News from October 22.

Miami released Rick Brunson and Ron Hale.

Speedy Claxton (Phi) is out for the season after tearing his ACL in his
left knee during Sunday's Phi-Uta game.

Sacramento released Jerome James and J.R. Henderson.


Pre-season games
Ind 86, LAC 82 - at Evansville, Indiana
Jermaine O'Neal (Ind) had 14 points and 18 rebounds.
Jonathan Bender (Ind) had 17 points.
Sam Perkins (Ind) had 14 points and 5 rebounds.
Corey Maggette (LAC) had 11 points on 2-9 FG and 11-14 FT, 7 rebounds, and
3 steals.
Darius Miles (LAC) had 16 points including 7-1 FG.
Ind shot 13-20 FT and LAC shot 29-42 FT.

Uta 83, Phi 71 - at Phi
John Stockton (Uta) had 17 points including 6-9 FG and 5 turnovers.
Karl Malone (Uta) had 12 points including 4-6 FG.
Jacque Vaughn (Uta) had 11 points and 6 assists.
Tyrone Hill (Phi) had 15 points and 6 rebounds.
Theo Ratliff (Phi) had 11 points including 5-7 FG and 3 blocks.

Det 116, Pho 109 - at Det
Chucky Atkins (Det) had 20 points including 7-9 FG.
Jerry Stackhouse (Det) had 29 points and 4 steals.
Cedric Ceballos (Det) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 4-4 3-pointers
in 16 minutes.
Shawn Marion (Pho) had 19 points.
Jason Kidd (Pho) had 20 points, 8 assist, 5 steals, and 5 turnovers.

Mil 119, Min 111 - at St. Louis, Missouri
Ray Allen (Mil) had 38 points including 4-9 3-pointers and 12-12 FT and 4
steals.
Glenn Robinson (Mil) had 18 points.
Lindsey Hunter (Mil) had 24 points including 5-6 3-pointers and 7 
rebounds.
Kevin Garnett (Min) had 22 points including 8-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers and
5 rebounds.
Anthony Peeler (Min) had 24 points on 11-14 FG.
Mil shot 48.2% (40-83) FG and Min shot 61% (47-77) FG.
Mil shot 29-33 FT and Min shot 10-14 FT.

LAL 94, GS 87 - at San Diego, California
Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) had 15 points and 10 rebounds.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Mookie Blaylock (GS) had 22 points including 8-11 FG and 3-4 3-pointers.
Danny Fortson (GS) had 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals.

Sac 113, Sea 110 - at Sac
Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 22 points including 4-7 3-pointers.
Vlade Divac (Sac) had 19 points on 3-11 FG and 13-14 FT and 5 rebounds.
Lawrence Funderburke (Sac) had 19 points and 12 rebounds.
Patrick Ewing (Sea) had 19 points including 9-10 FT and 6 rebounds.
Gary Payton (Sea) had 18 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.