That Murray showed up on Tuesday night, dropped 43 on the Clippers, sparked a comfortable 131-115 win, and now the Nuggets are one game away from advancing to the second round. Denver’s offense had its best game of the series and now leads 3-2, heading back to Southern California for Game 6 on Thursday night.

Jamal Murray erupted for 43 points and Russell Westbrook chipped in 21 in his return from a foot injury, sparking the Nuggets’ 131-115 win over the Los Angeles Clippers Tuesday night that gave Denver

After a quiet night from Jamal Murray last time out, the Nuggets star had his best performance of the series so far in Game 5. He put up 43 points on 17-of-26 from the field and 8-of-14 from deep. It marked Murray's 19th playoff game with 30 or more and he passed Denver legend Alex English for the second-most 30-point playoff games in Nuggets history.