News from October 13.

Philadelphia exercised their 09-10 options for Jason Smith and Thaddeus
Young.

Phoenix released Trey Johnson.


Preseason games
Atl 88, Cha 87  at Atl
Joe Johnson (Atl) had 17 points.
Josh Smith (Atl) had 16 points.
Zaza Pachulia (Atl) had 11 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 turnovers.
Jason Richardson (Cha) had 19 points including 8-11 FG.
Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 12 points including 4-11 FG and 5 rebounds.

Mem 103, Ind 95  at Mem
O.J. Mayo (Mem) had 26 points on 10-17 FG and 6-8 3-pointers and 5 steals.
Rudy Gay (Mem) had 16 points.
Marc Gasol (Mem) had 14 points and 10 rebounds.
T.J. Ford (Ind) had 18 points.
Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks.

OKC 110, Hou 104  at Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nick Collison (OKC) had 21 points including 9-10 FT.
Chris Wilcox (OKC) had 13 points, 14 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 4
steals.
Kevin Durant (OKC) had 16 points including 10-11 FT, 5 rebounds, 4 steals,
and 3 blocks.
Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 20 points on 9-14 FG.
Yao Ming (Hou) had 15 points, 16 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 3
blocks.


Preseason Schedule for Tuesday, October 14  (All times Central)
  Washington @ New Orleans      1:00 pm  at Berlin, Germany
  CSKA Moscow @ Toronto         6:00 pm
  San Antonio @ Detroit         6:00 pm  at Grand Rapids, Michigan
  Philadelphia @ New York       6:30 pm
  Boston @ Cleveland            6:30 pm
  LA Clippers @ Oklahoma City   7:00 pm
  Minnesota @ Chicago           7:30 pm


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