Former Duke basketball guard Gary Trent Jr. (Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports)
A former Duke basketball standout torched the defending champions on Monday night.
Into the early hours of Tuesday morning on the East Coast, a former Duke basketball star went to work on the defending NBA Champions.
Gary Trent Jr. torched the Los Angeles Lakers (2-2) as his Portland Trail Blazers (2-1) picked up its biggest win of the young season, 115-107.
The former Blue Devil exploded for 28 points in just 24 minutes on 10-of-14 shooting from the floor and 7-of-11 shooting from 3-point range.