News from October 22.

Minnesota released Tyrone Ellis and Paul Shirley.

New Jersey released Jay Williams.


Preseason games
Den 124, Det 105  at Det
Kenyon Martin (Den) had 19 points.
Nene (Den) had 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Earl Boykins (Den) had 17 points and 7 assists.
Jason Maxiell (Det) had 21 points including 7-10 FT and 8 rebounds.
Nazr Mohammed (Det) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 12 rebounds.

Tor 91, Cle 90  at Tor
Fred Jones (Tor) had 22 points and 3 blocks.
Kris Humphries (Tor) had 16 points and 9 rebounds.
Morris Peterson (Tor) had 16 points including 5-16 FG.
LeBron James (Cle) had 21 points, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers.
Donyell Marshall (Cle) had 17 points and 9 rebounds.

Sac 117, NO 93  at Reno, Nevada
Ron Artest (Sac) had 22 points and 7 rebounds.
Brad Miller (Sac) had 14 points and 8 rebounds.
Francisco Garcia (Sac) had 15 points including 4-5 FG.
Chris Paul (NO) had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.
David West (NO) had 12 points and 8 rebounds.
Sac shot 56.2% (41-73) FG and NO shot 45.3% (34-75) FG.

Hou 93, SA 72  at Hou
Yao Ming (Hou) had 24 points including 10-17 FG and 10 rebounds.
Shane Battier (Hou) had 17 points and 6 rebounds.
Tracy McGrady (Hou) had 11 points including 5-15 FG and 6 rebounds.
Michael Finley (SA) had 11 points and 6 rebounds.
Matt Bonner (SA) had 11 points and 7 rebounds.

LAL 94, Pho 91  at San Diego, California
Luke Walton (LAL) had 19 points and 5 rebounds.
Lamar Odom (LAL) had 18 points, 9 rebounds, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers.
Andrew Bynum (LAL) had 16 points on 8-9 FG and 9 rebounds.
Leandro Barbosa (Pho) had 19 points.
Steve Nash (Pho) had 10 points and 11 assists.