With around six seconds remaining in the second quarter, Christian Braun committed a strategic foul on James Harden. Denver had a foul to give, so the idea was to force the Clippers to inbound the ball again and try to get a shot off against a set defense.

Zach Zarba announces: – tech on James Harden – tech on Norman Powell – tech on Kris Dunn – tech on Nikola Jokic – tech on Aaron Gordon – tech on

When the LA Clippers and Denver Nuggets drew each other for their first-round playoff matchup, fans started salivating over the idea of some of the league's top stars going at it in a seven-game series.