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Nuggets' coach returns to bench
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DENVER — Carmelo Anthony scored 23 points, Arron Affalo added 22 and the Denver Nuggets opened the season with a 110-88 win over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night in coach George Karl's return to the bench.
Chauncey Billups chipped in 14 points and eight assists, while newcomer Shelden Williams grabbed 16 rebounds.
Deron Williams had 17 points for the Jazz, who finished 8-0 in the preseason for the first time in franchise history.
Anthony, the subject of trade rumors all summer, and Karl received the loudest ovations in pregame introductions.
Karl missed the final two months of last season after being diagnosed with throat and neck cancer. In his absence, the Nuggets stumbled and were eliminated by Utah in the first round of the playoffs.
Before the game, Karl described his energy for his return as "childlike" but said he was hoping that after the contest "things will calm down and we get back to normal."
Karl was his calm and composed self on the bench, his team in no real danger of losing this contest after jumping out to a 27-point lead early in the third quarter. Billups, who needed stitches after biting his lip early in the game, and Nene were given the fourth quarter off.
Anthony has been mentioned in trade speculation since he brushed off a three-year, $65 million extension with the Nuggets in June. He was in his white jersey with powder blue and gold trim Wednesday, but this possibly could be his final opener with the team.
Paul Millsap had 15 points and Al Jefferson, acquired in a trade with Minnesota over the summer, finished with six. Jefferson said before the game that Utah's pick-and-roll system fits him "perfect" and that he hopes to thrive like Carlos Boozer and Karl Malone once did.
Andrei Kirilenko, who was held to two points, has had his name surface in rumors as part of a deal that would land him in Denver and Anthony with the New Jersey Nets. Kirilenko is scheduled to make almost $18 million this season in the final year of his contract, making him an obvious trade candidate.
But Kirilenko shrugged off the speculation at shootaround, saying he's been potentially traded "so many times, but I still wear a jazz uniform. I'm still here."
Gordon Hayward, who led Butler to the NCAA last season, made his pro debut in the first quarter. He finished with nine points in nearly 21 minutes.
It was a painful first quarter for the Nuggets. Billups bit through his lip and trotted off to get stitches and Nene was poked in the eye. Both weren't out for long.
Denver started the game on a 9-0 run and kept up the pressure, leading 60-40 at halftime.
The Nuggets remain banged-up in the front court with Kenyon Martin and Chris "Birdman" Andersen recovering from off-season knee surgeries that are expected to keep them sidelined for a while.
NHL
Chicago improved to 6-4-1. Los Angeles dropped to 6-3-0 after winning five of its previous six.
Justin Williams' first-period goal. The Kings outshot the Blackhawks 15-8 in the third period, pressuring Chicago until Patrick Sharp scored his NHL-leading ninth goal of the season with 2:05 remaining.
Blackhawks beat Los Angeles Kings
Durant, Thunder topple the Bulls
CHICAGO — Marty Turco made 33 saves, and Viktor Stalberg scored the deciding goal to help the Chicago Blackhawks snap a two-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over Los Angeles on Wednesday night.
NBA
Kevin Durant scored 30 points in a win over the Chicago Bulls. Durant and Russell Westbrook made a show with an 11-0 run at the end of the game
Turco, signed to a one-year contract to replace Antti Niemi in the offseason, allowed only
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A late game surge by Durant and team helped lead Oklahoma to victory
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Kevin Durant scored 30 points, Russell Westbrook added 28 points and 10 rebounds and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the newlook Chicago Bulls 106-95 on Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams.
Durant and Westbrook each powered down two-handed dunks during a late 11-0 surge that put the game away. Neither team had led by more than eight before Oklahoma City started pulling away in the final 3 minutes.
Westbrook raced down the court for his slam after Serge Ibaka swatted away Derrick Rose's shot, then turned it into a three-point play. The next trip down the court, Durant blew by Luol Deng for his own jam. Jeff Green's 3-pointer from the right corner made it 104-91 with 89 seconds left.
Rose scored 28 points to lead the Bulls in Tom Thibodeaux's debut as head coach. He had only four points in the final 21 minutes, his hot start cooled off by foul trouble.
Free agent acquisition Carlos Boozer sported a cast on his broken right hand, but the rest of the Bulls' overhauled roster kept it close throughout against reigning scoring champion Durant and the rest of the Thunder. Chicago brought in eight new players after last season's trip to the playoffs, while Daequan Cook was the only newcomer to get on the floor for Oklahoma City.
The Thunder got a brief scare at the end of the third quarter when Durant fell hard on his rear end after being called for charging into Chicago's Ronnie Brewer. He stayed down for a few moments before hobbling off the court. Trainers stretched his legs during the break between the quarters and then had him sit on an ice pack. Durant walked to the scorer's table to check into the game with only 3 minutes elapsed in the fourth quarter.
It wasn't long before he got fouled on the fast break and hit a pair of free throws to put Oklahoma City up 88-87, and the Thunder wouldn't trail again.
Rose answered Durant's jumper to get Chicago within 93-91 with 3:26 remaining, but Oklahoma City closed it out from there.
Jeff Green added 21 points and Eric Maynor scored 10 on a perfect shooting night — 3 for 3 from the field and 4 for 4 on free throws.
Joakim Noah had 19 points and 18 rebounds, Taj Gibson added 16 points and 11 rebounds and Deng scored 13 for Chicago.
Rose got the Bulls out to a hot start, hitting consecutive reverse layups in the midst of five made shots in a row, before heading to the bench with two first-quarter fouls. Oklahoma City then fired off a 13-4 run that featured dunks by Westbrook, Ibaka and Durant to finish the first quarter up by five.
When Rose returned, he immediately started digging the
Bulls out of an eight-point hole and put them back ahead 46-45 with a pair of free throws he earned by getting fouled on another reverse layup move.
The Thunder led 59-54 at halftime after Green scored 10 points in the final 2:38 before the break, but then gave up an 8-0 run to start the third quarter.
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