News from February 8. Commissioner Adam Silver named Damian Lillard (Por) to replaced the injured Blake Griffin (LAC) in the All-Star Game. West coach Steve Kerr will select which All-Star reserve will replace Griffin as a starter. The LA Clippers announced that Blake Griffin will undergo surgery on his right elbow to remove a staph infection. Milwaukee signed Jorge Gutierrez to a 2nd 10-day contract. San Antonio signed Reggie Williams to a 2nd 10-day contract. Miami signed Tyler Johnson for the rest of the season after he finished his 2nd 10-day contract. Atlanta signed Shelvin Mack and placed Mike Muscala on IL. Chicago placed Kirk Hinrich on IL. Indiana activated Lavoy Allen and placed Ian Mahinmi (sprained right ankle) on IL. Oklahoma City activated Mitch McGary and placed Anthony Morrow on IL. Orlando activated Andrew Nicholson and placed Luke Ridnour on IL. Phoenix activated T.J. Warren and Tyler Ennis and placed Reggie Bullock and Archie Goodwin on IL. Sacramento placed Rudy Gay on IL. San Antonio activated Jeff Ayers and placed Reggie Williams on IL. Sac 85, Pho 83 at Sac DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) had 28 points including the game winning jumper with .5 seconds left, 12 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Ben McLemore (Sac) had 13 points including 4-12 FG. Ramon Sessions (Sac) had 10 points including 4-5 FG, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Isaiah Thomas (Pho) had 26 points and 5 assists. Goran Dragic (Pho) had 13 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Alex Len (Pho, sprained right ankle) and Eric Bledsoe (Pho, personal reasons) did not play. Tor 87, SA 82 at Tor James Johnson (Tor) had 20 points including 8-10 FG. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 18 point on 4-14 FG and 10-12 FT and 3 steals. Amir Johnson (Tor) had 15 points including 6-8 FG and 8 rebounds. Tim Duncan (SA) had 12 points including 3-14 FG, 12 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 5 assists. Tiago Splitter (SA) had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Por 109, Hou 98 at Hou LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) had 24 points and 5 rebounds. Damian Lillard (Por) had 23 points including 10-11 FT, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Robin Lopez (Por) had 14 points including 6-7 FG. James Harden (Hou) had 45 points including 4-10 3-pointers and 19-23 FT, 9 rebounds, and 8 assists. Josh Smith (Hou) had 16 points including 4-7 3-pointers and 5 rebounds. Por shot 52.6% (40-76) FG and Hou shot 37.8% (31-82) FG. Chi 98, Orl 97 at Orl Pau Gasol (Chi) had 25 points including 10-16 FG the game winning putback dunk with 9.4 seconds left and 15 rebounds. Joakim Noah (Chi) had 18 points including 7-10 FG and 9 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Chi) had 27 points including 3-4 3-pointers, 5 assists, and 6 steals. Victor Oladipo (Orl) had 18 points and 6 assists. Tobias Harris (Orl) had 15 points including 6-17 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Min 112, Det 101 at Det Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 18 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. Nikola Pekovic (Min) had 29 points including 11-12 FT. Kevin Martin (Min) had 24 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 steals. D.J. Augustin (Det) had 20 points and 8 assists. Andre Drummond (Det) had 17 points including 8-8 FG, 14 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 5 turnovers. Ind 103, Cha 102 at Cha David West (Ind) had 15 points and 6 rebounds. C.J. Watson (Ind) had 22 points including 7-11 FG and 5-8 3-pointers. Luis Scola (Ind) had 15 points and 14 rebounds. Al Jefferson (Cha) had 30 points including 13-22 FG and 13 rebounds. Brian Roberts (Cha) had 19 points and 5 assists. Ind out-scored Cha 28-19 in the 4th quarter. Lavoy Allen (Ind, sore right knee) and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Cha, strained right hamstring) did not play. Mem 94, Atl 88 at Mem Zach Randolph (Mem) had 11 points including 5-16 FG and 15 rebounds including 5 offensive. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 16 points and 10 rebounds. Mike Conley (Mem) had 21 points and 6 assists. Jeff Teague (Atl) had 22 points including 9-13 FG and 6 assists. Kent Bazemore (Atl) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. Cle 120, LAL 105 at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 22 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists, and 6 turnovers. Kevin Love (Cle) had 32 points including 11-18 FG and 7-8 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Kyrie Irving (Cle) had 28 points including 10-14 FG and 5-8 3-pointers and 10 assists. Jordan Clarkson (LAL) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals. Ed Davis (LAL) had 16 points including 6-7 FG and 9 rebounds. Cle shot 54.9% (45-82) FG and LAL shot 41% (41-100) FG. Kobe Bryant (LAL, right rotator cuff surgery) and Jordan Hill (LAL strained hip flexor) did not play. OKC 131, LAC 108 at OKC Kevin Durant (OKC) had 29 points including 10-15 FG, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 19 points including 6-19 FG, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 5 turnovers. Mitch McGary (OKC) had 19 points including 8-9 FG and 10 rebounds including 5 offensive. Chris Paul (LAC) had 18 points, 6 rebounds, 13 assists, and 3 steals. Jamal Crawford (LAC) had 21 points. OKC shot 31-38 FT and LAC shot 12-17 FT. Kendrick Perkins (OKC, suspended), Blake Griffin (LAC, staph infection right elbow), and J.J. Redick (LAC, back spasms) did not play. Schedule for Monday, February 9 (All times Central) San Antonio @ Indiana 6:00 pm Golden State @ Philadelphia 6:00 pm Orlando @ Washington 6:00 pm New York @ Miami 6:30 pm Brooklyn @ Milwaukee 7:00 pm Atlanta @ Minnesota 7:00 pm Utah @ New Orleans 7:00 pm LA Clippers @ Dallas 7:30 pm NBATV Oklahoma City @ Denver 8:00 pm Schedule for Tuesday, February 10 (All times Central) Detroit @ Charlotte 6:00 pm Houston @ Phoenix 7:00 pm TNT Sacramento @ Chicago 7:00 pm Brooklyn @ Memphis 7:00 pm Denver @ LA Lakers 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