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.

James Harden leads the Clippers to a statement win over the Nuggets in Game 3, dropping 20 first-half points in a “killer” team effort.

James Harden and other former Philadelphia 76ers lead the Los Angeles Clippers past the Denver Nuggets in Game 3 of their series.