Lue said getting off to a strong start will be key to beating the Nuggets at Denver’s Ball Arena. The Nuggets scored 16 points in the first five minutes in Game 2 and had 20 points in the first 4½ minutes of Game 3, leaving the Clippers scrambling to play catch-up.

For the Clippers, this fifth game is about tilting the odds back in their favor and the only way to do that is to win Game 5 in Denver on Tuesday night.