Hornets cool off red-hot Phoenix
NEW ORLEANS – Peja Stojakovic hit seven three-pointers during a 25-point, 13-rebound performance, and the New Orleans Hornets defeated the Phoenix Suns, 110-103, on Thursday night.
Devin Brown and rookie Marcus Thornton each scored 19 for New Orleans, which won its second consecutive under new head coach Jeff Bower.
The score was tied at 96 when Stojakovic and rookie Darren Collison hit back-to-back threes, and New Orleans held on from there. Collison had 15 points, putting both Hornets rookies in double figures.
Amare Stoudemire had 23 points and Jared Dudley, who was 5 of 6 on three-pointers, scored 17 for Phoenix. Channing Frye added 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Phoenix (10-3) was trying to match its best 13-game start in franchise history.
Jazz 90, Spurs 83: At San Antonio, Deron Williams scored 21 points and Utah ended its decade-long misery in San Antonio.
Utah had not won a regular-season game in San Antonio since 1999, a losing streak that spanned 20 games. Paul Millsap added 20 points for the Jazz.
Tim Duncan scored 21 points, and he has seldom seen San Antonio struggle at the start of a season like this.
The Spurs revamped their roster this summer, but they are 4-6 and have their first losing record after 10 games since 1996.
