News from October 21. Atlanta released Jarell Eddie and Dexter Pittman. Boston released Rodney McGruder, Erik Murphy, and Christian Watford. Dallas released Eric Griffin and Yuki Togashi. Denver released Jerrelle Benimon, Quincy Miller, and Marcus Williams. Memphis released Earl Clark and Hassan Whiteside. Orlando signed Nikola Vucevic to a 4 year, $54 million contract extension. Washington signed John Lucas to a 1 year contract. Preseason Games GS 125, LAC 107 at GS Stephen Curry (GS) had 27 points including 9-13 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Marreese Speights (GS) had 10 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Jared Cunningham (LAC) had 23 points including 9-12 FT and 6 turnovers. J.J. Redick (LAC) had 21 points. GS shot 59% (46-78) FG and LAC shot 38.6% (32-83) FG. Pho 114, LAL 108 OT at Anaheim, California Isaiah Thomas (Pho) had 26 points including 12-13 FT. Gerald Green (Pho) had 21 points including 5-15 FG and 4-9 3-pointers. Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 27 points and 5 turnovers. Wesley Johnson (LAL) had 15 points including 3-3 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 8 turnovers. Por 93, Den 75 at Boulder, Colorado LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 20 points and 11 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists. Wilson Chandler (Den) had 13 points. Darrell Arthur (Den) had 10 points. Mia 90, Hou 85 at Mia Chris Bosh (Mia) had 22 points and 6 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 26 points including 11-17 FG, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Dwight Howard (Hou) had 19 points including 7-10 FG and 9 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 19 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 3 steals. Uta 105, OKC 91 at OKC Enes Kanter (Uta) had 27 points including 12-17 FG and 7 rebounds. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 12 points and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Trey Burke (Uta) had 23 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. Perry Jones (OKC) had 20 points including 6-11 FT and 6 turnovers. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 11 assists. Min 107, Ind 89 at Min Ricky Rubio (Min) had 16 points and 3 steals. Anthony Bennett (Min) had 17 points including 7-9 FG and 5 rebounds. Donald Sloan (Ind) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Chris Copeland (Ind) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. ---- 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