News from October 4. New York released Jamel Artis. Preseason games Dal 118, Chi 71 at Dal Harrison Barnes (Dal) had 17 points. Dennis Smith (Dal) had 14 points. Gian Clavell (Dal) had 12 points including 4-5 FG. Paul Zipser (Chi) had 12 points. Robin Lopez (Chi) had 12 points. Dal out-scored Chi 44-11 in the 4th quarter. Dal shot 50% (41-82) FG and Chi shot 34.6% (28-81) FG. LAC 98, Tor 84 at Honolulu, Hawaii Blake Griffin (LAC) had 17 points, 3 steals, and 6 turnovers. DeAndre Jordan (LAC) had 15 points including 5-6 FG and 8 rebounds. Willie Reed (LAC) had 12 points on a perfect 4-4 FG and 4-4 FT. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 15 points. Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Mem 110, Phi 89 at Phi Brandan Wright (Mem) had 16 points including 7-11 FG and 8 rebounds. Andrew Harrison (Mem) had 14 points including 4-11 FG and 5 assists. JaMychal Green (Mem) had 11 points. Robert Covington (Phi) had 13 points including 4-11 FG and 4-10 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Jahil Okafor (Phi) had 13 points including 5-6 FG and 6 rebounds. Mem shot 46.7% (43-92) FG and Phi shot 34.8% (31-89) FG. Atl 109, Cle 93 at Cle Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 18 points. Taurean Prince (Atl) had 15 points and 8 rebounds. Dewayne Dedmon (Atl) had 13 points including 6-7 FG. Kevin Love (Cle) had 12 points and 5 rebounds. Kay Felder (Cle) had 13 points. Atl shot 48.1% (39-81) FG and Cle shot 38.6% (34-88) FG. Cha 108, Det 106 at Det Dwight Howard (Cha) had 12 points, 11 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Jeremy Lamb (Cha) had 18 points including 8-11 FT. Malik Monk (Cha) had 19 points including 5-14 FG and 4-10 3-pointers. Andre Drummond (Det) had 16 points and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Tobias Harris (Det) had 13 points and 9 rebounds. Ind 104, Mil 86 at Mil Myles Turner (Ind) had 17 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Victor Oladipo (Ind) had 15 points. Lance Stephenson (Ind) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists. Gary Payton (Mil) had 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Rashad Vaughn (Mil) had 14 points. Uta 117, Maccabi Haifa 78 at Uta Joe Ingles (Uta) had 12 points. Rudy Robert (Uta) had 12 points on a perfect 5-5 FG and 2-2 FT and 3 blocks. Alec Burks (Uta) had 16 points including 3-3 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Josh Smith (Mac) had 18 points including 7-21 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Brandon Bowman (Mac) had 28 points including 10-16 FG and 6-9 3-pointers. Uta out-scored Mac 57-34 in the 1st half. Uta shot 56% (42-75) FG and Mac shot 30.1% (28-93) FG. Den 128, LAL 107 at Ontario, California Jamal Murray (Det) had 20 points including 6-7 FG and 5-6 3-pointers. Mason Plumlee (Det) had 13 points, 14 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 7 rebounds. Juan Hernangomez (Det) had 18 points on 7-11 FG and 4-6 3-pointers. Kenneth Faried (Det) had 25 points including 11-13 FG and 7 rebounds. Kyle Kuzma (LAL) had 21 points including 7-9 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 13 points. Preseason Schedule for Thursday, October 5 (All times Central) Minnesota at Golden State 1:00 pm at Shenzhen, China NBATV Dallas at Orlando 6:00 pm Miami at Brooklyn 6:30 pm NBATV Shanghai Sharks at Houston 7:00 pm Toronto at Portland 9:00 pm NBATV Preseason Schedule for Friday, October 6 (All times Central) Boston at Philadelphia 6:00 pm NBATV New York at Washington 6:00 pm Atlanta at Detroit 6:00 pm Indiana at Cleveland 6:30 pm Milwaukee at Chicago 7:00 pm New Orleans at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm Sacramento at San Antonio 7:30 pm Phoenix at Utah 8:00 pm ---- 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