By Mike Slane
June 15, 2007: Scoreboard |
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Lauren Jackson scored 21 of her 30 points in the second half to guide the Storm to an 84-71 win over Tina Thompson and the winless Comets on Friday.
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Phoenix Ends Losing Streak in Indiana
Mercury Hand Fever First Home Loss:
Looking to remain perfect at home and post the longest single-season win streak in franchise history, the Indiana Fever were slowed by the Phoenix Mercury on Friday night. Led by Diana Taurasi's 11 fourth-quarter points, Phoenix outscored the Fever by 12 in the final 3:48 and snapped a five-game losing streak in Indiana with an 89-78 victory. Taurasi finished with 21 points, while Cappie Pondexter had 22. Former Fever guard Kelly Miller added nine points, 11 rebounds and eight assists. Tamika Catchings registered 17 points and 15 rebounds for the Fever, who fell 1 1/2 games behind the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Shock. Indiana, which outscored opponents by an average of 18.0 points in its first six games at Conseco Fieldhouse this season, had won four in a row for the second time this season.
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ALSO MAKING HEADLINES ... |
Not All That Shocking...:
Since winning two straight over the Monarchs for the 2006 WNBA championship, Detroit has been unstoppable. Behind Cheryl Ford's 14 points and 16 rebounds, the Shock held off Connecticut down the stretch and walked away with a 75-72 home win on Friday. Ford also recorded four steals, including a key defensive play which led to Plenette Pierson's go-ahead three-point play with 52 seconds left. The Shock, off to the best start in franchise history (7-0), won their seventh consecutive regular season game over the Sun. Nykesha Sales led Connecticut with 18 points.
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"It comes to a point where we have to grow up. We play at a high level sometimes, and other times, we play at a level that's disgusting to watch. We have to really grow up and hold ourselves to a high standard every night we go out.'"
-- Phoenix guard Diana Taurasi, after the Mercury bounced back from a loss to the Mystics on Wednesday with an 89-78 win over the Fever on Friday.
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Deanna Nolan, Shock
18 pts, 7-11 FG, 1-1 3-pt FG, 3-4 FT in
75-72 win at Shock
Christi Thomas, Sparks
25 pts, 10-18 FG, 5-7 FT in
89-80 win at Mystics
Candice Dupree, Sky
24 pts, 11-20 FG in
76-73 win vs. Liberty
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Marta Fernandez, Sparks
6 pts, 1-10 FG in
89-80 win at Mystics
Alana Beard, Mystics
11 pts, 4-18 FG, 1-5 3-pt FG in
89-80 loss vs. Sparks
Jessica Davenport, Liberty
5 pts, 1-7 FG in
73-66 loss at Sky
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Saturday's Games ...
Fever at Shock: 7:30 p.m. ET
Sparks at Lynx: 8 p.m. ET
Liberty at Silver Stars: 8 p.m. ET
Comets at Monarchs: 10 p.m. ET
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While Lisa Leslie and her husband were celebrating the birth of their first child, starting center Christi Thomas was having a coming out party of her own. Thomas, filling in for Leslie while on paternity leave, scored a career-high 25 points to lead the Sparks to an 89-80 triumph in Washington on Friday. The fourth-year player out of Georgia also recorded five rebounds and a steal.
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Just 10 games into the 2007 season, Chicago matched its win total from a year ago (5-29) with a 73-66 win over the Liberty on Friday. Candice Dupree recorded 24 points and 13 rebounds, while Stacey Dales added 11 points for the Sky, who won for the fourth time in six games. New York, playing on the road for only the third time this season, has lost three of its past four.
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