Charlotte Finally Stings Back: Led by Sheri Sam's season-high 19 points and a 14-point, 10-rebound effort from Tammy Sutton-Brown, the Charlotte Sting snapped their seven-game losing streak Tuesday with a 73-67 victory at the New York Liberty, picking up their first road win of the season as well. Fueled by a stifling defensive performance in the first half that held the Liberty to only 16 points, the Sting led by 15 at the break. After dropping the third quarter 34-20, Charlotte returned to its stingy ways in the fourth, holding New York scoreless in the last 2:50 to sure up the win, which also ended the Liberty's hopes for their first three-game winning streak of the season.
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ALSO MAKING HEADLINES ... Mystics Sick With the Fever: The Washington Mystics' bid to go 8-0 at home came up short thanks to the Indiana Fever and a pair of Tamikas. The Fever got 22 points from Tamika Whitmore and 15 more from Tamika Catchings en route to a 74-67 victory at the MCI Center. There now remain three teams in the WNBA unbeaten at home: Los Angeles, Detroit and, appropriately enough, Indiana. |
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WHAT THEY'RE SAYING
"At the end, when we had a big lead, it was kind of difficult to stay focused."
-- Connecticut center Margo Dydek, on her team's difficulty down the stretch after building an 18-point halftime lead and trailing for only 12 seconds in a 73-68 win over Houston.
"At the end, when we had a big lead, it was kind of difficult to stay focused."
-- Connecticut center Margo Dydek, on her team's difficulty down the stretch after building an 18-point halftime lead and trailing for only 12 seconds in a 73-68 win over Houston.
