The Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers are meeting in one of the most intriguing matchups in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs. Through five games, the series has lived up to the hype as the Nuggets have a 3-2 lead after a 131-115 win in Game 5 on Tuesday night. Game 6 is back in Los Angeles on Thursday night.

The Denver Nuggets hosted the Los Angeles Clippers for Game 5 of their first-round NBA playoff series at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, on Tuesday, April 29, 2025. Denver won 131-115.

The LA Clippers entered Denver in a must-win Game 5 against the Nuggets on Tuesday night, instead, they put up one of their most disappointing games of the season. From the moment the game began, the Clippers looked like a team lacking the hustle to win a game.