Jamal Murray erupted for 43 points and Russell Westbrook chipped in 21 in his return from a foot injury, sparking the Nuggets' 131-115 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night that gave Denver a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series.

The Nuggets also got 23 from Game 4 hero Aaron Gordon and Nikola Jokic's 21st career playoff triple-double (18 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists).Murray was 8 of 14 from beyond the arc and 17 of 26 overall.

Ivaca Zubac led the Clippers with a playoff career-high 27 points, Kawhi Leonard added 20 and Bogdan Bogdanovic added 18.

Game 6 is Thursday night at the Intuit Dome and another win by Denver would set up a second-round series against top-seeded Oklahoma City.

Westbrook, who sat out Game 4 with left foot inflammation, returned to action and scored 16 first-half points in 12 minutes. His return allowed Nuggets interim coach David Adelman who use his bench more after all five starters logged at least 42 minutes in Game 4.

The Clippers hadn't lost back-to-back games since March 4.