DENVER -- — Nikola Jokic had 32 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists for his sixth triple-double in nine games this season, and the short-handed Denver Nuggets beat the Indiana Pacers 117-100 on Saturday night to sweep a four-game homestand.

Denver played without regulars Jamal Murray (left calf tightness) and Aaron Gordon (left hamstring) on the second game of a back-to-back. Jalen Pickett and Peyton Watson, who had a season-high 16 points, started instead.

Gordon, who missed 31 games last year with injuries, is averaging a career-best 20.1 points.

“If he feels something that can turn into something worse, there is a little bit of apprehension,” Denver coach David Adelman said before the game. “Aaron’s a guy we have to protect ... because there’s just not that many human beings that are that big and jump that high and explode like that.”

Indiana, which has been without multiple players at the start of the season, lost for the eighth time in nine games. The Pacers got Andrew Nembhard back from a left shoulder strain that cost him the last seven games.

Aaron Nesmith scored 25 points for Indiana and Nembhard added 22. Monte Morris, signed Friday, had one point in 15 minutes.

Jokic, who had a season-high eight turnovers, secured the triple-double on a pass to Cam Johnson with 7:49 left in the third quarter.

The Pacers rallied within 64-61 early in the third, aided by Gordon’s technical foul while sitting on the bench in street clothes.

The Nuggets led by 13 after three quarters and went up 109-88 on Jokic’s deep 3-pointer midway through the fourth.

Up next

Pacers: At Golden State on Sunday night.

