After escaping with two wins in the first four games of their Western Conference playoff series, the Denver Nuggets had their best showing against the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 5 on Tuesday night thanks to Jamal Murray's 43-point night.

Murray makes eight 3-pointers on his way to 43 points, Russell Westbrook scores 21 off the bench and the Nuggets hand the Clippers a 131-115 defeat in Denver. Game 6 is Thursday in Inglewood.

After taking a 2-1 series deficit to the LA Clippers, many believed the Denver Nuggets were doomed to be a first-round exit. The Nuggets, on the other hand, did