Jamal Murray, Russell Westbrook Spark The Nuggets' 131-115 Win Over The Clippers

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.

Murray was 17-of-26 shooting, including 8 for 14 from long range.

"Tonight, he played great," Kawhi Leonard said. "He came out, made shots, got hot, found his teammates and we pretty much couldn't stop him. He played amazing. Russ Westbrook came in and played great, as well."

Westbrook scored 21 points in his return from a left foot injury, including 16 of them in 12 first-half minutes as Denver led wire-to-wire.