News from October 6. Phoenix released Deonte Burton. Memphis signed Sampson Carter. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha) underwent surgery on his right shoulder to repair a torn labrum and is expected to be out 6 months. Alexis Ajinca (NO) is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks with a strained right hamstring. Former NBA player Neal Walk died at age 67. He played 8 seasons in the NBA from 69-70 to 76-77. Preseason Games Den 96, Dal 86 at Dal Emmanuel Mudiay (Den) had 17 points, 5 assists, and 7 turnovers. Joffrey Lauvergne (Den) had 14 points on 6-8 FG and 12 rebounds. Kenneth Faried (Den) had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Charlie Villanueva (Dal) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. John Jenkins (Dal) had 16 points and 7 turnovers. Mem 92, Hou 89 at Mem Jeff Green (Mem) had 11 points including 3-9 FG and 7 rebounds. Courtney Lee (Mem) had 11 points. Russ Smith (Mem) had 12 points including 2-8 FG. Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 12 points and 4 steals. Corey Brewer (Hou) had 11 points including 3-9 FG and 4 steals. Chi 105, Mil 95 at Chi Nikola Mirotic (Chi) had 18 points including 7-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 23 points including 8-12 FT and 6 assists. Doug McDermott (Chi) had 23 points including 5-11 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Rashad Vaughn (Mil) had 20 points. Damien Inglis (Mil) had 11 points and 9 rebounds. Ind 115, Det 112 at Det Paul George (Ind) had 32 points including 10-17 FG and 5-9 3-pointers. Joe Young (Ind) had 18 points. Glenn Robinson (Ind) had 13 points including 3-9 FG and 5 rebounds. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Det) had 22 points including 7-9 FG and 6-7 3-pointers. Stanley Johnson (Det) had 26 points and 6 turnovers. Was 129, Phi 95 at Was Otto Porter (Was) had 22 points including 8-10 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Bradley Beal (Was) had 19 points on 9-13 FG. Ramon Sessions (Was) had 11 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 10 assists. Nerlens Noel (Phi) had 13 points and 5 rebounds. Isiah Canaan (Phi) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Bos 124, Milano Olimpia 91 at Milano, Italy David Lee (Bos) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 14 points including 4-4 3-pointers. Isaiah Thomas (Bos) had 18 points and 3 steals. Robbie Hummel (Mil) had 12 points and 7 rebounds. Alessandro Gentile (Mil) had 19 points including 1-8 3-pointers and 5 turnovers. ---- 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