News from October 8. The LA Lakers released Dwayne Mitchell. Cleveland released Lance Allred and Michael Dickerson. Sacramento released Zhang Kai. Further examinations have revealed that Brendan Haywood will need to undergo surgery for a torn ligament in his right wrist. No word yet as to how long he will be out, but it is expected to be at least a month. Martell Webster (Por) has been diagnosed with a stress fracture in his left foot and is expected to be out at least 8 weeks. He will undergo further examinations to determine if he needs surgery. Preseason games Tor 113, NY 111 at Tor Chris Bosh (Tor) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Kris Humphries (Tor) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. David Lee (NO) had 22 points including 9-13 FG and 9 rebounds. Zach Randolph (NY) had 19 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists. Atl 100, Pho 96 at Pho Marvin Williams (Atl) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Josh Smith (Atl) had 18 points. Joe Johnson (Atl) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Shaquille O'Neal (Pho) had 21 points including 9-14 FG and 10 rebounds. Matt Barnes (Pho) had 12 points including 5-15 FG and 1-6 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Min 88, OKC 82 at Billings, Montana Rashad McCants (Min) had 15 points including 3-10 FG and 1-6 3-pointers. Al Jefferson (Min) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Corey Brewer (Min) had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Chris Wilcox (OKC) had 17 points. Damien Wilkins (OKC) had 19 points and 5 rebounds. Phi 98, Bos 92 at Amherst, Massachusetts Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 21 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 steals. Elton Brand (Phi) had 11 points. Louis Williams (Phi) had 27 points including 12-13 FT, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Leon Powe (Bos) had 12 points. Patrick O'Bryant (Bos) had 10 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Orl 118, Cha 80 at Orl Rashard Lewis (Orl) had 17 points. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 20 points including 8-10 FT, 8 rebounds, 5 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Mickael Pietrus (Orl) had 13 points. Jason Richardson (Cha) had 15 points including 4-11 FG and 3 steals. Gerald Wallace (Cha) had 18 points on 3-11 FG and 12-13 FT, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. NO 105, Ind 71 at Ind Chris Paul (NO) had 17 points including 9-10 FT, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Peja Stojakovic (NO) had 14 points. Melvin Ely (NO) had 12 points. T.J. Ford (Ind) had 15 points. Jarrett Jack (Ind) had 11 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 turnovers. NO shot 42.4% (36-85) FG and Ind shot 31.1% (23-74) FG. Was 89, Mem 80 at Mem JaVale McGee (Was) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Andre Blatche (Was) had 14 points and 5 turnovers. DerMarr Johnson (Was) had 11 points. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 21 points on 5-19 FG, 0-5 3-pointers, and 11-14 FT and 5 rebounds. Hakim Warrick (Mem) had 16 points on 3-9 FG and 10-14 FT, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Det 85, Mil 71 at Det Chauncey Billups (Det) had 12 points and 5 assists. Tayshaun Prince (Det) had 11 points. Arron Afflalo (Det) had 15 points including 6-7 FG and 5 rebounds. Charlie Villanueva (Mil) had 20 points. Malik Allen (Mil) had 18 points. GS 110, Por 95 at Por Andris Biedrins (GS) had 13 points including 5-6 FG and 5 rebounds. Kelenna Azubuike (GS) had 18 points including 7-10 FG. Brandan Wright (GS) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Rudy Fernandez (Por) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 6 steals, and 6 turnovers. Greg Oden (Por) had 14 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. GS shot 48.1% (39-81) FG and Por shot 36.9% (31-84) FG. Preseason Schedule for Thursday, October 9 (All times Central) New Jersey @ Miami 1:00 pm Dallas @ Chicago 7:30 pm San Antonio @ Houston 7:30 pm Phoenix @ Utah 8:00 pm LA Clippers @ LA Lakers 9:00 pm at Fresno, California ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html