News from October 16. Portland released Seth Traver. Preseason Games Hou 95, NJ 85 at Guangzhou, China Kevin Martin (Hou) had 16 points. Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 12 points including 4-11 FG. Brad Miller (Hou) had 11 points and 5 rebounds. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 20 points including 9-15 FG, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Anthony Morrow (NJ) had 19 points including 3-3 3-pointers. Cha 97, Det 94 at Columbia, South Carolina D.J. Augustin (Cha) had 16 points including 11-14 FT and 8 assists. Tyrus Thomas (Cha) had 23 points including 9-11 FT and 7 rebounds. Derrick Brown (Cha) had 15 points including 5-7 FG. Charlie Villanueva (Cha) had 19 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Rodney Stuckey (Det) had 25 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Cha shot 33-43 FT and Det shot 16-24 FT. Orl 105, Chi 67 at Orl Vince Carter (Orl) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Dwight Howard (Orl) had 15 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Brandon Bass (Orl) had 14 points on 7-9 FG and 10 rebounds. James Johnson (Chi) had 10 points including 3-12 FG and 5 rebounds. C.J. Watson (Chi) had 13 points. Orl out-scored Chi 51-23 in the 1st half. Orl shot 62.3% (43-69) FG and Chi shot 31.1% (23-74) FG. Bos 97, NY 84 at Hartford, Connecticut Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 20 points including 9-11 FG. Paul Pierce (Bos) had 16 points. Glen Davis (Bos) had 15 points including 4-11 FG and 7 rebounds. Danilo Gallinari (NY) had 20 points. Raymond Felton (NY) had 16 points and 5 assists. CSKA Moscow 90, Cle 87 at Cle Ramunas Siskauskas (Mos) had 22 points including 4-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Jamont Gordon (Mos) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Alexey Shved (Mos) had 13 points including 4-6 3-pointers. Daniel Gibson (Cle) had 21 points including 4-7 3-pointers. Ryan Hollins (Cle) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Mos shot 9-14 FT and Cle shot 23-30 FT. Uta 103, LAC 91 at LAC Paul Millsap (Uta) had 12 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. C.J. Miles (Uta) had 20 points. Eric Gordon (LAC) had 23 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 4 steals. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 17 points and 14 rebounds. Mem 91, Mil 77 at Mem Rudy Gay (Mem) had 17 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Mike Conley (Mem) had 14 points. Darrell Arthur (Mem) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Drew Gooden (Mil) had 13 points including 4-13 FG and 6 rebounds including 5 offensive. Brandon Jennings (Mil) had 12 points including 3-10 FG and 3 steals. Mem shot 43.8% (35-80) FG and Mil shot 32.9% (25-76) FG. Atl 84, NO 74 at Johnson City, Tennessee Joe Johnson (Atl) had 22 points. Marvin Williams (Atl) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. Al Horford (Atl) had 8 points and 9 rebounds. Marco Belinelli (NO) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals. Willie Green (NO) had 10 points. SA 108, Caja Laboral 85 at SA Tony Parker (SA) had 22 points and 3 steals. Matt Bonner (SA) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 10 points and 11 rebounds including 5 offensive. David Logan (Lab) had 20 points. Stanko Barac (Lab) had 17 points including 7-20 FG, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 5 turnovers. Por 118, GS 105 at Por LaMarcus Aldirdge (Por) had 25 points including 10-14 FG and 7 rebounds. Nicolas Batum (Por) had 19 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. Rudy Fernandez (Por) had 14 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 5 assists. David Lee (GS) had 17 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 assists. Stephen Curry (GS) had 17 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists, and 8 turnovers. LAL 102, Den 95 at LAL Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 18 points including 8-11 FT, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 14 points on 7-10 FG, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Devin Ebanks (LAL) had 14 points and 7 rebounds. Aaron Afflalo (Den) had 20 points. Renaldo Balkman (Den) had 11 points and 10 rebounds. Preseason Schedule for Sunday, October 17 (All times Central) Phoenix @ Toronto 12:00 pm NBATV Washington @ New York 5:00 pm LA Clippers @ Denver 6:30 pm at Los Angeles, CA Milwaukee @ Minnesota 7:00 pm at Sioux Falls, SD Utah @ LA Lakers 9:30 pm at Los Angeles, CA Preseason Schedule for Monday, October 18 (All times Central) Orlando @ Atlanta 6:00 pm NBATV Charlotte @ Miami 6:30 pm New Orleans @ Memphis 7:00 pm Oklahoma City @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Portland @ Golden State 9:30 pm ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html