Flash forward to now, the Nuggets hold a 3-2 lead in their first-round series over the Los Angeles Clippers after Jamal Murray's 43-point performance in Game 5. With a chance to deliver the knockout punch in Game 6 in Los Angeles,

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.

Even with Nikola Jokic submitting a pedestrian scoring night in Game 5, t Nuggets still beat the L.A. Clippers.