News from October 6.

Charlotte picked up their 10-11 option for D.J. Augustin.

Portland released Quinton Hosley and Donell Taylor on October 2.

Houston signed Romel Beck on September 30.

Before training camp started, Cleveland signed Coby Karl, Andre Barrett,
Darryl Watkins, Russell Robinson, Rob Kurz, and Luke Nevill.


Chi 102, Uta 101  at London, England
Luol Deng (Chi) had 18 points and 5 assists.
Jannero Pargo (Chi) had 16 points including 6-17 FG and 5 assists.
James Johnson (Chi) had 18 points including the game winning baseliner at
the buzzer and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive.
Paul Millsap (Uta) had 18 points including 6-10 FT and 6 rebounds.
Wes Matthews (Uta) had 16 points including 3-4 3-pointers.

Was 101, Mem 92  at Richmond, Virginia
Antawn Jamison (Was) had 20 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.
Caron Butler (Was) had 15 points and 6 rebounds.
Andray Blatche (Was) had 13 points and 8 rebounds.
Zach Randolph (Mem) had 10 points and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive.
Mike Conley (Mem) had 12 points and 5 assists.
Was shot 29-43 FT and Mem shot 11-24 FT.

Cle 92, Cha 87  at Cle
LeBron James (Cle) had 15 points including 5-7 FG.
J.J. Hickson (Cle) had 15 points and 5 rebounds.
Nazr Mohammed (Cha) had 10 points and 8 rebounds.
D.J. Augustin (Cha) had 12 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals.

Phi 107, Tor 98  at London, England
Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 15 points, 8 assists, and 7 turnovers.
Louis Williams (Phi) had 17 points including 6-8 FG and 3 steals.
Marreese Speights (Phi) had 12 points including 5-16 FG and 9 rebounds.
Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 22 points including 9-14 FG.
Sonny Weems (Tor) had 10 points.

Hou 99, SA 85  at SA
Carl Landry (Hou) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 7 rebounds.
Chase Budinger (Hou) had 15 points including 7-10 FG.
Luis Scola (Hou) had 13 points.
DeJuan Blair (SA) had 16 points and 19 rebounds.
George Hill (SA) had 15 points.
Hou shot 49.4% (39-79) FG and SA shot 35.4% (29-82) FG.

Pho 111, Belegrade Partizan 80  at Pho
Jason Richardson (Pho) had 15 points and 3 steals.
Goran Dragic (Pho) had 16 points.
Jared Dudley (Pho) had 14 points and 3 steals.
Jan Vesely (Bel) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.
Aleksandar Maric (Bel) had 14 points and 6 rebounds.

Por 98, Sac 86  at Por
LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 20 points including 8-11 FG and 5 rebounds.
Greg Oden (Por) had 18 points including 10-12 FT and 9 rebounds.
Andre Miller (Por) had 16 points including 5-6 FG and 5 assists.
Jason Thompson (Sac) had 12 points and 7 rebounds.
Tyreke Evans (Sac) had 12 points and 5 rebounds.


Preseason Schedule for Wednesday, October 7  (All times Central)
  Philadelphia @ Toronto       6:00 pm
  Miami @ Orlando              6:00 pm
  New Orleans @ Atlanta        6:00 pm
  Milwaukee @ Detroit          6:30 pm
  Oklahoma City @ Memphis      7:00 pm
  Boston @ Houston             7:30 pm  at Hidalgo, Texas
  Portland @ Sacramento        9:00 pm
  Golden State @ LA Lakers     9:00 pm  at Anaheim, California


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