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.

The Denver Nuggets tied their first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers with a heart-pounding 101-99 victory on Saturday night. The game ended in dramatic fashion

The bearded engine who has been making the think-they-can, think-they-can Clippers go all season is now Denver’s problem, and the Clippers’ solution to just about everything.