Sunday, July 17, 2005 at The Palace of Auburn Hills
Detroit Shock 58, Indiana Fever 59
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Recap | Box Score |
July 17, 2005 The Palace of Auburn Hills Shock 58, Fever 59 |
Points: | (DET) C. Ford, 18 (IND) T. Catchings, 21 |
Rebounds: | (DET) Two tied, 8 (IND) N. Williams, 6 |
Assists: | (DET) S. Lambert, 5 (IND) T. Catchings, 4 |
Blocks: | (DET) C. Ford, 2 (IND) T. Catchings, 1 |
Steals: | (DET) Seven Tied, 1 (IND) Two tied, 2 |
Turnovers: | (DET) Two tied, 5 (IND) N. Williams, 3 |
Biggest Lead: | (DET) 6 (IND)10 |
Points In The Paint: | (DET) 28 (IND) 12 |
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POSTGAME QUOTES
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PLAYER OF THE GAME |
Cheryl Ford
Points: 18
Rebounds: 7
Blocks: 2
Minutes: 24
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Shock Head Coach Bill Laimbeer
On tonight's game:
�Through two thirds, three-quarters of the game it�s the same old routine, we didn�t play hard enough, we didn�t want the game badly enough and it showed in our execution and our turnovers and our missed free throws. We have a disturbing problem that needs to be addressed.�
On effort:
�We�re not putting forth that effort, mentally. Especially at home, it�s a very disturbing trend. Every game right now we�re going down at the start of the game, and we�re going down at the start of the [second half]. We have an issue that we have to understand and solve.�
On going for two points instead of three down the stretch:
�There was plenty of time on the clock and we had a timeout, you always go for that, you always go for the way to put some pressure on them. Its easier to get a quick two in that situation than a three, and we fouled them and obviously we had an opportunity to get the ball back and we didn�t get it accomplished.�
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Shock Forward Cheryl Ford
On frustration:
�Its very frustrating to us all because I know all of us want to win. We have to take more care of the ball and prepare ourselves better to come out and start the game.�
On physical play:
�That�s alright, that�s part of [the game]. We actually like playing physical, that�s part of the game and we just have to play through it.�
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Shock Center Ruth Riley
On physical play:
�If you look across the league, it�s a physical style of basketball and we have a lot of girls that are going to not back down. I think it tends to happen that way sometimes.�
On missing shots:
�It's part of the game, nobody shoots 100%. I think we did a better job in the second half of getting offensive rebounds, especially when [Ford] and [Braxton] are in the game, buts its just a matter of limiting our turnovers.�
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