News from October 15.

New Jersey signed Lonnie Jones.

Moochie Norris (Hou) dislocated his right pinky finger and is expected to
be out 3 weeks.


Pre-season games
Det 106, Dal 102  at Det
Richard Hamilton (Det) had 18 points on 4-13 FG and 10-13 FT and 6 rebounds.
Chucky Atkins (Det) had 16 points including 5-6 FG.
Mehmet Okur (Det) had 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 37 points including 14-24 FG and 4-7 3-pointers and
9 rebounds.
Raef LaFrentz (Dal) had 13 points and 5 rebounds.
Det shot 27-40 FT and Dal shot 14-18 FT.

NJ 104, Bos 92  at NJ
Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 14 points and 6 rebounds.
Lucious Harris (NJ) had 14 points.
Rodney Rogers (NJ) had 14 points.
Paul Pierce (Bos) had 21 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 8 rebounds.
Antoine Walker (Bos) had 14 points and 5 rebounds.
NJ shot 32-42 FT and Bos shot 16-22 FT.

Min 127, Chi 101  at Min
Kevin Garnett (Min) had 27 points including 12-15 FG, 8 rebounds, 9 assists,
and 3 blocks.
Troy Hudson (Min) had 15 points and 6 assists.
Marc Jackson (Min) had 14 points and 9 rebounds.
Jamal Crawford (Chi) had 18 points and 5 assists.
Jay Williams (Chi) had 17 points.
Min shot 59.5% (50-84) FG and Chi shot 41.3% (33-80) FG.

Tor 93, Cle 76  at Columbus, Ohio
Jelani McCoy (Tor) had 18 points on 9-10 FG and 6 rebounds.
Vince Carter (Tor) had 19 points including 7-10 FT, 7 rebounds, 3 steals,
and 3 blocks.
Alvin Williams (Tor) had 10 points and 6 assists.
Ricky Davis (Cle) had 13 points.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 12 points including 5-15 FG.

Hou 96, SA 93  at Hou
Cuttino Mobley (Hou) had 22 points including 9-12 FG, 6 rebounds, 5 steals,
and 9 turnovers.
Kenny Thomas (Hou) had 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Terence Morris (Hou) had 12 points.
Tim Duncan (SA) had 14 points and 10 rebounds.
Tony Parker (SA) had 15 points.

Orl 103, NO 90  at Orl
Mike Miller (Orl) had 20 points including 7-11 FG and 4-6 3-pointers.
Grant Hill (Orl) had 15 points and 5 assists.
Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 12 points.
Jamaal Magloire (NO) had 17 points and 8 rebounds.
Stacey Augmon (NO) had 13 points.
Orl shot 51.3% (39-76) FG and NO shot 40.8% (29-71) FG.

NY 89, Uta 83  at Uta 
Allan Houston (NY) had 24 points including 9-13 FG.
Kurt Thomas (NY) had 23 points including 9-11 FT and 5 rebounds.
Karl Malone (Uta) had 16 points and 6 rebounds.
Matt Harpring (Uta) had 16 points and 6 rebounds.

Was 87, Den 82  at Fayetteville, North Carolina
Jerry Stackhouse (Was) had 29 points including 12-14 FT, 3 steals, and 7
turnovers.
Kwame Brown (Was) had 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Tyronn Lue (Was) had 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.
James Posey (Den) had 20 points.
Juwan Howard (Den) had 11 points.