News from October 17.

Dominic McGuire (Cha) is expected to be out 6 weeks with a stress fracture
in his left shin.


Preseason Games
Den 108, LAC 104  at LAC
J.R. Smith (Den) had 24 points and 7 rebounds.
Ty Lawson (Den) had 17 points, 7 assists, and 6 turnovers.
Gary Forbes (Den) had 22 points including 10-10 FT.
Brian Cook (LAC) had 28 points including 5-8 3-pointers and 7 rebounds.
Randy Foye (LAC) had 19 points.
Den shot 31-35 FT and LAC shot 10-11 FT.

Tor 121, Pho 100  at Tor
Linas Kleiza (Tor) had 23 points including 9-15 FG and 8 rebounds.
Amir Johnson (Tor) had 17 points including 8-9 FG and 11 rebounds
including 7 offensive.
Jarrett Jack (Tor) had 17 points including 6-7 FG and 5 assists.
Steve Nash (Pho) had 16 points including 6-8 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6
assists.
Hakim Warrick (Pho) had 14 points and 5 rebounds.
Tor out-rebounded Pho 57-38 including 24-12 offensive.

NY 92, Was 90  at NY
Amare Stoudemire (NY) had 18 points and 7 rebounds.
Toney Douglas (NY) had 23 points including the game winning free throws
with 1.1 seconds left.
Wilson Chandler (NY) had 10 points including 4-11 FG, 5 rebounds, and 3
steals.
John Wall (Was) had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Al Thornton (Was) had 12 points and 7 rebounds.

Min 114, Mil 109  at Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Kevin Love (Min) had 32 points including 12-17 FG and 13 rebounds.
Wayne Ellington (Min) had 22 points including 8-11 FG and 3-3 3-pointers.
Luke Ridnour (Min) had 10 points and 7 assists.
Carlos Delfino (Mil) had 19 points including 4-7 3-pointers.
Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 22 points on 5-17 FG and 10-12 FT and 7 rebounds.

Uta 99, LAL 94  at LAL
Gordon Hayward (Uta) had 26 points on 8-10 FG and 10-11 FT and 5 rebounds.
C.J. Miles (Uta) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Andrei Kirilenko (Uta) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 steals.
Pau Gasol (LAL) had 28 points including 12-14 FT, 9 rebounds, and 4
blocks.
Kobe Bryant (LAL) had 19 points.
Uta shot 50.7% (35-69) FG and LAL shot 39% (30-77) FG.


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

Preseason Schedule for Tuesday, October 19  (All times Central)
  Philadelphia @ Cleveland       6:00 pm  at Cincinnati, Ohio
  Washington @ Detroit           6:00 pm  at Toledo, Ohio
  New Jersey @ New York          6:30 pm
  Indiana @ Minnesota            7:00 pm
  Oklahoma City @ Denver         8:00 pm
  Utah @ LA Lakers               9:00 pm  at Anaheim, California
  Golden State @ Phoenix         9:00 pm
  Sacramento @ LA Clippers       9:30 pm  NBATV


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