News from October 23. T.J. Warren (Pho) is out with a fractured left thumb. Brooklyn released Willie Reed. Houston released Akil Mitchell and Geron Johnson. San Antonio released Bryce Cotton and Josh Davis. Charlotte announced that they will hang Bobby Phills' 13 from the rafters on November 1. Phills' number was retired in 2000 for the Charlotte Hornets, the team later moved to New Orleans (with a new Charlotte team being formed in 2004). Preseason Games NO 88, Dal 85 at Boisser City, Louisiana Anthony Davis (NO) had 13 points and 6 rebounds. Tyreke Evans (NO) had 14 points including 4-12 FG and 7 rebounds. Gal Mekel (Dal) had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Jae Crowder (Dal) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Det 109, Phi 103 at Det Kyle Singler (Det) had 19 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 3 steals. Josh Smith (Det) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Caron Butler (Det) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Henry Sims (Phi) had 17 points. Chris Johnson (Phi) had 15 points. Ind 88, Cha 79 at Cha C.J. Miles (Ind) had 23 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Luis Scola (Ind) had 15 points including 7-11 FG and 12 rebounds. Brian Roberts (Cha) had 19 points and 5 assists. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 blocks. ---- 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