While the practice of fouling an opponent when you're up by three with only seconds remaining in the game is a common strategy to prevent a potential game-tying three-pointer, Mark Daigneault, head coach of the Thunder, curiously took a different approach.

Mark Daigneault and the Oklahoma City Thunder entered Game 2 trailing Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets after a disappointing finish in their series opener, but they wouldn’t change their approach.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander did two things when he sank two free throws with 13.2 seconds remaining in Game 1 between his Oklahoma City Thunder and the Denver Nuggets. First, and most importantly in the moment,