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.

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. The first two games lived up to the hype with the Nuggets taking Game 1 in overtime and the Clippers pulling out Game 2 in a thriller to send the series back to Los Angeles tied at 1-1.

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.