News from October 22. The NBA suspended Jason Richardson (GS) for the first 3 games of the season for his conviction this summer of misdemeanor domestic violence. Jerry Stackhouse (Was) undersent surgery on his right knee to remove scar tissue. No timetable for his return has been set. Orlando released Jeryl Sasser. Portland signed Vladimir Stepania to a 2 year contract. The 2nd year is at Stepania's option. Portland released Scott Padgett. Indiana exercised their 04-05 options for Jamaal Tinsley and Primoz Brezec. The LA Clippers released Tremaine Fowlkes. Milwaukee released Antonio Meeking. New Jersey released Jonathan Kerner and Larry Lewis. Philadelphia released Sam Clancy. Seattle exercised their 04-05 option for Vladimir Radmanovic. Sacramento released Brandin Knight, Roberto Bergersen, Mark Strickland, and Phil Ricci. Detroit released Derrick Zimmerman and Justin Hamilton. Preseason games Sac 121, Dal 99 at Sac Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 25 points including 4-6 FG and 7 rebounds. Doug Christie (Sac) had 15 points, 5 assists, and 5 steals. Mike Bibby (Sac) had 15 points and 7 assists. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Antoine Walker (Dal) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Bos 96, Min 80 at Bos Eric Williams (Bos) had 18 points including 5-7 FG. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 14 points including 4-11 FG, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Gary Trent (Min) had 14 points including 6-8 FG and 7 rebounds. Kevin Garnett (Min) had 10 points including 5-16 FG and 11 rebounds. Cle 108, Was 92 at Cle Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 25 points including 10-14 FG and 9 rebounds. LeBron James (Cle) had 19 points and 8 assists. Gilbert Arenas (Was) had 29 points including 10-11 FT. Kwame Brown (Was) had 16 points. Atl 91, Orl 83 at Orl Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) had 20 points including 8-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Theo Ratliff (Atl) had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Shammond Williams (Orl) had 17 points. Gordan Giricek (Orl) had 14 points. Atl shot 52.2% (36-69) FG and Orl shot 37% (30-81) FG. Hou 102, Den 79 at Hou Yao Ming (Hou) had 29 points including 11-14 FG and 9 rebounds. Steve Francis (Hou) had 15 points. Andre Miller (Den) had 17 points. Francisco Elston (Den) had 9 points and 10 rebounds. SA 103, NO 79 at SA Shane Heal (SA) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Tim Duncan (SA) had 11 points, 12 rebounds, and 4 blocks. David Wesley (NO) had 14 points. David West (NO) had 12 points on 2-3 FG and 8-10 FT. Por 109, Pho 98 at Por Zach Randolph (Por) had 25 points including 11-16 FG, 10 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Stephon Marbury (Pho) had 26 points including 11-17 FG. Amare Stoudemire (Pho) had 22 points on 7-11 FG and 8-10 FT, 9 rebounds, 4 steals, and 9 turnovers. Sea 110, GS 91 at Sea Vladimir Radmanovic (Sea) had 17 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Jerome James (Sea) had 15 points including 6-7 FG, 5 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Mike Dunleavy (GS) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Erick Dampier (GS) had 14 points and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive.