News from October 23.

The NBA fined Gerald Green (Mia) $25,000 for making menacing gestures
on the court during Wednesday's Mia-Was game.

Charlotte released Sam Thompson, Jason Washburn, Damien Wilkins, and
Elliot Williams.

Cleveland released Dointe Christmas, Jack Cooley, Austin Daye, and D.J.
Stephens.

Detroit signed Ryan Boatright and released Jordan Bachynski, Cartier
Martin, and Adonis Thomas.

Golden State released Chris Babb, Jarell Eddie, Xavier Henry, and Chris
Udofia.

Houston released Will Cummings, Denzel Livingston, Jeremy Tyler, and Chris
Walker.

The LA Lakers released Jonathan Holmes.

New Orleans released Chris Douglas-Roberts and Sean Kilpatrick.

New York released Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Darion Atkins, Wesley Saunders,
DaJuan Summers, and Travis Trice.

Oklahoma City exercised their 16-17 options for Steven Adams, Mitch
McGary, and Andre Roberson.

Orlando released Nnanna Egwu.

Portland released Omari Johnson and Phil Pressey.


Preseason Games
Chi 103, Dal 102  at Lincoln, Nebraska
Taj Gibson (Chi) had 16 points including 7-9 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Tony Snell (Chi) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Nikola Mirotic (Chi) had 14 points and 5 rebounds.
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 19 points and 6 rebounds.
Dwight Powell (Dal) had 14 points on 2-8 FG and 10-12 FT and 11 rebounds.

SA 111, Hou 86  at SA
LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 19 points including 6-7 FG.
Danny Green (SA) had 19 points including 6-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds.
Tony Parker (SA) had 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.
James Harden (Hou) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists.
Patrick Beverley (Hou) had 12 points on 4-8 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6
assists.
SA shot 51.3% (40-78) FG and Hou shot 38.6% (32-83) FG.

Min 112, Mil 108  at Min
Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 18 points and 12 rebounds.
Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 24 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 6
rebounds.
Kevin Martin (Min) had 20 points.
Shabazz Muhammad (Min) had 19 points.
Khris Middleton (Mil) had 19 points.
Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 blocks.

NO 93, Mia 90  at NO
Anthony Davis (NO) had 25 points on 7-20 FG and 9-12 FT, 13 rebounds, 5
assists, and 5 blocks.
Eric Gordon (NO) had 22 points including 4-9 3-pointers.
Ryan Anderson (NO) had 10 points including 3-9 FG and 7 rebounds.
Gerald Green (Mia) had 24 points including 10-15 FG and 5 rebounds.
Chris Bosh (Mia) had 19 points and 5 rebounds.

Det 115, Atl 87  at Det
Stanley Johnson (Det) had 20 points and 3 steals.
Marcus Morris (Det) had 17 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 10
rebounds.
Jodie Meeks (Det) had 17 points on 7-11 FG.
Mike Scott (Atl) had 20 points on 10-13 FG and 10 rebounds.
Lamar Patterson (Atl) had 18 points, 6 assists, and 4 steals.
Det shot 53.5% (46-86) FG and Atl shot 41.3% (33-80) FG.

Tor 92, Was 82  at Montreal, Canada
DeMarre Carroll (Tor) had 16 points.
Kyle Lowry (Tor) had 13 points including 4-13 FG, 8 rebounds including 5
offensive, and 6 assists.
Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 12 points and 7 rebounds.
Kris Humphries (Was) had 10 points and 14 rebounds.
Marcin Gortat (Was) had 16 points and 10 rebounds.

Bos 81, Phi 65  at Manchester, New Hampshire
Marcus Smart (Bos) had 10 points.
Amir Johnson (Bos) had 8 points and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive.
Jordan Mickey (Bos) had 10 points on 5-7 FG.
Jahlil Okafor (Phi) had 12 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 turnovers.
Jerami Grant (Phi) had 11 points and 6 rebounds.

Orl 86, Mem 76  at Orl
Tobias Harris (Orl) had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Shabazz Napier (Orl) had 15 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Andrew Nicholson (Orl) had 14 points and 6 rebounds.
Brandan Wright (Mem) had 11 points including 5-7 FG and 9 rebounds.
Jarnell Stokes (Mem) had 10 points and 9 rebounds.

Thus ends the 2015 preseason.  The 2015-16 regular season starts October
27.


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