News from October 21.

Dallas released Erick Strickland.

Dallas released Samo Udrih on 10/10.


Preseason games
Dal 86, NY 85  at Dal
Josh Howard (Dal) had 21 points and 8 rebounds.
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks.
Jason Terry (Dal) had 17 points.
Josh Powell (Dal) had the game winning putback with 5.7 seconds left.
Trevor Ariza (NY) had 13 points including 6-7 FG and 5 rebounds.
Nate Robinson (NY) had 12 points including 5-6 FG, 6 rebounds, and 6
turnovers.

Pho 113, Sea 81  at Pho
James Jones (Pho) had 15 points.
Shawn Marion (Pho) had 29 points including 11-17 FG.
Eddie House (Pho) had 11 points on 5-6 FG.
Ray Allen (Sea) had 20 points.
Damien Wilkins (Sea) had 18 points and 5 rebounds.
Pho shot 53% (44-83) FG and Sea shot 33.7% (29-86) FG.

LAL 109, Cha 93  at LAL
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 27 points including 11-12 FT.
Brian Cook (LAL) had 14 points including 5-6 FG.
Chris Mihm (LAL) had 14 points including 5-7 FG and 6 rebounds.
Matt Carroll (Cha) had 21 points.
Brevin Knight (Cha) had 14 points, 9 assists, 5 steals, and 5 turnovers.

Tor 93, Bos 83  at Tor
Joey Graham (Tor) had 20 points including 9-14 FG.
Morris Peterson (Tor) had 21 points including 6-10 FT.
Charlie Villanueva (Tor) had 13 points.
Raef LaFrentz (Bos) had 17 points including 7-10 FG.
Mark Blount (Bos) had 11 points including 5-6 FG and 6 rebounds.
Tor shot 22-30 FT and Bos shot 9-17 FT.

Den 97, Was 91  at Los Angeles, California
Vohson Lenard (Den) had 19 points.
DerMarr Johnson (Den) had 17 points.
Linas Kleiza (Den) had 13 points including 4-11 FG and 5 rebounds.
Antonio Daniels (Was) had 10 points.
Etan Thomas (Was) had 12 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 blocks.

NJ 93, Phi 91  at NJ
Richard Jefferson (NJ) had 25 points including 11-12 FT, 9 rebounds, 8
assists, and 3 steals.
Nenad Krstic (NJ) had 20 points including 7-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3
steals.
Vince Carter (NJ) had 21 points including 8-10 FG and 5 rebounds.
John Salmons (Phi) had 25 points, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers.
Andre Iguodala (Phi) had 15 points on 7-20 FG, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and
4 steals.
NJ shot 33-42 FT and Phi shot 12-18 FT.

Chi 107, Mil 105 OT  at Chi
Darius Songaila (Chi) had 14 points on 7-11 FG.
Randy Holcomb (Chi) had 14 points.
Luol Deng (Chi) had 11 points and 5 rebounds.
Malik Allen (Chi) had the game winning putback with .5 seconds left.
Michael Redd (Mil) had 19 points including 5-15 FG.
Charlie Bell (Mil) had 16 points including 7-10 FG.