INDIANAPOLIS -- — Jamal Murray scored a season-high 52 points and Nikola Jokic fell just short of another triple-double to help the Denver Nuggets hold off the short-handed Indiana Pacers 135-120 on Wednesday night.

Murray was 19 of 25 from the field and even better from 3-point range, 10 of 11, despite being listed as questionable because of a sprained right ankle late in the afternoon. He fell three points short of matching his career high.

Jokic had 24 points, eight rebounds and 13 assists playing in front of NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. He came up two rebounds short of starting December with back-to-back triple-doubles but he still holds the league lead with 11 this season.

Bruce Brown, Tim Hardaway Jr and Peyton Watson all finished in double figures as the Nuggets won for the third time in five games.

Pascal Siakam led the Pacers with 23 points while Andrew Nembhard had 16 points and seven assists on a night six Indiana players scored in double figures. The Pacers have lost their two straight since winning back-to-back games for the first time season.

But the discrepancy between the NBA's highest-scoring team and one trying to fight through a rash of early-season injuries was never more obvious. Denver finished with its second-highest point total of the season.

The Nuggets seized control with a 13-0 first quarter run that made it 27-17. And after the Pacers managed to cut the deficit to 50-45 midway through the second quarter, Denver closed the half on a 22-3 run, holding Indiana scoreless more than four minutes.

While the Nuggets extended the lead to 92-63 midway through the third quarter and looked like they were headed for an easy rout, they instead spent the fourth quarter fighting off the hard-charging Pacers who cut the deficit to 13 multiple times.

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Nuggets: At Atlanta on Friday night.

