LOS ANGELES: Rookie Jamal Murray had 16 points, seven rebounds and six assists, and the Denver Nuggets rallied past the Los Angeles Lakers, 101-97 on Friday night.
Murray, the No. 7 pick from Kentucky, had nine points, five rebounds and five assists in the fourth quarter, when the Nuggets outscored the Lakers 29-17 to improve to 2-0.
D’Angelo Russell had 21 points for the Lakers.
Nuggets: Will Barton scored 20 points. ... Jusuf Nurkic had 18 points and 14 rebounds. ... Wilson Chandler finished with 15 points and eight rebounds.
Lakers: No. 2 pick Brandon Ingram, coming off an 0-for-5 debut, had six points on 2-of-8 shooting. ... Yi Jianlian, the former lottery pick from China trying to return to the NBA, shot 1 for 6 in 10 minutes. ... Metta World Peace started and was scoreless in six minutes. ... Jordan Clarkson had 15 points.
Up next: Denver and Los Angeles meet again Sunday in Ontario, California.
Trail Blazers 115 Suns 110: In Portland, Oregon, Shabazz Napier came off the bench for 20 points as Portland improved to 2-0.
Damian Lillard scored 18 points, playing 24 minutes.
Devin Booker, a first-time All-Rookie selection last season, made 15 of 23 shots and scored 34 points for Phoenix.
Suns: Rookie Marquese Chriss scored 16 points, shooting 7 for 13. ... Brandon Knight and TJ Warren both had 14 points. ... Dragan Bender, the No. 4 pick, scored five points and shot 2 for 6.
Trail Blazers: Evan Turner and Noah Vonleh scored 14 points each, and Vonleh added 14 rebounds. ... CJ McCollum scored 13 points but shot 6 for 19.
Up next: Phoenix (1-2) visits Utah on Wednesday. Portland (2-0) visits the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.
Lawyer for Derrick Rose seeks mistrial
A lawyer for Derrick Rose asked a judge to declare a mistrial in a lawsuit that accuses the NBA star and two friends of raping his ex-girlfriend while she was incapacitated.
Attorney Mark Baute complained Friday in Los Angeles federal court that the woman who filed suit had failed to turn over a profane text message from the morning of the alleged incident in 2013.
The text was part of a longer exchange the woman sent Rose after she said she blacked out from drinking and possibly from a drug.
Rose testified that he believes he did nothing wrong. He says he interpreted the ex-girlfriend’s text messages earlier in the day as consent to have sex with her later that night.
The judge says he’ll consider the mistrial issue Tuesday when the Knicks point guard is expected back on the stand after a preseason game Monday in New York.
Murray, the No. 7 pick from Kentucky, had nine points, five rebounds and five assists in the fourth quarter, when the Nuggets outscored the Lakers 29-17 to improve to 2-0.
D’Angelo Russell had 21 points for the Lakers.
Nuggets: Will Barton scored 20 points. ... Jusuf Nurkic had 18 points and 14 rebounds. ... Wilson Chandler finished with 15 points and eight rebounds.
Lakers: No. 2 pick Brandon Ingram, coming off an 0-for-5 debut, had six points on 2-of-8 shooting. ... Yi Jianlian, the former lottery pick from China trying to return to the NBA, shot 1 for 6 in 10 minutes. ... Metta World Peace started and was scoreless in six minutes. ... Jordan Clarkson had 15 points.
Up next: Denver and Los Angeles meet again Sunday in Ontario, California.
Trail Blazers 115 Suns 110: In Portland, Oregon, Shabazz Napier came off the bench for 20 points as Portland improved to 2-0.
Damian Lillard scored 18 points, playing 24 minutes.
Devin Booker, a first-time All-Rookie selection last season, made 15 of 23 shots and scored 34 points for Phoenix.
Suns: Rookie Marquese Chriss scored 16 points, shooting 7 for 13. ... Brandon Knight and TJ Warren both had 14 points. ... Dragan Bender, the No. 4 pick, scored five points and shot 2 for 6.
Trail Blazers: Evan Turner and Noah Vonleh scored 14 points each, and Vonleh added 14 rebounds. ... CJ McCollum scored 13 points but shot 6 for 19.
Up next: Phoenix (1-2) visits Utah on Wednesday. Portland (2-0) visits the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday.
Lawyer for Derrick Rose seeks mistrial
A lawyer for Derrick Rose asked a judge to declare a mistrial in a lawsuit that accuses the NBA star and two friends of raping his ex-girlfriend while she was incapacitated.
Attorney Mark Baute complained Friday in Los Angeles federal court that the woman who filed suit had failed to turn over a profane text message from the morning of the alleged incident in 2013.
The text was part of a longer exchange the woman sent Rose after she said she blacked out from drinking and possibly from a drug.
Rose testified that he believes he did nothing wrong. He says he interpreted the ex-girlfriend’s text messages earlier in the day as consent to have sex with her later that night.
The judge says he’ll consider the mistrial issue Tuesday when the Knicks point guard is expected back on the stand after a preseason game Monday in New York.
