Two-time All-Star Swin Cash was instrumental to the Detroit Shock's two championship titles earlier this decade and ranks as one of the franchise's top players. She left the team in the offseason under bitter terms, however.

Cash and her new team the Seattle Storm are flourishing, and she'll make her first trip back to Detroit on Wednesday since being traded.

Cash was a member of the Shock (5-1) championship teams in 2003 and 2006, and averaged 11.1 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists last season. Detroit selected Cash second overall in the 2002 draft, and she ranks second on the franchise's career scoring (2,369), rebounding (1,068) and assists (568) lists.

While she enjoyed plenty of success with the Shock, her relationship with Detroit coach Bill Laimbeer became increasingly strained during last year's postseason. Cash was benched several times during the Shock's playoff run, including the final moments of Game 4 of the finals, when the Shock had a chance to eliminate Phoenix.

After Detroit lost the title in Game 5, Cash fought back tears while saying she did not expect to return to the Shock for this season.

In November, Detroit traded Cash to Seattle (5-2) for the fourth overall pick in this year's draft, and she has helped the Storm jump out to a fast start.

Cash is averaging 14.9 points, but had an off night Tuesday, scoring only seven on 1-of-7 shooting in Seattle's 77-63 loss to New York.

The Storm scored a season-low six first-quarter points Tuesday, and were down by 16 points after one period.

"We just need to get out to a better start,'' said Sue Bird, who scored 10 points Tuesday. "Against good teams, especially on the road, you can't let them jump on you like the Liberty did to us.''

Reigning league MVP Lauren Jackson scored 19 against New York, and is averaging a team-high 18.3 points.

The Shock are coming off a 74-65 victory over Indiana on Saturday, their second win in 10 days over the Fever.

The victory could prove to be extremely important later in the season, as it could determine home-court advantage in the playoffs if a tiebreaker is necessary.

"Everybody is vying for spots, and you've got to win whatever games you can," said Detroit's Katie Smith, who scored a team-high 19 on Saturday. "It gives us a tiebreaker right now, and that's something we wanted to get just in case it comes down to that at the end of the year."

Detroit held the Fever to just 34.5 percent shooting, and has won four straight games by an average of 9.0 points since losing at Minnesota 84-70 on May 18.

Plenette Pierson, who is averaging a team-high 15.5 points, had eight and eight rebounds on Saturday. She scored 19 points in two games against Seattle in 2007.

The Shock won both games against the Storm last season by a combined 43 points.