Jamal Murray called the NBA play-offs “fun” and “pure competition” after scoring 43 points to help the Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday.
Nikola Jokic added 13 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds for his third triple-double of the series. “I’m playing with an all-time great,” Murray told ESPN of Jokic.
“Everybody wants to play hard and everyone is playing for something. I have my teammates’ backs and they have mine. It’s just fun basketball.”
101GreatGoals.com has all the latest details on the NBA playoff results 2025, including the bracket and standings after the latest fixtures.
HALIBURTON LAYUP FOR THE GAME AND THE SERIES!!!
PACERS MOVING ON. pic.twitter.com/K5KkvAFaot
— NBA (@NBA) April 30, 2025
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Indiana Pacers 119-118 Milwaukee Bucks
Tyrese Haliburton’s 26 points included the go-ahead layup with 1.4 seconds remaining in overtime as the Pacers sealed a 4-1 series victory over the Bucks in dramatic fashion.
“We made plays when we needed to,” said Haliburton. “That’s part of the resilience of this group and what we’ve proven all year. It wasn’t pretty, but we’ll take it.”
Boston Celtics 120-89 Orlando Magic
Celtics clinched their series against Magic, extending their lead to 4-1 with the help of 35 points from Jayson Tatum and 23 for Jaylen Brown to condemn their opponents to a sixth straight consecutive first-round series exit since 2010/11.
“We can win in multiple different ways with multiple different line-ups,” Tatum said. “We adapt and figure it out. You can’t really ride the emotional rollercoaster of the play-offs – you’ve got to stay poised.”
TATUM COMES UP BIG TO CLINCH THE SERIES 🙌
☘️ 35 PTS
☘️ 10 AST
☘️ 8 REB
☘️ 4-5 3PM@celtics will face winner of Pistons/Knicks. pic.twitter.com/DiJtwBvyZT— NBA (@NBA) April 30, 2025
Denver Nuggets 131-15 LA Clippers
Denver’s second consecutive win in the series put them 3-2 ahead against the Clippers, with Aaron Gordon contributing 23 points for the victors and Ivica Zubac top-scoring for their opponents with 27.
“This was not good enough – this was not our standard,” said Clippers interim coach David Adelman. The teams meet again in Inglewood on Thursday (22:00 ET).
JAMAL MURRAY PUT ON SHOW IN A PIVOTAL GAME 5!
🔥 43 PTS
🔥 8 3PM
🔥 7 AST
🔥 3 STL
🔥 17-26 FGM (65.4%)His 6th-career 40+ point postseason game leaves the @nuggets 1 win away from advancing! pic.twitter.com/NSDYhnyku4
— NBA (@NBA) April 30, 2025
Detroit Pistons 106-103 New York Knicks
The Knicks led until the third quarter at Madison Square Garden but their lead has been reduced to 3-2 over the Pistons, for whom Cade Cunningham top-scored with 24 points.
Detroit coach JB Bickerstaff praised a “phenomenal” defensive display by Ausar Thompson, who also scored 22 points, while OG Anunoby led the Knicks with 19. The teams meet again in Detroit on Thursday (19:30).
NBA playoffs 2025 bracket, standings
The Pacers set up a Conference East semi-final against the Cleveland Cavaliers, while the Celtics will face the Knicks or Pistons.
Here’s how the bracket looked before the play-off games on April 30.
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