INDIANAPOLIS — The Nuggets’ loss to the Lakers on Saturday was of the high-exposure variety. National television. A matchup they had dominated in recent years.
They needed a bounce back, and they got one Monday night. Aaron Gordon scored 25 points, Nikola Jokic set a career-high with 19 assists, and Denver won its 10th game in the last 11 with a 125-116 victory over the Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
The Nuggets (38-20) opened up a 17-point lead late in the third quarter then held off an Indiana rally as their advantage was sliced to six in the fourth.