News from October 7. Golden State released Cheyne Gadson. Houston released Patrick Sullivan and Jordan Eglseder. Preseason games Dal 88, Chi 83 at Dal Caron Butler (Dal) had 22 points including 9-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 30 points including 11-13 FT and 10 rebounds. Jason Terry (Dal) had 13 points and 3 steals. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 17 points. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 13 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Dal out-rebounded Chi 54-34 including 18-8 offensive. Barcelona 92, LAL 88 at Barcelona, Spain Pete Mickeal (Bar) had 26 points including 12-16 FT, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists. Juan Carlos Navarro (Bar) had 25 points on 7-21 FG, 3-12 3-pointers, and 8-11 FT and 6 assists. Terence Morris (Bar) had 12 points on 4-7 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Pau Gasol (LAL) had 25 points on 7-21 FG and 11-15 FG and 10 rebounds. Lamar Odom (LAL) had 12 points and 18 rebounds including 6 offensive. Mem 115, Atl 111 OT at Atl Zach Randolph (Mem) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. Rudy Gay (Mem) had 18 points and 3 steals. Acie Law (Mem) had 19 points including 10-10 FT and 5 assists. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 20 points and 6 assists. Marvin Williams (Atl) had 18 points and 10 rebounds. Was 83, Cle 83 at Cle Yi Jianlian (Was) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 7 rebounds. John Wall (Was) had 12 points including 5-16 FG, 9 assists, and 3 steals. Andray Blatche (Was) had 13 points and 7 rebounds. J.J. Hickson (Cle) had 16 points on 4-12 FG and 8-10 FT and 8 rebounds. Ramon Sessions (Cle) had 10 points including 4-12 FG, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Bos 96, NJ 92 at NJ Paul Pierce (Bos) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Nate Robinson (Bos) had 17 points on 3-11 FG and 8-11 FT and 5 assists. Glen Davis (Bos) had 20 points including 8-10 FT and 5 rebounds. Brook Lopez (NJ) had 23 points including 13-15 FT. Terrence Williams (NJ) had 17 points, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Hou 90, SA 87 at Hou Kevin Martin (Hou) had 21 points including 9-11 FT. Aaron Brooks (Hou) had 14 points. Jordan Hill (Hou) had 16 points and 5 turnovers. DeJuan Blair (SA) had 12 points and 8 rebounds including 5 offensive. Marcus Cousin (SA) had 10 points and 8 rebounds. Uta 100, Por 96 at Uta Paul Millsap (Uta) had 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Deron Williams (Uta) had 15 points including 9-12 FT, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals. Wes Matthews (Por) had 21 points including 7-10 FT and 5 assists. Dante Cunningham (Por) had 18 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. LAC 120, Sac 88 at Sac Blake Griffin (LAC) had 18 points including 7-7 FG and 13 rebounds including 5 offensive. Chris Kaman (LAC) had 20 points. Al-Farouq Aminu (LAC) had 17 points and 8 rebounds including 6 offensive. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 5 points including 5-14 FG. Carl Landry (Sac) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. LAC shot 53.9% (41-76) FG and Sac shot 41.3% (31-75) FG. Preseason Schedule for Friday, October 8 (All times Central) Orlando @ Indiana 6:00 pm Milwaukee @ Detroit 6:30 pm Washington @ Chicago 7:00 pm Oklahoma City @ Miami 7:30 pm NBATV at Kansas City, MO Portland @ Denver 8:00 pm LA Clippers @ Golden State 9:30 pm Preseason Schedule for Saturday, October 9 (All times Central) Philadelphia @ New Jersey 12:00 pm Indiana @ Houston 6:00 pm NBATV Charlotte @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm at Green Bay, WI Memphis @ New Orleans 7:00 pm Miami @ San Antonio 7:30 pm Dallas @ Phoenix 8:30 pm TNT at Palm Springs, CA ---- 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