INGLEWOOD, Calif. — In a parallel universe, Aaron Gordon wasn’t in the right place at the right time to dunk Nikola Jokic’s airball at the buzzer, because he wasn’t on the court at all.

Clippers guard James Harden, and Nuggets center Nikola Jokic were among six players hit with technical fouls during Game 4.

James Harden and Denver's Christian Braun tangled in the final seconds before halftime, triggering a skirmish that resulted in six technical fouls between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Nuggets in Game But the referees decided there was no closed fist punch thrown and assessed six technicals,