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INDIANAPOLIS — Third-year Pacers center Goga Bitadze thought he was a hard worker — then he met Terry Taylor.

"People don't realize, I was telling these other guys when we had the training camp we used to have two practices," Bitadze said. "And at night I used to come back to do recovery, and this guy was in there playing one-on-one full court. Just unbelievable."

Fast forward a few months and Taylor, an undrafted rookie, has gone from the fringes of the NBA to starting Wednesday night against Denver superstar and reigning MVP Nikola Jokic. The Nuggets prevailed for a 125-118 victory at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, but not before Taylor nearly helped Indiana make history.