Yao Ming had 22 points and seven rebounds to lead the Houston Rockets over the Milwaukee Bucks 111-97 in preseason play Wednesday night.
Nazr Mohammed scored 20 points and had six rebounds, Tayshaun Prince added 16 points and seven boards, and the Detroit Pistons beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 112-103 on Wednesday night.
Ryan Gomes scored 13 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter, and Leon Powe added 11 points and 15 rebounds to rally the Boston Celtics over the New Jersey Nets 94-90 in a preseason game Wednesday night.
Dorell Wright's promising preseason with the Miami Heat is over.
The season opener is less than two weeks away, and the Los Angeles Lakers' injury problems are getting worse.
Jorge Garbajosa scored 16 points, Fred Jones and Andrea Bargnani each had 13, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-81 Wednesday night to remain unbeaten in the preseason.
Center Troy Murphy will miss the Golden State Warriors' next two preseason games after breaking his nose in a game against Portland.
US basketball legend Michael Jordan has hailed European players as mastering the fundamentals of the game and said the addition of European teams to the NBA would be a "very good idea."
Drew Gooden scored 21 points, LeBron James nearly had a triple-double in 30 minutes and the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away late in the first half for a 93-67 exhibition win over Maccabi Tel Aviv on Tuesday night.
Jamal Crawford scored 22 points and Eddy Curry powered his way to 19 as the New York Knicks remained unbeaten in the preseason by beating the Boston Celtics 116-108 Tuesday night.
Joe Johnson scored 27 points and Zaza Pachulia had 19 to lift the Atlanta Hawks over the Orlando Magic 100-96 in a preseason game Tuesday night.
Dorell Wright is getting his opportunity this preseason. So far, so good.
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