News from October 22.

New Jersey suspended Chris Childs indefinitely for failure to be in
playing condition.

Lamond Murray (Tor) is expected to be out at least 8 weeks with a sprained
ligament in his right mid-foot.

Nate Huffman (Tor) is expected to be out 4 to 6 weeks after undergoing
surgery on his right knee to remove loose cartilage.

Correction: Latrell Sprewell's one-game suspension was for Tuesday's game,
not the 1st game of the regular season.


Pre-season games
Phi 118, NJ 89  at Trenton, New Jersey
Keith Van Horn (Phi) had 21 points including 8-10 FG and 7 rebounds.
Aaron McKie (Phi) had 15 points including 6-8 FG and 6 assists.
Allen Iverson (Phi) had 14 points, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers.
Kerry Kittles (NJ) had 19 points including 9-10 FT.
Aaron Williams (NJ) had 12 points on 6-8 FG and 6 rebounds.
Phi shot 60.8% (48-79) FG and NJ shot 44.3% (31-70) FG.

Orl 82, Mem 74  at Orl
Tracy McGrady (Orl) had 19 points including 6-17 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3
steals.
Grant Hill (Orl) had 14 points on 3-12 FG and 8-11 FT, 8 rebounds, and 6
assists.
Ryan Humphrey (Orl) had 12 points and 9 rebounds.
Pau Gasol (Mem) had 14 points and 6 rebounds.
Shane Battier (Mem) had 11 points including 4-14 FG, 6 rebounds, and 3
blocks.
Orl out-rebounded Mem 57-36 including 18-6 offensive.

Det 81, Mia 69  at Mia
Richard Hamilton (Det) had 25 points.
Chauncey Billups (Det) had 11 points.
Corliss Williamson (Det) had 10 points.
Rasual Butler (Mia) had 23 points and 6 turnovers.
Sean Marks (Mia) had 12 points and 7 rebounds.

Uta 94, NY 89  at NY
Karl Malone (Uta) had 12 points and 6 rebounds.
DeShawn Stevenson (Uta) had 12 points.
Matt Harpring (Uta) had 13 points including 4-11 FG and 7 rebounds.
Allan Houston (NY) had 17 points on 3-9 FG and 11-12 FT.
Howard Eisley (NY) had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists.

Atl 95, NO 87  at NO
Glenn Robinson (Atl) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals.
Theo Ratliff (Atl) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 blocks.
Ira Newble (Atl) had 13 points including 6-8 FG and 5 rebounds.
David Wesley (NO) had 24 points.
Courtney Alexander (NO) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Atl shot 49.4% (38-77) FG and NO shot 38.4% (33-86) FG.

Sea 102, Pho 79  at Casper, Wyoming
Desmond Mason (Sea) had 16 points including 6-8 FG.
Brent Barry (Sea) had 16 points including 5-7 FG.
Gary Payton (Sea) had 16 points on 4-12 FG and 8-10 FT.
Joe Johnson (Pho) had 15 points, 3 steals, and 7 turnovers.
Casey Jacobsen (Pho) had 15 points.

Tor 108, GS 107  at El Paso, Texas
Morris Peterson (Tor) had 20 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 steals.
Antonio Davis (Tor) had 21 points.
Vince Carter (Tor) had 20 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 8 assists.
Troy Murphy (GS) had 20 points and 21 rebounds.
Erick Dampier (GS) had 29 points and 7 rebounds.
Jason Richardson (GS) had 31 points including 10-14 FG and 4-5 3-pointers.

Sac 99, Por 96  at Sac
Predrag Stojakovic (Sac) had 27 points including 10-15 FG and 4-6
3-pointers.
Keon Clark (Sac) had 14 points, 12 rebounds, 7 assists, and 6 blocks.
Bobby Jackson (Sac) had 19 points including 9-14 FG and 5 rebounds.
Rasheed Wallace (Por) had 19 points and 7 rebounds.
Jeff McInnis (Por) had 15 points and 8 assists.
Sac shot 52.4% (43-82) FG and Por shot 42% (37-88) FG.

Cle 102, LAL 101  at San Diego, California
Darius Miles (Cle) had 22 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists.
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) had 21 points and 9 rebounds.
Ricky Davis (Cle) had 19 points.
Derek Fisher (LAL) had 18 points.
Rick Fox (LAL) had 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists.
Cle shot 54.1% (40-74) FG and LAL shot 41.4% (36-87) FG.