Red-hot Suns subdue Sixers

November 10, 2009, 7:07pm
Phoenix Suns' Jared Dudley, right, and Philadelphia 76ers' Andre Iguodala battle for a loose ball in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, November 9, 2009, in Philadelphia. Phoenix won 119-115.
Phoenix Suns' Jared Dudley, right, and Philadelphia 76ers' Andre Iguodala battle for a loose ball in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, November 9, 2009, in Philadelphia. Phoenix won 119-115.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jason Richardson scored 29 points, while Steve Nash added 21 points and tied his season-high with 20 assists as the Phoenix Suns beat the Philadelphia 76ers, 119-115, on Monday night.

The Suns eclipsed the 100-point barrier for the eighth straight game to open a season, which hadn't happened since the 1990-91 season.

Jared Dudley contributed 18, Amare Stoudamire added 17, Grant HIll has 11, and Channig Frye 10 for the high-flying Suns, who entered the game averaging a league-high 109.7 points per game.

Phoenix, which hit 15-of-30 three-pointers, has won three straight and finished its five-game road trip with four wins and a loss.

Andre Iguodala scored 24 points, Maureese SPeights added 20, Thaddeus Young had 15, and Lou Williams 13 for the Sixers.

Spurs 131, raptors 124
At San Antonio, Manu Ginobili scored 36 points without Tim Duncan and Tony Parker in the lineup as the Spurs beat the Toronto Raptors.

Ginobili hit four three-pointers in the fourth quarter as the Spurs fired despite their two leading scorers being sidelined with ankle injuries.

Richard Jefferson had 24 and George Hill added 22 for San Antonio.

Jazz 95, Knicks 93
At New York, Carlos Boozer and Andrei Kirilenko each scored 23 points as the Jazz won at the Madison Sqaure Garden for th first time in more than five years by beating the Knicks.

Mehmet Okur had the go-ahead basket with 1:16 to play and finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Jazz, who opened a difficult four-game road trip by winning in New York for the first time since February 20, 2004.

Deron Williams was limited to five points but had 16 assists. (Tempo news)

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