{
  "id": 18826938,
  "title": "Pacers can't overcome abysmal first half in 114-102 loss to Nuggets in Mexico city",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/pacers-cant-overcome-abysmal-first-half-in-114-102-loss-to-nuggets-in",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-08T00:48:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/pacers-cant-overcome-abysmal-first-004824905.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "INDIO SPRINGS, EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA (AP) -- The Indiana Pacers, despite a late rally, fell to the Denver Nuggets 114-102 in a preseason game at Arena CDMX on Saturday. The deficit they started in the first half proved too much as they trailed by as many as 27 points and fell to 3-7. Nikola Jokic shined for the Nuggets with 19 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists, while Cam Johnson contributed 18 points. For the Pacers, Pascal Siakam led with 23 points, breaking the 17,000-point milestone, and Larry Nance Jr. had 15 points on five 3-pointers. Ivica Zubac had 10 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists.",
  "summary": "The Pacers shot 33.3% and fell behind by as many as 27 points in the first half before losing 114-102 to Nuggets in Mexico City",
  "key_points": [
    "Pacers trail by 27 points in first half",
    "Nikola Jokic leads Nuggets with 19 points, 13 rebounds",
    "Pascal Siakam becomes 17,000-point scorer for Pacers"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Early scoring deficits are exposing fundamental defensive gaps for the Pacers as they struggle to maintain consistency during their preseason campaign.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Nuggets beat the Pacers 114-102 in Mexico City behind Nikola Jokic’s 19 points",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/nuggets-beat-the-pacers-114-102-in-mexico-city-behind-nikola-jokics",
        "published": "2026-11-08T00:59:46.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}