News from October 6. Nick Young (LAL) underwent surgery on a torn ligament in his right thumb. He is expected to be out about 8 weeks. Preseason Games LAL 98, Den 95 at San Diego, California Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 14 points including 3-13 FG. Jordan Hill (LAL) had 10 points including 4-5 FG and 11 rebounds. Ty Lawson (Den) had 14 points and 6 assists. Timofey Mozgov (Den) had 13 points. Was 85, Chi 81 at Chi Glen Rice (Was) had 18 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Marcin Gortat (Was) had 13 points and 10 rebounds. Nikola Mirotic (Chi) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Derrick Rose (Chi) had 11 points. Atl 93, NO 87 at Atl John Jenkins (Atl) had 13 points including 5-7 FG and 6 rebounds. Mike Muscala (Atl) had 10 points and 10 rebounds. Ryan Anderson (NO) had 14 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Jrue Holiday (NO) had 13 points. Bos 98, Phi 78 at Bos Tony Wroten (Phi) had 19 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 6 turnovers. Hollis Thompson (Phi) had 15 points on a perfect 5-5 FG, 3-3 3-pointers, and 2-2 FT. Evan Turner (Bos) had 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 6 assists. Brandon Bass (Bos) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. ---- 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