News from October 16. Kevin Durant (OKC) underwent surgery on his right foot to repair a fractured bone at the base of his small toe. He is expected to be out 6 to 8 weeks. Milwaukee picked up their 15-16 options for Giannis Antetolounmpo and John Henson. Washington released Daniel Orton. Preseason Games Uta 119, LAL 86 at Anaheim, California Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 16 points and 4 steals. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 27 points including 7-13 FT and 5 rebounds. Jordan Hill (LAL) had 12 points including 5-7 FG and 14 rebounds including 5 offensive. Pho 121, SA 90 at Pho Goran Dragic (Pho) had 20 points including 9-14 FG, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Markieff Morris (Pho) had 17 points including 7-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Aron Baynes (SA) had 11 points and 5 rebounds. Austin Daye (SA) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. GS 104, Den 101 at Des Moines, Iowa Klay Thompson (GS) had 18 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. James Michael McAdoo (GS) had 20 points including 7-10 FG and 7 rebounds. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 18 points and 4 steals. Timofey Mozgov (Den) had 18 points and 6 rebounds. NO 120, OKC 86 at NO Anthony Davis (NO) had 28 points including 10-15 FG and 8 rebounds. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Jeremy Lamb (OKC) had 20 points including 8-22 FG and 1-6 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Steven Adams (OKC) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. NO shot 55.4% (46-83) FG and OKC shot 39.1% (34-87) FG. Chi 85, Atl 84 at Chi Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 29 points including 12-16 FT. Pau Gasol (Chi) had 11 points and 7 rebounds. Mike Scott (Atl) had 15 points. Dennis Schroeder (Atl) had 11 points and 6 assists. Bos 111, Phi 91 at Phi Avery Bradley (Bos) had 20 points including 6-9 3-pointers. Jared Sullinger (Bos) had 21 points including 8-10 FG and 4-6 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jeff Green (Bos) had 18 points. Elliot Williams (Phi) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Tony Wroten (Phi) had 17 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. ---- 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