Indiana Pacers: Top 10 moments of the 2018-19 NBA season

5. Bogey’s 35 helps the Pacers rout the Nuggets

In another display of his prolific scoring, Bojan Bogdanovic helped elevate the Pacers over the Denver Nuggets, dropping 35 points with five made 3-pointers. It was just another showcase of how well the Pacers can play when they’re at their absolute best, since the Nuggets at that time were battling the Golden State Warriors for the top seed in the Western Conference.

While it’s hard to miss that Indiana’s defense did a better-than-average job on Denver, the Pacers’ bench scoring is what bridged the gap between the two teams. Bogey and Myles Turner were the only starters to finish in double figures, but it the contributions of Sabonis, Tyreke Evans and rookie Aaron Holiday helped make this game a blowout.

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At the end of the day though, it was Bogdanovic’s scoring that headlined this game. He took advantage of a porous Denver defense that just didn’t give him enough respect on the offensive end.

His 21 first half points helped bolster a 16-point lead at halftime and eventually led to a 36-point victory for Indiana.