News from October 4. Ben Simmons (Phi) underwent surgery on his broken right foot. There is no timetable for his return, but it is expected to be at least 3 months. Cameron Payne (OKC) elected not to undergo surgery on a fractured bone in his right foot and will be re-evaluated in 6 to 8 weeks. Atlanta signed Josh Magette. Chicago released Vince Hunter. Preseason games GS 120, LAC 75 at GS Kevin Durant (GS) had 21 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Klay Thompson (GS) had 30 points including 10-14 FG and 6-9 3-pointers. Stephen Curry (GS) had 14 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Marreese Speights (LAC) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Alan Anderson (LAC) had 10 points. GS shot 51.4% (37-72) FG and LAC shot 32.5% (25-77) FG. LAL 103, Sac 84 at Anaheim, California Louis Williams (LAL) had 15 points on 2-7 FG and 11-12 FT. Jordan Clarkson (LAC) had 12 points and 6 rebounds. Tarik Black (LAC) had 15 points including 5-5 FG and 5 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Arron Afflalo (Sac) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Hou 130, NY 103 at Hou Ryan Anderson (Hou) had 26 points including 7-13 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. James Harden (Hou) had 28 points on 7-11 FG, 4-8 3-pointers, and 10-12 FT, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, and 5 turnovers. Trevor Ariza (Hou) had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 22 points including 8-11 FG and 5-6 3-pointers. Derrick Rose (NY) had 16 points and 5 assists. Hou shot 53.7% (44-82) FG and NY shot 40.6% (39-96) FG. Ind 113, NO 96 at NO Al Jefferson (Ind) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Thaddeus Young (Ind) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Georges Niang (Ind) had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Anthony Davis (NO) had 12 points including 3-13 FG and 6 rebounds. Buddy Hield (NO) had 18 points and 5 rebounds. Ind shot 12-17 FT and NO shot 26-34 FT. Mia 106, Was 95 at Was Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 20 points including 9-12 FG, 13 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Luke Babbitt (Mia) had 14 points on 5-6 FG and 4-5 3-pointers. Dion Waiters (Mia) had 12 points and 8 assists. Trey Burke (Was) had 14 points and 5 assists. Kelly Oubre (Was) had 16 points and 3 steals. Mia shot 55.1% (43-78) FG and Was shot 39.3% (35-89) FG. Phi 92, Bos 89 at Amherst, Massachusetts T.J. McConnell (Phi) had 13 points. Brandon Paul (Phi) had 15 points. Dario Saric (Phi) had 10 points and 6 rebounds. Terry Rozier (Bos) had 12 points. Avery Bradley (Bos) had 11 points and 6 assists. Preseason Schedule for Wednesday, October 5 (All times Central) Oklahoma City @ Barcelona 1:30 pm NBATV at Barcelona, Spain Orlando @ Cleveland 6:00 pm NBATV Utah @ Phoenix 9:00 pm Toronto @ LA Clippers 9:30 pm NBATV Preseason Schedule for Thursday, October 6 (All times Central) Washington @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm NBATV Chicago @ Indiana 6:00 pm Detroit @ Brooklyn 6:30 pm Boston @ Charlotte 6:30 pm at Greensboro, North Carolina Atlanta @ Memphis 7:00 pm Sacramento @ Golden State 9:30 pm at San Jose, California ---- 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