There's something different about the Denver Nuggets when star guard Jamal Murray is firing on all cylinders. When Murray is feeling "it" like he was with an efficient 43 points in Tuesday night's pivotal Game 5 win to take a 3-2 series lead over the L.

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.

Jamal Murray is at his best when he’s at his worst, as usual. In Game 5, he led the Nuggets on a night when even Nikola Jokic was relatively quiet.