Nuggets: At Sacramento on Tuesday night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Isaiah Jackson vs. Nikola Jokic (Peyton Watson gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (Isaiah Jackson steals)	0	0
11:42	Nikola Jokic personal foul	0	0
11:25	Andrew Nembhard misses 27-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:22	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	0	0
11:20	Nikola Jokic bad pass (Isaiah Jackson steals)	0	0
11:16	Isaiah Jackson makes driving layup	0	2
11:05	Jalen Pickett makes 1-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	2	2
10:53	Nikola Jokic defensive 3-seconds (technical foul)	2	2
10:53	Aaron Nesmith makes technical free throw	2	3
10:41	Isaiah Jackson misses layup	2	3
10:39	Pascal Siakam offensive rebound	2	3
10:38	Pascal Siakam misses 4-foot tip shot	2	3
10:36	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	2	3
10:31	Cameron Johnson makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	4	3
10:14	Isaiah Jackson misses 1-foot two point shot	4	3
10:13	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	4	3
10:08	Cameron Johnson misses 18-foot step back jumpshot	4	3
10:05	Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound	4	3
9:54	Pascal Siakam misses 13-foot two point shot	4	3
9:51	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	4	3
9:38	Jarace Walker personal foul	4	3
9:32	Cameron Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper	4	3
9:27	Jarace Walker defensive rebound	4	3
9:27	Jarace Walker bad pass (Peyton Watson steals)	4	3
9:25	Peyton Watson makes driving dunk	6	3
9:16	Jarace Walker makes driving layup	6	5
9:05	Jalen Pickett traveling	6	5
8:51	Andrew Nembhard makes 17-foot pullup jump shot (Isaiah Jackson assists)	6	7
8:33	Peyton Watson misses 24-foot three point jumper	6	7
8:29	Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound	6	7
8:23	Pascal Siakam misses layup	6	7
8:23	Nuggets defensive team rebound	6	7
8:07	Christian Braun misses driving layup	6	7
8:03	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	6	7
8:03	Nikola Jokic makes two point shot	8	7
7:59	Andrew Nembhard misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	8	7
7:55	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	8	7
7:48	Nikola Jokic lost ball turnover (Aaron Nesmith steals)	8	7
7:39	Jarace Walker makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot	8	9
7:22	Nikola Jokic makes 1-foot driving dunk (Christian Braun assists)	10	9
7:11	Pascal Siakam makes 3-foot two point shot	10	11
6:47	Peyton Watson misses 23-foot three point jumper	10	11
6:40	Isaiah Jackson defensive rebound	10	11
6:39	Christian Braun shooting foul	10	11
6:39	Nuggets Full timeout	10	11
6:39	Tim Hardaway Jr. enters the game for Jalen Pickett	10	11
6:39	Monte Morris enters the game for Andrew Nembhard	10	11
6:39	Tony Bradley enters the game for Isaiah Jackson	10	11
6:39	Pascal Siakam makes free throw 1 of 2	10	12
6:39	Pascal Siakam misses free throw 2 of 2	10	12
6:36	Jarace Walker offensive rebound	10	12
6:35	Pascal Siakam misses 26-foot three point jumper	10	12
6:33	Pacers offensive team rebound	10	12
6:33	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl enters the game for Pascal Siakam	10	12
6:29	Jarace Walker misses two point shot	10	12
6:26	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	10	12
6:12	Nikola Jokic bad pass (Aaron Nesmith steals)	10	12
6:10	Cameron Johnson shooting foul	10	12
6:10	Aaron Nesmith makes free throw 1 of 2	10	13
6:10	Aaron Nesmith makes free throw 2 of 2	10	14
5:53	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cameron Johnson assists)	13	14
5:29	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses driving layup	13	14
5:26	Tony Bradley offensive rebound	13	14
5:25	Monte Morris misses 23-foot three point jumper	13	14
5:23	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	13	14
5:16	Nikola Jokic misses alley oop layup	13	14
5:16	Nikola Jokic offensive rebound	13	14
5:15	Nikola Jokic makes two point shot	15	14
5:01	Jarace Walker misses 24-foot three point jumper	15	14
4:57	Peyton Watson defensive rebound	15	14
4:45	Jarace Walker shooting foul	15	14
4:45	Christian Braun misses free throw 1 of 2	15	14
4:45	Nuggets offensive team rebound	15	14
4:45	Bruce Brown enters the game for Cameron Johnson	15	14
4:45	Ben Sheppard enters the game for Jarace Walker	15	14
4:45	Pacers Full timeout	15	14
4:45	Christian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2	16	14
4:21	Aaron Nesmith misses 22-foot step back jumpshot	16	14
4:16	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	16	14
4:13	Christian Braun makes two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	18	14
4:13	Aaron Nesmith shooting foul	18	14
4:13	Andrew Nembhard enters the game for Monte Morris	18	14
4:13	Pascal Siakam enters the game for Aaron Nesmith	18	14
4:13	Christian Braun makes free throw 1 of 1	19	14
3:55	Andrew Nembhard makes 5-foot two point shot	19	16
3:33	Bruce Brown misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	16
3:30	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound	19	16
3:18	Pascal Siakam misses 3-foot two point shot	19	16
3:15	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	19	16
3:13	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses 25-foot three point shot	19	16
3:07	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl defensive rebound	19	16
3:00	Andrew Nembhard misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	19	16
2:58	Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound	19	16
2:46	Peyton Watson misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	16
2:43	Tony Bradley defensive rebound	19	16
2:34	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl makes 2-foot layup (Pascal Siakam assists)	19	18
2:15	Peyton Watson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)	22	18
2:04	Ben Sheppard misses two point shot	22	18
2:03	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	22	18
2:01	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses running pullup jump shot	22	18
1:58	Pacers defensive team rebound	22	18
1:58	Peyton Watson loose ball foul	22	18
1:58	Spencer Jones enters the game for Christian Braun	22	18
1:58	Julian Strawther enters the game for Peyton Watson	22	18
1:48	Pascal Siakam misses two point shot	22	18
1:46	Bruce Brown defensive rebound	22	18
1:36	Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot two point shot (Spencer Jones assists)	24	18
1:16	Spencer Jones blocks Pascal Siakam 's 1-foot layup	24	18
1:14	Julian Strawther defensive rebound	24	18
1:09	Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point shot	24	18
1:09	Nuggets offensive team rebound	24	18
1:09	Isaiah Jackson enters the game for Tony Bradley	24	18
54.8	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes 26-foot three point jumper (Spencer Jones assists)	27	18
46.7	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses 23-foot three point jumper	27	18
44.2	Nikola Jokic defensive rebound	27	18
36.0	Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot two point shot (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists)	29	18
21.8	Pascal Siakam misses 26-foot three point jumper	29	18
16.7	Isaiah Jackson offensive rebound	29	18
15.5	Jeremiah Robinson-Earl misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	29	18
12.7	Julian Strawther defensive rebound	29	18
1.3	Tim Hardaway Jr. makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	31	18
0.1	Andrew Nembhard misses heave jump shot	31	18
0.1	Pacers offensive team rebound	31	18
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	31	18

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Ball Arena

Denver, CO

Date & Time

2:00 AM, November 9, 2025

Coverage

FanDuel SN IN, Altitude Sports, NBA League Pass

Attendance

19,954

Referees

Josh Tiven, John Butler, Biniam Maru

2025-26 Central Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
Detroit	45	16	.738	L2
Cleveland	39	24	.619	W2
Milwaukee	26	35	.426	L4
Chicago	26	37	.413	W1
Indiana	15	48	.238	L8

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

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