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. Harden, for reasons that are unclear, was not happy with what Braun did.

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

Kawhi Leonard led the way in Game 2, finishing with 39 points, five assists and three rebounds. As for James Harden, he scored 18 points on 7-for-17 shooting and 4-for-14 from deep to go with seven assists and three rebounds.