Jamal Murray also scored 31 points, while Nikola Jokic contributed 31 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists. On Tuesday night in Indianapolis, the Denver Nuggets defeated Pascal Siakam’s home debut with the Indiana Pacers, 114-109.

It was Jokic’s first-ever triple-double against Indiana and his thirteenth of the season. Reggie Jackson added 13 points and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 14 for Denver, which has won three consecutive games on its five-game road tour.

Last Wednesday’s acquisition of Siakam from the Toronto Raptors to Indiana resulted in him finishing with 16 points and 10 rebounds. T.J. McConnell scored 17, Andrew Nembhard contributed 15, Aaron Nesmith completed with 13, and Bennedict Mathurin concluded with 11. Myles Turner led the Pacers with 22 points.

Tyrese Haliburton, a star guard for the Pacers, was absent due to a hamstring injury and will also miss the following two contests, according to coach Rick Carlisle’s statement on Tuesday. Additionally, Indiana was benched for the majority of the second half due to Carlisle’s ejection in the early third quarter.

After three quarters, the Nuggets held a 12-point advantage; early in the fourth quarter, Jackson converted a layup to extend the lead to 95-82.

With 3:42 remaining, McConnell scored the next eleven points for Indiana, sparking a 21-7 surge that gave the Pacers a 103-102 lead. A successful challenge overturned the whistle for Jokic’s fourth personal charge of the evening, which was an offensive foul, and he proceeded to drain a 3-pointer that extended Denver’s lead by two points.

At 1:38 remaining, Jokic converted an inside basket to tie the game at 107. Murray scored after Turner missed a 3-point attempt, bringing the tally to 111-107.

With 27.9 seconds remaining, Siakam’s putback made the score 111-109, and Jokic completed the deal with a 3-pointer with 6.3 seconds remaining.

After Indiana held a 13-point lead in the second quarter, the Nuggets closed the gap at 62-54 with seven consecutive points by halftime.

Denver scored early in the third quarter and completed a 17-6 run with two technical fouls collected by Carlisle and two foul shots made by Caldwell-Pope.

The Nuggets maintained their dominance throughout the period and entered the fourth quarter up 93-81.