In their final game before the All-Star break, the Pacers headed to halftime on Thursday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse trailing the Denver Nuggets, 61-52.
The Nuggets got off to a fast start on Thursday, hitting their first five shots to race out to a 13-2 lead. Will Barton hit two 3-pointers and a layup while Michael Porter Jr. added a three and a dunk during Denver's early blitz.
But the Pacers quickly answered with 17 straight points of their own — including two treys and layup from Myles Turner — to surge back in front. Indiana remained in front for the remainder of the opening quarter, though a 7-0 flourish by the Nuggets to close the frame trimmed the lead to 29-28.