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Sunday, June 26, 2005, at The Palace of Auburn Hills
Detroit Shock 79, L.A. Sparks 73
Recap | Box Score
June 26, 2005
The Palace of Auburn Hills
Shock 79, Sparks 73
Points:(DET) D. Nolan, 22
(LAS) T. Whitmore, 19
Rebounds:(DET) C. Ford, 15
(LAS) L. Leslie, 10
Assists:(DET) E. Powell, 7
(LAS) C. Holdsclaw, 7
Blocks:(DET) R. Riley, 4
(LAS) L. Leslie, 2
Steals:(DET) D. Nolan, 3
(LAS) Two Tied, 2
Turnovers:(DET) K. Braxton, 5
(LAS) L. Leslie, 4
Biggest
Lead:		(DET) 6
(LAS) 25
Points In
The Paint:		(DET) 28
(LAS) 32
POSTGAME QUOTES
DETROITSHOCK.COM
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Deanna Nolan
  • Points: 22
  • Rebounds: 9
  • Assists: 4
  • Minutes: 40
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    Shock Head Coach Bill Laimbeer

    On the game:
    �That�s probably the lowest point that I�ve been associated with the Shock, that first half. It wasn�t pretty. We�ve been hanging our heads a little bit too much. We finally just had to take a stand, and we did. They dug in and pulled themselves together and it was an unbelievable comeback.�

    On Barbara Farris:
    �Farris was put on Holdsclaw and I thought she did an unbelievable job, being physical with her, denying her the basketball, and just working, and also on the offensive end, she had a great second half. She led the charge and the rest of our team kind of caught on.�

    On the comeback:
    �I told them in the huddle this is the lowest point they�re ever going to have with their franchise, there�s nowhere to go but up, that�s when we were down 25, so fortunately they dug in, and they competed. They finally set up as a basketball team and started to compete, they weren�t going to take it any longer. They showed what they could do.�

    Shock Forward Cheryl Ford

    On the game:
    �We just came together as a team. What was hurting us in the first half was our turnovers. We were hurting ourselves and we knew that. We looked at each other and said one basket at a time and that�s what we did.�

    �It will definitely boost our confidence, as long as we got that confidence in each other and believe in ourselves, we�ll be fine.�

    Shock Center Ruth Riley

    On getting Lisa Leslie in foul trouble:
    �I think that�s the strategy that every team takes when they play L.A. She�s their best player, she�s their leader. If you can get her in foul trouble and force her to sit on the bench, that�s a tremendous advantage.�

    On being down early:
    �You can�t give up 10 minutes into the game and they were hitting a lot of shots, we weren�t hitting anything so at that point, you�re pretty much at the bottom, there�s only one direction to go and that�s up. You�ve just got to keep working and working.�

    Sparks Head Coach Henry Bibby

    �I think foul trouble had something to do with the loss but they just wanted it more than we did. They played hard. Bill Laimbeer�s team may take on his fate; they�re very physical they play that way. They out played us, they wanted it.�

    Sparks Center Lisa Leslie

    On foul trouble:
    �It effected us a lot especially when we only had eight players to begin with. Having five fouls for the last nine or eleven minutes, it�s difficult to play like that and the momentum shifted for the other team.�

    On Chamique Holdsclaw:
    �It�s not a one person�s team so we still need to get out there and finish the ball game. I think having that many fouls forces us to be more tentative inside. They did a good job getting the ball inside during the second half and we weren�t able to be as aggressive.