James Harden introduced the free-throw merchant moniker to the NBA world's vocabulary when he mastered the art of drawing fouls as one of the best scorers a decade ago. It's been

The Denver Nuggets handed the Oklahoma City Thunder their first loss of this year's postseason thanks to an Aaron Gordon three-point make at the buzzer. They would not have been in position to do so without the excellence of Nikola Jokic.

The "free-throw merchant" chants are a bit ironic coming from Thunder fans since it's an accusation that has been made against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Gilgeous-Alexander ranked second in the NBA during the regular season with 8.8 free-throw attempts per game. Jokić was tied for seventh with 6.4 attempts per game.