LA Clippers vs Denver Nuggets game player stats and box score for April 29 | 2025 NBA Playoffs Game 5
Jamal Murray's 43-point explosion on Tuesday pushed the Denver Nuggets to a 131-115 Game 5 win against the LA Clippers. The point guard scattered 19 points in the first half before capping off his heroics with a 13-point and three-assist night in the fourth quarter. The Nuggets can close out the series in Los Angeles with a victory in Game 6 on Thursday.
Nikola Jokic, happy to play second fiddle, contributed 13 points, 12 assists, 10 rebounds and two blocks. All Nuggets starters hit at least 11 points for their first decisive win of the series.
Kawhi Leonard went toe-to-toe with Nikola Jokic and finished with 20 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds. Ivica Zubac carried the scoring slack with 27 points after the Nuggets' defense held James Harden to 11.
LA Clippers vs Denver Nuggets player stats and box score
LA Clippers player stats and box score
Denver Nuggets player stats and box score
LA Clippers vs Denver Nuggets Game Summary
The LA Clippers returned to Mile High City on Tuesday for another clash with the Denver Nuggets. After losing 101-99 on Saturday via an Aaron Gordon putback slam, the Clippers looked to bounce back with another road win. LA hoped to return to Intuit Dome with a 3-2 series lead.
Gordon and Jamal Murray gave the Clippers a rude welcome. They combined for 18 first-quarter points to push the home team to an early 35-23 advantage. Nikola Jokic was his usual impressive self, scattering five points, six assists and three rebounds.
The Clippers offense had more bite in the second quarter than the first. Bogdan Bogdanovic came off the bench to deliver 10 points.
However, LA's vaunted defense hardly slowed down the Nuggets, who got 11 points and an assist from Russell Westbrook in the period. LA played better but still trailed 59-67 at halftime.
Jamal Murray sustained his first-half excellence with an 11-point and two-assist burst in the third quarter. He opened the period with back-to-back 3-pointers to key Denver's sizzling start to the second half. A triple by Christian Braun with 2.1 seconds remaining pushed the Nuggets' lead to 99-83 entering the fourth quarter.
The Nuggets' star point guard resumed his dominating form by dropping 13 points and three assists in the final 12 minutes. Murray's scorching hot form pushed the home team to a comfortable 131-115 Game 5 win.
