News from October 14. Cleveland re-signed J.R. Smith to a 4 year, $57 million contract. Cleveland released Toney Douglas. Preseason games Pho 112, Dal 107 at Pho Jared Dudley (Pho) had 15 points. Marquese Chriss (Pho) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Eric Bledsoe (Pho) had 17 points, 7 assists, and 3 steals. Deron Williams (Dal) had 17 points. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) had 10 points including 4-13 FG and 8 rebounds. GS 129, Den 128 OT at Den Kevin Durant (GS) had 19 points including 3-4 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 22 points and 9 rebounds. Patrick McCaw (GS) had 18 points including 4-6 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 19 points including 7-8 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 8 rebounds. Jamal Murray (Den) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists. Mia 108, SA 100 at SA Justise Winslow (Mia) had 15 points and 5 rebounds. James Johnson (Mia) had 15 points. Tyler Johnson (Mia) had 17 points including 6-8 FG and 4-4 3-pointers and 5 assists. Kawhi Leonard (SA) had 11 points including 1-9 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Dewayne Dedmon (SA) had 11 points and 3 blocks. Chi 118, Cle 108 at Chi Taj Gibson (Chi) had 18 points on 9-13 FG and 11 rebounds including 6 offensive. Rajon Rondo (Chi) had 20 points on 9-14 FG, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Paul Zipser (Chi) had 18 points including 7-9 FG and 5 rebounds. Jordan McRae (Cle) had 19 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. John Holland (Cle) had 23 points. Orl 114, Ind 106 at Orl Serge Ibaka (Orl) had 19 points including 7-9 FG and 3-3 3-pointers and 17 rebounds including 5 offensive. Aaron Gordon (Orl) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. Jeff Green (Orl) had 16 points. Myles Turner (Ind) had 17 points and 6 rebounds. Paul George (Ind) had 16 points and 4 steals. Tor 122, Buenos Aires 105 at Tor Fred VanVleet (Tor) had 31 points including 12-19 FG, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Drew Crawford (Tor) had 17 points and 5 rebounds. Norman Powell (Tor) had 17 points including 6-8 FG and 3 steals. Jerome Meyinsse (BA) had 22 points including 10-11 FT. Gustavo Nicolas Agurre (BA) had 17 points including 4-5 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 11 assists. Tor shot 61% (47-77) FG and BA shot 45.8% (33-72) FG. Preseason Schedule for Saturday, October 15 (All times Central) Detroit @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Washington @ Sacramento 6:00 pm at Lexington, Kentucky Boston @ New York 6:30 pm NBATV Minnesota @ Miami 6:30 pm at Louisville, Kentucky Memphis @ Houston 7:00 pm Chicago @ Milwaukee 7:30 pm Golden State @ LA Lakers 9:00 pm NBATV at Las Vegas, Nevada Preseason Schedule for Sunday, October 16 (All times Central) Atlanta @ Orlando 5:00 pm NBATV Minnesota @ Oklahoma City 6:00 pm Denver @ Portland 8:00 pm NBATV ---- 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