Harrington had no trouble against Denver's small frontcourt, making several easy layups and wide-open jumpers. He went 11-of-15 from the floor for Indiana, which shot 47 percent (37-of-78).
 Jalen Rose had his all-around game working on Wednesday night. William R. Sallaz NBAE/Getty Images |
Miller finished with 17 points on 5-of-11 shooting as the Pacers placed five players in double figures.
The Pacers held a 71-68 edge heading to the fourth quarter but put away the game with a 10-0 run that made it 89-73 with 4:07 left.
The Nuggets finally scored on a pair of free throws by George McCloud with 3:52 left.
Denver attempted to get back in the game by throwing up four consecutve 3-ponters, but was woefully short on each en route to its fourth consecutive loss.
The Nuggets finished 5-of-27 (18.5 percent) from 3-point range.
The 10-0 burst began when Nuggets forward Scott Williams was whistled for a technical foul after slapping Jalen Rose with 7:36 remaining.
It was the second consecutive game that a mistake by Williams put the game out of reach for Denver.
In Sunday's 105-98 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, Williams collided with teammate Raef LaFrentz on a rebound, leading to Devean George's go-ahead basket.
Nick Van Exel led the Nuggets with 20 points on 8-of-23 shooting. Denver went just 34 percent (32-for-93) from the field.
"It was frustrating, especially when our shots were not falling tonight," Van Exel said. "I got some good looks, but they just didn't fall. They shot the lights out. We went up 6-0 and they came back and scored the next eight.
"When we won those six games, the inside presence was no bg deal. "But after losing four in a row, it's a big deal. We have to go out there and get it done."
Van Exel also was whistled for two quick technicals after arguing with referee Joe Crawford with 4:07 left.
"The whole game was frustrating for us," Nuggets coach Dan Issel said. "We're just shooting perimeter shots. If we could shoot 43-45 percent from the field, we would have a chance to win. But when you shoot 35 percent, you have no chance."
The Pacers suffered a 96-90 loss to Portland on Tuesday, but Issel said they did not look like a team playing on back-to-back nights. The Nuggets had not played since Sunday.
Denver scored the first six points of the game, but Indiana answered by scoring six of its next seven baskets on the fast break.
"We gave up 31 fast-break points," Issel said. "We looked like the team who played last night. We weren't playing baselne to baseline. We were just playing free throw line to free throw line."