News from February 7. TRADE: New York traded Willy Hernangomez to Charlotte for Johnny O'Bryant and a 2020 2nd round draft pick, and a 201 2nd round draft pick. The LA Clippers signed Lou Williams to a 3 year, $24 million contract extension with the 3rd year at the team's option. Brooklyn activated Milton Doyle and placed Caris LeVert (sprained right knee) on IL. Cleveland activated Ante Zizic and placed Iman Shumpert (left foot plantar fascitis) and Derrick Rose (rest) on IL. Minnesota placed Marcus Georges-Hunt (ill) and Anile Jefferson on IL. Phoenix activated Danuel House and placed Tyson Chandler (rest) on IL. San Antonio activated Derrick White and placed Darrun Hillard on IL. Utah placed Ekpe Udoh (personal reasons) on IL. The Indiana at New Orleans game for 2/7 was postponed due to concerns about a leaking roof. Cle 140, Min 138 OT at Cle LeBron James (Cle) had 37 points including 16-22 FG and 5-7 3-pointers and the game winning jumper at the buzzer. Tristan Thompson (Cle) had 17 points including 7-9 FG and 5 rebounds. J.R. Smith (Cle) had 20 points including 6-11 3-pointers. Andrew Wiggins (Min) had 19 points including 4-8 3-pointers. Karl-Anthony Towns (Min) had 30 points including 10-12 FG and 6-6 3-pointers and 10 rebounds. Jimmy Butler (Min) had 35 points including 14-21 FG and 4-5 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists. Cle shot 59.1% (52-88) FG and Min shot 58.1% (54-93) FG. Hou 109, Mia 101 at Mia Clint Capela (Hou) had 13 points including 6-8 FG, 8 rebounds, and 3 blocks. James Harden (Hou) had 41 points including 5-12 3-pointers and 10-12 FT, 6 assists, and 3 steals. Chris Paul (Hou) had 24 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists. Hassan Whiteside (Mia) had 16 points and 17 rebounds. Josh Richardson (Mia) had 30 points including 11-20 FG and 7-9 3-pointers and 5 assists. Goran Dragic (Mia) had 30 points including 11-17 FG and 6 assists. Ryan Anderson (Hou, sprained right ankle), Eric Gordon (Hou, sore lower back), Wayne Ellington (Mia, strained right shoulder), and Kelly Olynyk (Mia, strained left shoulder) did not play. Det 115, Bro 106 at Det Stanley Johnson (Det) had 19 points on 9-15 FG and 3 steals. Blake Griffin (Det) had 25 points and 7 assists. Andre Drummond (Det) had 17 points on 5-17 FG and 7-10 FT and 27 rebounds including 7 offensive. Joe Harris (Bro) had 18 points including 4-8 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, and 5 turnovers. Allen Crabbe (Bro) had 34 points including 13-22 FG and 6-14 3-pointers. Willie Reed (Det, suspended) did not play. SA 129, Pho 81 at Pho LaMarcus Aldridge (SA) had 23 points including 10-14 FG and 13 rebounds including 6 offensive. Danny Green (SA) had 17 points including 5-7 3-pointers. Patty Mills (SA) had 18 points including 5-7 3-pointers. Josh Jackson (Pho) had 13 points including 6-17 FG and 6 rebounds. Alex Len (Pho) had 14 points and 5 rebounds. SA out-scored Pho 69-31 in the 1st half including 28-9 in the 1st quarter. Uta 92, Mem 88 at Mem Rudy Gobert (Uta) had 8 points including 1-5 FG and 12 rebounds. Ricky Rubio (Uta) had 29 points including 11-14 FT, 8 rebounds, and 3 steals. Rodney Hood (Uta) had 18 points. Marc Gasol (Mem) had 20 points including 7-20 FG, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks. Andrew Harrison (Mem) had 23 points including 9-15 FG. Deyonta Davis (Mem, sore knees) did not play. Schedule for Thursday, February 8 (All times Central) Atlanta at Orlando 6:00 pm New York at Toronto 6:30 pm Boston at Washington 7:00 pm TNT Charlotte at Portland 9:00 pm Dallas at Golden State 9:30 pm Oklahoma City at LA Lakers 9:30 pm TNT Schedule for Friday, February 9 (All times Central) LA Clippers at Detroit 6:00 pm New Orleans at Philadelphia 6:00 pm Cleveland at Atlanta 6:30 pm Indiana at Boston 6:30 pm Milwaukee at Miami 7:00 pm Minnesota at Chicago 7:00 pm ESPN Denver at Houston 7:00 pm Charlotte at Utah 8:00 pm Portland at Sacramento 9:30 pm ESPN ---- 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