Schroder and Rose make almost identical tough layups on back-to-back possessions near the end of the game

Erik Stevenson taps the ball to himself in mid-court and scores the clutch layup Payton Sandford with the clutch 3 to cut the lead to 1 With 21 seconds remaining in regulation the Nuggets try to score and Bryce Hopkins scores off his own miss The Thunder miss game-tying 3s

Jaden Springer with the strong layup finish splits the defense in mid-air and scores despite being bodied with replays

Emanuel Sharp grabs the board goes coast to coast and gets fouled He hits the 1 for 2 free throw and later on hits a deep 3Players from both teams seem to be rushing with the ball as there is only one functioning shot clock on the floor

The Rockets with hustle defense against Mikel Brown Jr force a jumpball and the Rockets' bench gets loud liking the effort with a replay

With 13 seconds remaining Kobe Sanders wisely the ball bounce and when it is close enough he quickly grabs it and scores the buzzer-beater finger roll to end the 1st half with a replay

Ruben Nembhard Jr makes the tough layup steals the ball and makes a fastbreak layup