OKLAHOMA CITY — Matt Bonner took advantage of being left open from long distance to put together an impressive line of lucky sevens: seven 3-point shots, seven makes and seven straight Spurs wins.
The former Gator had 21 points and just missed matching the best 3-point shooting outing in Spurs history as San Antonio beat the Thunder 117-104 on Sunday night.
Bonner swished three 3's during a 21-8 run to open the fourth, and the NBA's best 3-point shooting team went 6-of-8 to pull away in the quarter.
"With each consecutive shot, the hoop is just getting bigger and bigger," said Bonner, who fell one shy of Steve Smith's club mark for 3-point accuracy. "It was just one of those nights where I was just feeling it."
GAME HIGHLIGHTS: Jason Richardson scored 34 and the Suns hit 22 3-pointers, second most in history, to hold off the host Lakers 121-116. The Magic made 23 3s against the Kings in January 2009. … Former Gator Al Horford had 28 points and 10 rebounds as the host Hawks beat the Timberwolves 111-105 to end a four-game skid. Minnesota's Kevin Love had 22 points and 17 rebounds in his first game since posting 31 and 31 Friday against the Knicks.
Spurs 117, Thunder 104
SAN ANTONIO (117): Jefferson 5-11 7-7 18, Duncan 2-7 2-4 6, Blair 4-11 1-1 9, Parker 9-15 6-6 24, Ginobili 4-14 11-11 21, Hill 1-10 4-5 6, McDyess 1-4 3-4 5, Splitter 1-1 0-0 2, Neal 2-4 0-0 5, Bonner 7-10 0-0 21, Quinn 0-1 0-0 0, Gee 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-88 34-38 117.
OKLAHOMA CITY (104): Durant 10-23 2-2 23, Green 4-8 3-4 12, Krstic 3-4 0-0 6, Westbrook 5-17 9-10 19, Sefolosha 1-1 1-2 3, Harden 5-10 2-2 14, Ibaka 3-6 7-10 13, Collison 1-2 0-0 2, Maynor 6-12 0-0 12, Peterson 0-0 0-0 0, White 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-84 24-30 104.
San Antonio 30 31 21 35— 117
Oklahoma City 35 31 14 24— 104
3-Point Goals—San Antonio 11-20 (Bonner 7-7, Ginobili 2-5, Neal 1-1, Jefferson 1-3, Hill 0-4), Oklahoma City 4-13 (Harden 2-5, Green 1-2, Durant 1-5, Maynor 0-1). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—San Antonio 59 (Blair 11), Oklahoma City 49 (Durant 7). Assists—San Antonio 16 (Hill 5), Oklahoma City 20 (Westbrook 8). Total Fouls—San Antonio 21, Oklahoma City 23. Technicals—San Antonio defensive three second, Westbrook. A—18,203 (18,203).
Hawks 111, Wolves 105
MINNESOTA (105): Beasley 10-16 4-7 25, Love 7-15 8-8 22, Milicic 1-7 0-2 2, Telfair 6-9 4-5 18, W.Johnson 4-8 0-0 10, Hayward 0-1 0-0 0, Koufos 2-4 0-0 4, Brewer 2-8 6-8 11, Gaines 0-3 0-0 0, Tolliver 5-7 1-1 13. Totals 37-78 23-31 105.
ATLANTA (111): Williams 3-8 3-4 9, Smith 10-20 2-2 23, Horford 9-14 10-10 28, Bibby 1-4 2-4 4, J.Johnson 5-12 5-6 17, Ja.Crawford 3-8 5-5 11, Evans 3-5 1-2 9, Teague 1-2 2-2 4, Pachulia 0-3 4-4 4, Powell 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 36-80 34-39 111.
Minnesota 27 25 20 33— 105
Atlanta 30 30 23 28— 111
3-Point Goals—Minnesota 8-21 (Tolliver 2-3, Telfair 2-4, W.Johnson 2-6, Beasley 1-3, Brewer 1-3, Love 0-2), Atlanta 5-11 (J.Johnson 2-3, Evans 2-3, Smith 1-2, Williams 0-1, Ja.Crawford 0-1, Bibby 0-1). Fouled Out—W.Johnson. Rebounds—Minnesota 52 (Love 17), Atlanta 46 (Smith, Horford 10). Assists—Minnesota 21 (Telfair 8), Atlanta 22 (J.Johnson 5). Total Fouls—Minnesota 27, Atlanta 25. Technicals—Beasley, Minnesota defensive three second. A—12,027 (18,729).
