News from October 18.

Brooklyn released Beau Beech, Chase Budinger, Jorge Guiterrez, and
Egidijus Mockevicius.

Oklahoma City signed Reggie Williams and released Alex Caruso.

New York signed Cleanthony Early.

Dallas exercised their 17-18 option for Justin Anderson.

Indiana exercised their 17-18 option for Myles Turner.

Miami exercised their 17-18 option for Justise Winslow.


Preseason games
LAC 92, Sac 89  at Sac
J.J. Redick (LAC) had 18 points including 7-11 FG.
Blake Griffin (LAC) had 12 points and 6 rebounds.
Marreese Speights (LAC) had 10 points on 4-5 FG and 5 rebounds.
DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 23 points including 10-17 FG and 8 rebounds.
Ben McLemore (Sac) had 11 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists.

OKC 97, Den 87  at OKC
Steven Adams (OKC) had 17 points and 9 rebounds.
Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 12 points and 9 assists.
Enes Kanter (OKC) had 15 points on 7-11 FG and 8 rebounds.
Danilo Gallinari (Den) had 18 points on 4-13 FG and 9-11 FT.
Nikola Jokic (Den) had 11 points and 6 rebounds.
OKC shot 45.2% (42-93) FG and Den shot 34.8% (32-92) FG.

Mia 107, Orl 77  at Mia
Goran Dragic (Mia) had 17 points and 5 rebounds.
Willie Reed (Mia) had 16 points on 8-11 FG and 11 rebounds.
Tyler Johnson (Mia) had 15 points.
Serge Ibaka (Orl) had 15 points and 9 rebounds.
Evan Fournier (Orl) had 10 points including 3-10 FG.
Mia shot 51.2% (43-84) FG and Orl shot 33.7% (28-83) FG.
Mia shot 11-11 FT and Orl shot 19-24 FT.

Atl 96, NO 89  at Atl
Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 13 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Dwight Howard (Atl) had 10 points on 3-10 FG and 4-10 FT, 11 rebounds, 4
steals, and 3 blocks.
Tim Hardaway (Atl) had 16 points on 7-10 FG.
Solomon Hill (NO) had 13 points and 4 steals.
Terrence Jones (NO) had 18 points.

Was 96, Cle 91  at Columbus, Ohio
John Wall (Was) had 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals.
Andrew Nicholson (Was) had 19 points including 7-8 FG and 8 rebounds.
Macus Thornton (Was) had 18 points and 5 rebounds.
LeBron James (Cle) had 18 points and 4 steals.
Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 14 points including 6-6 FG and 10 rebounds.


Preseason Schedule for Wednesday, October 19  (All times Central)
  New York @ Boston              6:30 pm  ESPN
  Toronto @ Detroit              6:30 pm
  Indiana @ Milwaukee            7:00 pm
  Memphis @ Minnesota            7:00 pm
  Houston @ Dallas               7:30 pm
  Portland @ Utah                8:00 pm
  Golden State @ LA Lakers       9:00 pm  ESPN  at San Diego, California

Preseason Schedule for Thursday, October 20  (All times Central)
  Miami @ Charlotte              6:00 pm
  New Orleans @ Orlando          6:00 pm
  New York @ Brooklyn            6:30 pm  NBATV
  Atlanta @ Chicago              7:00 pm  at Omaha, Nebraska


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