The Denver Nuggets season is alive and well after back-to-back wins in their first-round series against the Los Angeles Clippers. The decisive 131-115 win in Game 5 of the series was aided in large part by Russell Westbrook.

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