News from October 18. Chicago released Kim English, Ben Hansbrough, and Solomon Jones. Preseason Games Ind 98, Dal 93 at Ind Chris Copeland (Ind) had 22 points including 6-14 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. David West (Ind) had 16 points. Richard Jefferson (Dal) had 19 points including 7-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Gal Mekel (Dal) had 19 points, 9 assists, and 5 turnovers. Phi 95, Orl 84 at Phi Elliot Williams (Phi) had 13 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Drew Godron (Phi) had 16 points and 6 rebounds. Andrew Nicholson (Orl) had 23 points and 7 rebounds. Kyle O'Quinn (Orl) had 14 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Det 104, Atl 100 at Atl Andre Drummond (Det) had 19 points on 9-14 FG and 1-7 FT, 17 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Brandon Jennings (Det) had 16 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 11 assists. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 16 points, 10 assists, and 5 turnovers. Kyle Korver (Atl) had 15 points and 7 rebounds. Mia 111, SA 108 OT at SA Shabazz Napier (Mia) had 25 points including 12-14 FT. Tyler Johnson (Mia) had 17 points and 4 steals. Marco Belinelli (SA) had 18 points and 5 turnovers. Kyle Anderson (SA) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Sac 91, Tel Aviv Maccabi Haifa 59 at Sac DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 15 points on 4-11 FG and 7-12 FT, 12 rebounds, and 9 turnovers. Ramon Sessions (Sac) had 11 points and 6 assists. Demontez Stitt (TA) had 17 points. Hector Hernandez (TA) had 11 points including 1-7 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Sac shot 45% (27-60) FG and TA shot 27.8% (22-79) FG. Sac shot 33-45 FT and TA shot 9-15 FT. Den 104, LAC 93 at LAC Kenneth Faried (Den) had 19 points and 7 rebounds. Randy Foye (Den) had 14 points, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Blake Griffin (LAC) had 27 points including 9-13 FT and 5 rebounds. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 23 points including 4-7 3-pointers. ---- Patricia Bender pbender@eskimo.com For Trianglons puzzles: http://www.trianglons.com For NBA stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/index.html For Mavs stuff: http://www.eskimo.com/~pbender/mavs.html