Indiana @ Denver preview

Last Meeting ( Dec 10, 2017 ) Denver 116, Indiana 126

The Denver Nuggets used a stunning comeback in the final minute of regulation on Sunday to force overtime in a win over Milwaukee, keeping them in the race for a playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Nuggets will try to keep the pressure on the teams above them in the standings and post a third consecutive victory when they host the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday.

Denver is sitting in the No. 9 spot in the West, one game behind eighth-place New Orleans, after rallying from an eight-point deficit in the final minute and winning its second straight overtime contest. "You keep playing," Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray told reporters. "You play until there are all zeroes on the clock. There's always a chance, and if you want to be a championship-type team, you have to play to the end. You can't give up and say, 'It's over now,' or give in to the situation. You've got to make the situation happen." The Pacers just finished beating one Western Conference team with playoff aspirations, posting a 111-104 road win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday. Indiana has won its last five games to move into the No. 5 spot in the East, one-half game behind fourth-place Philadelphia, and looks to complete a sweep of its four-game road trip on Tuesday.

TV: 9 p.m. ET, FS Indiana, Altitude (Denver)

ABOUT THE PACERS (46-31): All-Star guard Victor Oladipo was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the third time this season on Monday after averaging 26 points in three games. Oladipo capped the week by scoring 30 points on 11-of-17 shooting against the Clippers and adding a season-high 12 assists. "My teammates did a great job of stepping up and doing great things today, making shots," Oladipo told reporters. "Darren Collison has been great down the stretch, and Myles (Turner) played awesome. (Thaddeus Young), and Bojan (Bogdanovic) hit a big shot down the stretch as well. It's huge for us when guys step up and play like that, so we're really good when we do that."

ABOUT THE NUGGETS (42-35): Murray scored 18 of his 27 points on Sunday in the fourth quarter and overtime, and he made the key offensive and defensive plays at the end of regulation when he stole an inbounds pass, was fouled while shooting a 3-pointer and made all three free throws with 2.8 seconds remaining. "No pressure. That's my favorite shot," Murray told reporters of the free throws. "I talk about meditation and being calm and composed and all that - I couldn’t wait to go up to the line and hit them." Star center Nikola Jokic is stepping up as well, as he has averaged 29 points and 15 rebounds over his last three games.

BUZZER BEATERS

1. Turner scored 24 points on Sunday, snapping a string of four straight games in single digits.

2. Nuggets SF Wilson Chandler (nasal fracture) sat out Sunday and is day-to-day.

3. Indiana beat Denver at home 126-116 in overtime on Dec. 10 behind 47 points from Oladipo.

PREDICTION: Nuggets 121, Pacers 117