Pacers: At Chicago on Friday night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Nikola Jokic vs. Jay Huff (Andrew Nembhard gains possession)	0	0
11:38	Andrew Nembhard misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	0	0
11:37	Andrew Nembhard offensive rebound	0	0
11:35	Andrew Nembhard makes 7-foot pullup jump shot	2	0
11:16	Cameron Johnson misses driving layup	2	0
11:13	Ben Sheppard defensive rebound	2	0
11:02	Peyton Watson shooting foul	2	0
11:02	Pascal Siakam makes free throw 1 of 2	3	0
11:02	Pascal Siakam misses free throw 2 of 2	3	0
11:01	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	3	0
10:47	Jamal Murray misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	3	0
10:41	Ben Sheppard defensive rebound	3	0
10:24	Ben Sheppard bad pass (Cameron Johnson steals)	3	0
10:10	Nikola Jokic misses 28-foot three point jumper	3	0
10:08	Bennedict Mathurin defensive rebound	3	0
10:01	Pascal Siakam makes two point shot (Bennedict Mathurin assists)	5	0
9:37	Cameron Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	5	3
9:17	Jay Huff misses 27-foot three point jumper	5	3
9:15	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	5	3
9:07	Nikola Jokic bad pass (Ben Sheppard steals)	5	3
9:03	Bennedict Mathurin makes two point shot (Pascal Siakam assists)	7	3
8:44	Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot two point shot	7	5
8:28	Spencer Jones shooting foul	7	5
8:28	Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 1 of 2	8	5
8:28	Bennedict Mathurin makes free throw 2 of 2	9	5
8:09	Jamal Murray makes 24-foot three pointer	9	8
7:54	Bennedict Mathurin out of bounds bad pass turnover	9	8
7:44	Jay Huff personal foul	9	8
7:30	Nikola Jokic makes driving layup	9	10
7:16	Pascal Siakam misses 12-foot two point shot	9	10
7:13	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	9	10
7:10	Jamal Murray misses running pullup jump shot	9	10
7:06	Ben Sheppard defensive rebound	9	10
7:03	Ben Sheppard makes 26-foot three point shot (Andrew Nembhard assists)	12	10
6:48	Jay Huff blocks Nikola Jokic 's 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	12	10
6:44	Ben Sheppard defensive rebound	12	10
6:41	Jay Huff misses 23-foot three point shot	12	10
6:37	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	12	10
6:33	Cameron Johnson makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	12	12
6:31	Pacers Full timeout	12	12
6:31	Jarace Walker enters the game for Pascal Siakam	12	12
6:31	Johnny Furphy enters the game for Ben Sheppard	12	12
6:31	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Cameron Johnson	12	12
6:18	Spencer Jones shooting foul	12	12
6:18	Andrew Nembhard misses free throw 1 of 2	12	12
6:18	Pacers offensive team rebound	12	12
6:18	Isaiah Jackson enters the game for Jay Huff	12	12
6:18	Andrew Nembhard misses free throw 2 of 2	12	12
6:17	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	12	12
6:00	Spencer Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	12
5:56	Andrew Nembhard defensive rebound	12	12
5:48	Bennedict Mathurin makes 14-foot driving floating jump shot	14	12
5:38	Jamal Murray makes 3-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	14	14
5:29	Andrew Nembhard makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	17	14
5:12	Nikola Jokic makes layup (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)	17	16
4:49	Bennedict Mathurin misses driving layup	17	16
4:46	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	17	16
4:44	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot	17	19
4:25	Bennedict Mathurin misses driving layup	17	19
4:23	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	17	19
4:19	Peyton Watson makes two point shot	17	21
4:19	Isaiah Jackson shooting foul	17	21
4:19	Bruce Brown enters the game for Spencer Jones	17	21
4:19	T.J. McConnell enters the game for Andrew Nembhard	17	21
4:19	Jonas Valanciunas enters the game for Nikola Jokic	17	21
4:19	Peyton Watson makes free throw 1 of 1	17	22
3:58	T.J. McConnell misses 10-foot two point shot	17	22
3:55	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	17	22
3:53	Bruce Brown traveling	17	22
3:47	Jarace Walker misses driving floating jump shot	17	22
3:45	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	17	22
3:38	Jamal Murray makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	17	25
3:20	Bruce Brown blocks Bennedict Mathurin 's 13-foot pullup jump shot	17	25
3:18	Jamal Murray defensive rebound	17	25
3:12	Jonas Valanciunas makes 20-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)	17	27
3:10	Pacers Full timeout	17	27
3:10	(03:10) [Nuggets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL REPLAYCENTER)	17	27
3:10	Garrison Mathews enters the game for Bennedict Mathurin	17	27
3:10	Pascal Siakam enters the game for Jarace Walker	17	27
3:10	Zeke Nnaji enters the game for Peyton Watson	17	27
2:50	Pascal Siakam misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	17	27
2:47	Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound	17	27
2:46	Isaiah Jackson makes two point shot	19	27
2:24	Zeke Nnaji makes layup	19	29
2:13	T.J. McConnell makes 14-foot pullup jump shot	21	29
1:52	Johnny Furphy personal foul	21	29
1:42	Pascal Siakam shooting foul	21	29
1:42	Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 1 of 2	21	30
1:42	Jonas Valanciunas makes free throw 2 of 2	21	31
1:32	Garrison Mathews misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	21	31
1:28	Jonas Valanciunas defensive rebound	21	31
1:10	Jamal Murray makes 11-foot two point shot	21	33
1:03	Pascal Siakam makes 24-foot three point jumper (Garrison Mathews assists)	24	33
49.9	Bruce Brown bad pass (T.J. McConnell steals)	24	33
46.6	Garrison Mathews makes two point shot (T.J. McConnell assists)	26	33
38.5	Jonas Valanciunas offensive foul	26	33
38.5	Jonas Valanciunas turnover	26	33
27.6	Isaiah Jackson makes driving layup	28	33
4.9	Jonas Valanciunas misses 14-foot jumper	28	33
1.6	Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound	28	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	28	33

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Venue

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Indianapolis, IN

Date & Time

12:00 AM, December 4, 2025

Coverage

FanDuel SN IN, Altitude Sports, NBA League Pass

Attendance

15,578

Referees

Sean Corbin, Kevin Scott, Simone Jelks

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Oklahoma City	49	15	.766	W4
Minnesota	40	24	.625	L1
Denver	39	25	.609	L1
Portland	30	34	.469	L1
Utah	19	44	.302	W1

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	45	17	.726	L3
Cleveland	39	24	.619	W2
Milwaukee	26	35	.426	L4
Chicago	26	37	.413	W1
Indiana	15	48	.238	L8

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