After closing out the decade with a dominant performance against the Philadelphia 76ers, the Pacers (22-12) begin 2020 against one of the underrated beasts of the Western Conference — the Denver Nuggets (23-10) — at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Denver is entering game two of a season-long, five-game road trip. They lost the opening game of their road stretch 130-104 against the Houston Rockets on Dec. 31. The team from the Mile High City has not fared well on the road against Eastern Conference opponents so far this season, having just a 2-3 record against such opponents heading into this contest.