News from October 11.

Atlanta released Mario Bennett.

Orlando released Omar Cook.

Philadelphia released William Avery and Alvin Jones.

Washington released Rod Gizzard.


Pre-season games
Mil 84, Dal 77  at Mil
Tim Thomas (Mil) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals.
Marcus Haislip (Mil) had 20 points and 4 blocks.
Toni Kukoc (Mil) had 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists.
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 21 points and 9 rebounds.
Nick Van Exel (Dal) had 14 points.

Chi 87, Tor 79  at Chi
Jay Williams (Chi) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers.
Trenton Hassell (Chi) had 13 points and 8 rebounds.
Tyson Chandler (Chi) had 13 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Lindsey Hunter (Tor) had 21 points.
Vince Carter (Tor) had 15 points including 6-17 FG.
Chi shot 47.8% (33-69) FG and Tor shot 33.7% (30-89) FG.

Por 103, GS 88  at GS
Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 26 points including 12-18 FG and 11 rebounds.
Bonzi Wells (Por) had 20 points.
Damon Stoudamire (Por) had 13 points and 11 assists.
Antawn Jamison (GS) had 26 points and 6 rebounds.
Gilbert Arenas (GS) had 18 points including 7-11 FG and 12 assists.
Por shot 55.1% (43-78) FG and GS shot 42.4% (36-85) FG.

LAC 119, Sea 116 OT  at LAC
Mike Batiste (LAC) had 33 points.
Eric Piatkowski (LAC) had 19 points including 8-11 FG and 5 rebounds.
Corey Maggette (LAC) had 14 points and 7 rebounds.
Gary Payton (Sea) had 40 points including 18-29 FG and 7 assists.
Desmond Mason (Sea) had 24 points on 5-17 FG and 14-18 FT in 51 minutes.

LAL 95, Mem 87  at Little Rock, Arkansas
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 18 points and 6 turnovers.
Soumaila Samake (LAL) had 10 points on 5-7 FG and 13 rebounds.
Derek Fisher (LAL) had 13 points.
Stromile Swift (Mem) had 24 points including 10-17 FG and 9 rebounds.
Gordan Giricek (Mem) had 13 points and 5 assists.
LAL shot 9-14 FT and Mem shot 23-31 FT.

NJ 97, Pho 93  at NJ
Rodney Rogers (NJ) had 17 points including 7-9 FG.
Kenyon Martin (NJ) had 13 points including 6-8 FG, 9 rebounds, and 6
turnovers.
Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 11 points.
Shawn Marion (Pho) had 18 points and 5 rebounds.
Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 15 points including 6-8 FG and 5 turnovers.

Min 90, Mia 85  at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Troy Hudson (Min) had 19 points.
Loren Woods (Min) had 14 points on 7-8 FG and 7 rebounds.
Kevin Garnett (Min) had 10 points and 9 rebounds.
Mike James (Mia) had 13 points.
Vladimir Stepania (Mia) had 4 points on 2-7 FG, 16 rebounds including 7
offensive, and 3 blocks.
Min shot 26-35 FT and Mia shot 12-15 FT.