News from October 22. Denver exercised their 13-14 options for Jordan Hamilton and Kenneth Faried. Detroit exercised their 13-14 options for Brandon Knight and Greg Monroe. Detroit released Jonny Flynn and Terrence Williams. Indiana exercised their 13-14 option for Paul George. Indiana released Sundiata Gaines, Blake Ahearn, and Luke Nevill. The LA Lakers released Chris Douglas-Roberts and Greg Somogyi. Oklahoma City released Walker Russell. Toronto released Jerel McNeal and Chris Wright. Preseason games Dal 87, NO 74 at Dal O.J. Mayo (Dal) had 13 points including 4-16 FG. Vince Carter (Dal) had 11 points and 7 rebounds. Robin Lopez (NO) had 14 points and 11 rebounds including 7 offensive. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 14 points including 4-12 FG and 9 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 6 points including 2-12 FG and 17 rebounds including 6 offensive. Dal shot 26-30 FT and NO shot 11-14 FT. NO out-rebounded Dal 62-40 including 20-4 offensive. Tor 104, Mil 95 at Tor DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 21 points including 7-10 FG. Andrea Bargnani (Tor) had 17 points. Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 15 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Monta Ellis (Mil) had 26 points and 5 rebounds. Mike Dunleavy (Mil) had 21 points and 5 rebounds. Tor shot 25-35 FT and Mil shot 15-16 FT. Phi 98, NY 90 at Syracuse, New York Thaddeus Young (Phi) had 22 points including 10-12 FG and 8 rebounds. Jason Richardson (Phi) had 23 points including 6-12 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Carmelo Anthony (NY) had 23 points including 7-23 FG, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Raymond Felton (NY) had 23 points including 5-7 3-pointers. Phi shot 54.2% (39-72) FG and NY shot 38% (30-79) FG. Phi shot 11-13 FT and NY shot 19-27 FT. Pho 103, Sac 88 at Pho Jared Dudley (Pho) had 25 points including 9-12 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Markieff Morris (Pho) had 14 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Thomas Robinson (Sac) had 17 points on 5-15 FG and 7-11 FT and 8 rebounds. Jason Thompson (Sac) had 14 points on 7-10 FG and 6 rebounds. Por 120, Uta 114 at Por Nicolas Batum (Por) had 27 points including 9-15 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 3 steals. Damian Lillard (Por) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Enes Kanter (Uta) had 18 points including 7-7 FG and 6 rebounds. Maurice Williams (Uta) had 15 points and 7 assists. LAC 88, GS 71 at LAC DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 18 points including 8-11 FG, 12 rebounds including 6 offensive, and 3 blocks. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. David Lee (GS) had 12 points including 5-15 FG and 9 rebounds. Jarrett Jack (GS) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Preseason Schedule for Tuesday, October 23 (All times Central) Miami at Charlotte 6:00 pm at Raleigh, North Carolina Indiana at Cleveland 6:00 pm Oklahoma City at Chicago 7:00 pm NBATV Phoenix at Golden State 9:30 pm Preseason Schedule for Wednesday, October 24 (All times Central) New York at Brooklyn 6:30 pm at Long Island, New York Orlando at Memphis 7:00 pm Houston at New Orleans 7:00 pm NBATV Dallas at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm at Wichita, Kansas Detroit at Minnesota 7:00 pm at Winnipeg, Canada Washington at Miami 7:30 pm at Kansas City, Missouri LA Lakers at LA Clippers 9:30 pm NBATV On the lighter side: Dallas coach Rick Carlisle when asked if their turnover problems were occurring more on the pass or receiving: "Yes and yes. We're having problems every which way. If we were a sex manual, we'd be a best seller." ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html