiana shot 46.7% from the field and 27.6% from 3-point range.
All five Nuggets starters were in double figures by the end of the third quarter.