For the Thunder, it was to foul up three and never give the Nuggets a chance at a decent look from the outside. For the Nuggets, it was to breathe in some final hopes to snatch Game 1. Chet Holmgren blinked first in the game of chicken.

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.

The Oklahoma City Thunder lost a heartbreaker in Game 1 of Round 2 to the Denver Nuggets after fouling up three went wrong. The OKC Thunder bench boss Mark Daigneault explained why he fouled up three