News from February 2. Malcolm Brogdon (Mil) is expected to 6 to 8 weeks with a partially torn left quadriceps tendon. Philadelphia elected not to sign Larry Drew to a 2nd 10-day contract after he completed his 1st 10-day contract. Phoenix signed Josh Gray to a 10-day contract. Brooklyn activated Caris LeVert and placed Isaiah Whitehead on IL. Charlotte activated Cody Zeller. Golden State activated Quinn Cook, Kevon Looney, and Damian Jones and placed Andre Iguodala (rest), Shaun Livingston (personal reasons), and David West (rest) on IL. Milwaukee activated Jabari Parker and Eric Bledsoe and placed Malcolm Brogdon (left quad tendon), Marshall Plumlee, and Jason Terry (personal reasons) on IL. Philadelphia activated Jerryd Bayless and placed Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot (gastroentrities) and James Young on IL. Sacramento activated Willie Cauley-Stein. Toronto activated Fred VanVleet and placed and Lorenzo Brown on IL. Utah activated Davon Reed and placed Isaiah Canaan (fractured left ankle) on IL. Cha 133, Ind 126 at Cha Nicolas Batum (Cha) had 31 points including 11-18 FG and 7-11 3-pointers and 9 rebounds. Kemba Walker (Cha) had 41 points including 5-12 3-pointers and 14-14 FT and 9 rebounds. Frank Kaminsky (Cha) had 15 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Myles Turner (Ind) had 19 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Victor Oladipo (Ind) had 35 points including 3-4 3-pointers and 10-11 FT and 5 rebounds. Bos 119, Atl 110 at Bos Jayson Tatum (Bos) had 27 points including 11-19 FG and 4 steals. Jaleyn Brown (Bos) had 19 points. Terry Rozier (Bos) had 31 points including 11-18 FG and 6-8 3-pointers and 7 rebounds. Al Horford (Bos) had 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 7 assists. Dennis Schroder (Atl) had 25 points. Taurean Prince (Atl) had 31 points including 5-9 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Shane Larkin (Bos, sore right knee) and Marcus Morris (Bos, bruised left hip) did not play. LAL 102, Bro 99 at Bro Julius Randle (LAL) had 19 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Brook Lopez (LAL) had 19 points. Brandon Ingram (LAL) had 16 points including 514 FG, 8 rebounds, and 10 assists. Jarrett Allen (Bro) had 20 points including 8-11 FG and 5 rebounds. Spencer Dinwiddie (Bro) had 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists. Tor 130, Por 105 at Tor Jonas Valanciunas (Tor) had 18 points and 8 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) had 35 points including 6-10 3-pointers. Fred VanVleet (Tor) had 16 points and 5 rebounds. Jusuf Nurkic (Por) had 20 points including 8-11 FG and 7 rebounds. C.J. McCollum (Por) had 21 points including 1-6 3-pointers. Damian Lillard (Por) had 32 points including 11-18 FG and 10 assists. Phi 103, Mia 97 at Phi Ben Simmons (Phi) had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Dario Saric (Phi) had 17 points and 10 rebounds. Joel Embiid (Phi) had 17 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 6 turnovers. Bam Adebayo (Mia) had 15 points including 5-10 FT, 13 rebounds including 5 offensive, and 6 assists. Kelly Olynyk (Mia) had 19 points and 6 rebounds. Phi shot 49.4% (42-85) FG and Mia shot 39.1% (34-87) FG. Udonis Haslem (Mia, personal) did not play. Mil 92, NY 90 at Mil Giannis Antetokounmpo (Mil) had 29 points including 8-12 FT and the game winning layup with 1.9 with 1.9 seconds left, 11 rebounds, and 3 steals. Khris Middldeton (Mil) had 9 points including 3-11 FG, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists. Jabari Parker (Mil) had 12 points. Kristaps Porzingis (NY) had 17 points and 7 rebounds. Enes Kanter (NY) had 17 points, 18 rebounds including 8 offensive, and 6 turnovers. NO 114, OKC 100 at OKC E'Twaun Moore (NO) had 26 points including 10-14 FG and 4-4 3-pointers. Anthony Davis (NO) had 43 points, 10 rebounds, 3 steals, and 5 turnovers. Rajon Rondo (NO) had 7 points on 3-10 FG, 7 rebounds, 13 assists, and 4 steals. Steven Adams (OKC) had 23 points including 7-10 FT and 12 rebounds including 7 offensive. Russell Westbrook (OKC) had 16 points including 7-21 FG and 1-7 3-pointers, 10 rebounds, 14 assists, and 9 turnovers. NO shot 51.1% (46-90) FG and OKC shot 38.1% (37-97) FG. Uta 129, Pho 97 at Pho Donovan Mitchell (Uta) had 40 points including 14-19 FG and 7-9 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Ricky Rubio (Uta) had 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists. Derrick Favors (Uta) had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Josh Jackson (Pho) had 20 points. Devin Booker (Pho) had 18 points including 7-24 FG and 0-7 3-pointers and 6 assists. Dragan Bender (Pho) had 16 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists. Uta shot 56.7% (51-90) FG and Pho shot 41.4% (36-87) FG. Rodney Hood (Uta, lower leg contusion) did not play. GS 119, Sac 104 at Sac Kevin Durant (GS) had 33 points including 12-17 FG and 6-7 3-pointers, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Klay Thompson (GS) had 20 points including 4-8 3-pointers and 6 rebounds. Stephen Curry (GS) had 23 points including 3-10 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 6 turnovers. Zach Randolph (Sac) had 18 points and 7 rebounds. De'Aaron Fox (Sac) had 16 points including 6-17 FG and 6 assists. GS shot 55% (44-80) FG and Pho shot 44.2% (42-95) FG. Malachi Richardson (Sac, sprained left ankle) did not play. Schedule for Saturday, February 3 (All times Central) Chicago at LA Clippers 2:30 pm Miami at Detroit 6:00 pm Philadelphia at Indiana 6:00 pm Washington at Orlando 6:00 pm Houston at Cleveland 7:30 pm ABC New Orleans at Minnesota 8:00 pm Utah at San Antonio 8:00 pm Golden State at Denver 8:00 pm Dallas at Sacramento 9:00 pm Schedule for Sunday, February 4 (All times Central) Portland at Boston 11:00 am Milwaukee at Brooklyn 11:00 am Atlanta at New York 11:00 am Memphis at Toronto 11:00 am LA Lakers at Oklahoma City 1:00 pm ABC Charlotte at Phoenix 2:00 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