For one half and an overtime, Murray was exactly the player the Nuggets needed him to be to pull off a Game 1 win.

Kawhi Leonard scored 39 points on 15-of-19 shooting and the Los Angeles Clippers evened their first-round playoff series against the Nuggets with a 105-102 win in Denver.

The Nuggets' star was guarding Norman Powell at the top of the three-point line when the Clippers' forward turned to drive to his left. Murray, who was out of position, picked Powell off the ground with one arm and was called for the foul.