Sunday, January 22, 2006

Seattle slips away from Suns in a barn burner

PHOENIX (AP) -- Ray Allen made a 30-footer at the second-overtime buzzer to break the NBA record for most combined 3-pointers in a game, giving the Seattle SuperSonics a 152-149 victory over the Phoenix Suns in the league's highest-scoring contest in 11 years.

The teams combined for 32 3-pointers, breaking the mark of 31 set by Toronto and Philadelphia on March 13, 2005. The 301 points were the most in a game since Dallas beat Houston 156-147 in two overtimes on April 11, 1995, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Rashard Lewis had shots blocked by Marion at the end of regulation and Kurt Thomas at the end of the first overtime.

Shawn Marion had 37 points, 10 rebounds and five blocked shots, and Raja Bell scored a career-best 31 for the Suns. Steve Nash had 28 points and 16 assists.

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