There's something different about the Denver Nuggets when star guard Jamal Murray is firing on all cylinders. When Murray is feeling "it" like he was with an efficient 43 points in Tuesday night's pivotal Game 5 win to take a 3-2 series lead over the L.

Murray's 43-point explosion on Tuesday gave Denver a 3-2 series lead on the Clippers and evoked memories of the 2023 championship run.

All of them have been All-Stars except Jamal Murray. Individual accolades are cool, but all that stuff goes out the window when it's time to step in between those lines. Murray's regular-season production has been steady,