--G Alex Acker was acquired from Detroit along with the Pistons' second-round draft pick in 2011 for a conditional second-round draft pick in 2013. To make room for Acker on the roster, C Cheikh Samb was waived.
--Coach Mike Dunleavy wore a live microphone on his lapel during the Knicks game, after agreeing with a request for the Clippers' broadcast station, Prime Ticket. --The Clippers aren't expected to make any more trades before the Feb. 19 trade deadline but coach Mike Dunleavy said he would keep his options open. "You're always looking at ways to improve the team," he said. But Dunleavy is intent on getting everyone healthy first to make a thorough evaluation. The most important player still out is center Chris Kaman.
"Until we get all of our guys back and can show what we've got, you don't blow it up," he said.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "I know how much he loves to play. I know it hurts him badly." -- Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy, speaking about former Clipper guard Cuttino Mobley, who was forced to retire after being traded this season to the New York Knicks because of a potential life-threatening heart condition.
