News from February 7. Chauncey Billups (LAC) is out for the season with a torn left Achilles. He will likely undergo surgery and then will be out 8 months. Danilo Gallinari (Den) is expected to be out a month with a chip fracture in his left ankle. Carmelo Anthony (NY) is expected to be out 1 to 2 weeks with a strained right groin. New Orleans signed Lance Thomas to a 10-day contract. Golden State released Earl Barron. Houston released Jeff Adrien. The LA Clippers released Solomon Jones. The LA Lakers released Derrick Caracter. Miami released Mickell Gladness. New Orleans released DaJuan Summers and Carldell Johnson. San Antonio released Malcolm Thomas. Washington released Hamady N'Diaye. Philadelphia assigned Craig Brackins to the NBADL. Golden State activated Chris Wright. OKC 119, GS 116 at GS Kevin Durant (OKC) had 33 points, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 31 points including 12-21 FG, 7 assists, and 9 turnovers. James Harden (OKC) had 19 points, 7 assists, and 4 steals. David Lee (GS) had 25 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. Monta Ellis (GS) had 48 points on 18-29 FG and 9-10 FT and 7 rebounds. Nate Robinson (GS, strained left groin) did not play. Mia 107, Cle 91 at Mia LeBron James (Mia) had 24 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Chris Bosh (Mia) had 15 points and 9 rebounds. Dwyane Wade (Mia) had 26 points, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Antawn Jamison (Cle) had 25 points and 9 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 16 points including 5-15 FG, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Ind 104, Uta 99 at Ind Danny Granger (Ind) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Roy Hibbert (Ind) had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks. Darren Collison (Ind) had 25 points including 10-14 FG and 5 assists. Paul Millsap (Uta) had 18 points including 5-7 FG and 10 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Uta) had 16 points including 6-17 FG and 8 rebounds. Jeff Foster (Ind, sore lower back), George Hill (Ind, sprained left ankle), and Jamaal Tinsley (Uta, personal reasons) did not play. Pho 107, Mil 105 at Mil Marcin Gortat (Pho) had 21 points and 9 rebounds including 5 offensive. Steve Nash (Pho) had 18 points including the game winning layup with 5 seconds left and 11 assists. Jared Dudley (Pho) had 19 points including 7-9 FG and 3-4 3-pointers. Drew Gooden (Mil) had 25 points including 12-21 FG. Ersan Ilyasova (Mil) had 17 points and 12 rebounds. Pho shot 8-8 FT and Mil shot 18-20 FT. Bos 94, Cha 84 at Bos Paul Pierce (Bos) had 15 points including 6-18 FG, 8 rebounds, and 9 assists. Kevin Garnett (Bos) had 22 points including 10-15 FG and 7 rebounds. Ray Allen (Bos) had 17 points. Reggie Williams (Cha) had 21 points and 5 assists. Derrick Brown (Cha) had 20 points on 10-10 FG. Bos shot 8-8 FT and Cha shot 16-20 FT. Min 86, Sac 84 at Min Derrick Williams (Min) had 14 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 23 points including 9-12 FG, 10 rebounds, and 3 steals. Michael Beasley (Min) had 17 points including 7-21 FG and 14 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 10 points including 3-13 FG and 11 rebounds. Marcus Thornton (Sac) had 22 points. Kevin Love (Min, suspended) did not play. Schedule for Wednesday, February 8 (All times Central) Milwaukee at Toronto 6:00 pm San Antonio at Philadelphia 6:00 pm New York at Washington 6:00 pm NBATV Miami at Orlando 6:00 pm LA Clippers at Cleveland 6:00 pm Detroit at New Jersey 6:30 pm Indiana at Atlanta 6:30 pm Minnesota at Memphis 7:00 pm Chicago at New Orleans 7:00 pm Dallas at Denver 8:00 pm Houston at Portland 9:00 pm NBATV Schedule for Thursday, February 9 (All times Central) LA Lakers at Boston 7:00 pm TNT Golden State at Denver 8:00 pm Houston at Phoenix 8:00 pm Oklahoma City at Sacramento 9:30 pm TNT ---- 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