News from October 18. TRADE: Toronto traded Victor Alexander to Cleveland for Harold Miner, a 1996 2nd round draft pick, and cash. TRADE: Washington traded Kevin Duckworth to Milwaukee for Bob McCann. Golden State signed Jerome Kersey to a 1 year contract. Golden State also released Alaa Abdelnaby. Indiana signed Dwayne Schintzius. New Jersey signed Chris Childs to a 1 year contract and released Corey Beard. Vancouver signed Chris King and released Nate Higgs. New Jersey named Michael Rowe as president and chief operating officer. Pre-season games LAC 112, Dal 91 - at Louisville, Kentucky Brian Williams (LAC) had 21 points including 10-10 FG and 10 rebounds. Loy Vaught (LAC) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Jim Jackson (Dal) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. LAC shot 64.5% (49-76) FG and Dal shot 46.4% (39-84) FG. Phi 118, Bos 96 - at Hartford, Conn Clarence Weatherspoon (Phi) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Jerry Stackhouse (Phi) had 21 points and 7 rebounds. Dee Brown (Bos) had 15 points. Phi shot 51.9% (40-77) FG and Bos shot 39.6% (36-91) FG. Pho 91, Mia 85 - at Albany, NY Michael Finley (Pho) had 21 points. Elliot Perry (Pho) had 23 points including 17-23 FT, 9 assists, 6 rebounds, 5 steals, and 8 turnovers. Predrag Danilovic (Mia) had 19 points. Pho shot 47.5% (28-59) FG and Mia shot 35.4% (28-79) FG. Atl 99, Tor 95 - at Tor Ken Norman (Atl) had 18 points including 6-8 FG and 3-5 3-pointers. Mookie Blaylock (Atl) had 18 points on 4-12 FG, 2-9 3-pointers, and 8-8 FT and 5 rebounds. Willie Anderson (Tor) had 17 points on 4-13 FG and 9-9 FT and 6 rebounds. Atl shot 48.5% (32-66) FG and Tor shot 39% (32-82) FG. NJ 92, Cle 88 - at Cle Armon Gilliam (NJ) had 18 points. Kevin Edwards (NJ) had 17 points. Tyrone Hill (Cle) had 25 points on 9-14 FG and 7-11 FT. Min 99, Por 95 - at Por Mark Davis (Min) had 17 points. Darrick Martin (Min) had 16 points in 17 minutes. Rod Strickland (Por) had 19 points including 7-12 FT and 5 assists. Arvydas Sabonis (Por) had 20 points and 11 rebounds.