The Denver Nuggets have guard Russell Westbrook available to play Tuesday night for Game 5 of their first-round series with the Los Angeles Clippers.

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.

In one of the wildest endings in recent times, the Denver Nuggets dramatically evened the series against the Los Angeles Clippers. Aaron Gordon scored a sensational buzzer-beater dunk at the game’s last play.