Pistons 100, Kings 94
DETROIT (100): Prince 7-10 0-2 14, Maxiell 2-5 1-2 5, Wallace 2-2 0-0 4, Stuckey 6-13 5-6 17, Hamilton 6-14 1-1 13, McGrady 4-5 0-0 8, Gordon 4-6 6-6 16, Villanueva 4-9 2-2 11, Bynum 3-7 0-0 6, Monroe 3-5 0-0 6. Totals 41-76 15-19 100.
SACRAMENTO (94): Casspi 2-8 2-2 7, Landry 7-13 5-7 19, Dalembert 4-6 0-2 8, Udrih 2-6 1-1 5, Evans 9-21 2-4 20, Head 5-8 2-2 13, Cousins 3-8 0-1 6, Garcia 2-9 0-0 4, Wright 1-3 0-0 2, Thompson 4-4 2-2 10. Totals 39-86 14-21 94.
Detroit 22 28 25 25— 100
Sacramento 19 26 27 22— 94
3-Point Goals—Detroit 3-9 (Gordon 2-3, Villanueva 1-3, Bynum 0-1, Prince 0-1, Hamilton 0-1), Sacramento 2-18 (Head 1-3, Casspi 1-5, Wright 0-2, Udrih 0-2, Evans 0-3, Garcia 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Detroit 44 (Wallace 10), Sacramento 49 (Cousins, Landry 8). Assists—Detroit 18 (Stuckey 7), Sacramento 14 (Udrih 9). Total Fouls—Detroit 17, Sacramento 16. Technicals—Cousins, Sacramento defensive three second 2. A—12,377 (17,317).
Rockets 104, Knicks 96
HOUSTON (104): Battier 3-7 1-1 8, Scola 9-18 6-8 24, Miller 4-9 0-0 8, Lowry 1-6 5-8 7, Martin 8-18 9-11 28, Hayes 2-5 4-6 8, Lee 5-9 0-0 12, Smith 1-2 1-2 3, Hill 3-6 0-0 6. Totals 36-80 26-36 104.
NEW YORK (96): Gallinari 4-7 6-9 14, Stoudemire 10-19 5-8 25, Mozgov 2-3 0-0 4, Felton 6-16 2-2 15, Fields 5-6 1-1 12, Douglas 1-11 0-0 3, Chandler 7-15 3-3 17, Randolph 2-5 0-0 4, Mason 1-5 0-1 2. Totals 38-87 17-24 96.
Houston 26 32 26 20— 104
New York 27 25 23 21— 96
3-Point Goals—Houston 6-18 (Martin 3-7, Lee 2-4, Battier 1-4, Lowry 0-3), New York 3-16 (Fields 1-1, Felton 1-5, Douglas 1-6, Mason 0-1, Gallinari 0-1, Chandler 0-2). Fouled Out—Scola. Rebounds—Houston 58 (Hayes 9), New York 52 (Stoudemire 8). Assists—Houston 28 (Lowry 6), New York 15 (Felton 5). Total Fouls—Houston 23, New York 24. Technicals—Lowry, Houston defensive three second. A—19,763 (19,763).
Suns 121, Lakers 116
PHOENIX (121): Hill 4-10 0-0 8, Turkoglu 6-9 0-0 17, Lopez 0-1 0-0 0, Nash 6-11 7-7 21, Richardson 13-20 2-4 35, Frye 7-12 2-3 20, Warrick 2-6 2-5 6, Childress 1-3 0-0 2, Dragic 3-7 0-0 9, Dudley 1-5 0-0 3, Siler 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 43-84 13-19 121.
L.A. LAKERS (116): Artest 5-12 0-0 13, Odom 10-18 2-3 22, Gasol 12-17 4-6 28, Fisher 2-6 0-0 6, Bryant 11-20 2-2 25, Barnes 2-8 3-4 7, Vujacic 1-3 0-0 3, Brown 4-8 2-2 12, Ebanks 0-2 0-0 0, Caracter 0-1 0-0 0, Walton 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 47-96 13-17 116.
Phoenix 23 33 36 29— 121
L.A. Lakers 25 28 31 32— 116
3-Point Goals—Phoenix 22-40 (Richardson 7-10, Turkoglu 5-7, Frye 4-9, Dragic 3-5, Nash 2-3, Dudley 1-5, Hill 0-1), L.A. Lakers 9-23 (Artest 3-7, Brown 2-3, Fisher 2-4, Vujacic 1-2, Bryant 1-4, Odom 0-1, Barnes 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Phoenix 38 (Richardson 8), L.A. Lakers 62 (Gasol 17). Assists—Phoenix 31 (Nash 13), L.A. Lakers 30 (Bryant 14). Total Fouls—Phoenix 23, L.A. Lakers 23. Technicals—Odom. A—18,997 (18,997).
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