News from October 17.

Kevin Love (Min) suffered a broken bone in his right hand and is expected
to be out 6 to 8 weeks.

Atlanta released Carldell Johnson.

Boston signed Leandro Barbosa.

Phoenix released Othyus Jeffers.

Sacramento exercised their 13-14 options for DeMarcus Cousins and Jimmer
Fredette.

Toronto exercised their 13-14 option for Ed Davis.


Preseason games
Pho 100, Dal 94  at Dal
Jared Dudley (Pho) had 16 points on 7-9 FG.
Goran Dragic (Pho) had 12 points and 6 assists.
Chris Kaman (Dal) had 16 points.
Vince Carter (Dal) had 15 points and 7 rebounds.

Tor 104, Was 101  at Tor
Landry Fields (Tor) had 15 points.
Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 14 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals.
Trevor Booker (Was) had 12 points on 6-8 FG.
Martell Webster (Was) had 11 points and 5 rebounds.

Phi 113, Cle 99  at Phi
Nick Young (Phi) had 19 points and 5 rebounds.
Maalik Wayns (Phi) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 5 turnovers.
Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 23 points including 3-4 3-pointers.
Daniel Gibson (Cle) had 18 points.

Hou 109, Mem 102  at Hou
Kevin Martin (Hou) had 22 points including 8-11 FG and 4-5 3-pointers.
Patrick Patterson (Hou) had 17 points and 6 rebounds.
Mike Conley (Mem) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 3 steals.
Rudy Gay (Mem) had 13 points including 4-16 FG and 7 rebounds.

GS 98, Sac 88  at Sac
Stephen Curry (GS) had 19 points and 5 rebounds.
David Lee (GS) had 16 points including 5-18 FG and 14 rebounds.
Isaiah Thomas (Sac) had 13 points including 3-9 FG and 6 turnovers.
Jason Thompson (Sac) had 11 points and 7 rebounds.
GS shot 45.6% (36-79) FG and Sac shot 33.3% (25-75) FG.

Por 97, Den 80  at Por
Wesley Matthews (Por) had 19 points.
LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 14 points.
Kenneth Faried (Den) had 17 points including 7-11 FG and 11 rebounds.
Andre Miller (Den) had 9 points and 5 rebounds.
Por shot 10-15 FT and Den shot 24-31 FT.

LAC 96, Uta 94  at LAC
Blake Griffin (LAC) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 steals.
Jamal Crawford (LA) had 18 points including 10-11 FT.
DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 11 points on 3-9 FG and 5-13 FT, 16 rebounds
including 7 offensive, and 3 blocks.
Randy Foye (Uta) had 17 points including 4-8 3-pointers.
Enes Kanter (Uta) had 14 points and 9 rebounds.


Preseason Schedule for Thursday, October 18  (All times Central)
  New Orleans at Atlanta         6:30 pm
  Detroit at Miami               6:30 pm
  Memphis at Milwaukee           7:00 pm  at La Crosse, Wisconsin
  Boston at Brooklyn             7:00 pm  TNT

Preseason Schedule for Friday, October 19  (All times Central)
  New York at Toronto            6:00 pm  at Montreal, Canada
  Indiana at Orlando             6:00 pm
  Philadelphia at Brooklyn       6:30 pm  NBATV
  Minnesota at Chicago           7:00 pm
  Phoenix at Oklahoma City       7:00 pm  at Tulsa, Oklahoma
  Sacramento at LA Lakers        9:00 pm  at Las Vegas, Nevada
  Golden State at Portland       9:00 pm  NBATV


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