Nuggets interim coach David Adelman sensed one of Jamal Murray's patented playoff performances coming, and he was right on the money — just like his point guard. Murray's 43-point outburst powered Denver's 131-115 win over the Clippers on Tuesday night that handed Los Angeles its first back-to-back losses since March 4 and put the Nuggets one win away from a Round 2 matchup with Oklahoma City.

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.