June 22, 2007: Scoreboard | Video Play of the Day | Photo Gallery | Today in the WNBA Archive

PHOTO OF THE DAY Tina Thompson scored 23 to give Houston consecutive wins for the first time in nearly a year with a triumph over the Mystics on Friday. Bill Baptist/NBAE/Getty Images

Hammon Returns to the Garden Silver Stars Triumph in Star's Homecoming: Becky Hammon took the court at Madison Square Garden, an all too familiar sight for Liberty fans, but for the first time on Friday she was a member of a different team. Traded to San Antonio in a draft-day deal, Hammon was greeted with cheers from her former home crowd, but that did not prevent her from taking it to New York. The nine-year veteran scored seven of her 19 points in the fourth quarter to go along with six rebounds as the Silver Stars emerged victorious with a 70-63 win over the Liberty in Hammon's return to the Big Apple. "It was nice to come back and a get a win," she said. "It was emotional at the same time." Vickie Johnson, who spent her first nine seasons with New York before signing with San Antonio last year, went 6-of-10 from the field for 14 points. ALSO MAKING HEADLINES ... Sparks Mount Amazing Comeback to Win Battle of California: Faced with a 19-point deficit entering the fourth quarter, Friday night's game against the Monarchs looked all but over for the Sparks. However, Los Angeles held Sacramento to nine points in the final period and mounted a tremendous comeback, capped by a Sherill Baker free throw with 3.5 ticks left in regulation, to send the game into overtime. After a Sidney Spencer driving layup with 24.3 seconds left in OT forced an additional period, the Sparks took control and finished the Monarchs, 96-88, in double overtime. Taj McWilliams-Franklin tallied 21 points, 10 rebounds and three steals and Spencer finished with 15 points as six Los Angeles players reached double figures. McWilliams-Franklin WHAT THEY'RE SAYING "It felt good. I probably came out with a little bit of jitters, but I think our team really wanted to win this one for me and Vick (Johnson). I really appreciated their effort and how they came out and played. They played really hard and never gave up." -- San Antonio guard Becky Hammon on her teammates' effort in the Silver Stars' 70-63 win over the Liberty. It was Hammon's first game back in New York, since a draft-day deal sent her to San Antonio. Hammon

WHO'S HOT Shannon Johnson, Shock 23 pts, 8-13 FG, 7-12 3-pt FG in 87-84 win at Mercury Katie Douglas, Sun 30 pts, 10-18 FG, 4-6 3-pt FG, 6-7 FT in 78-74 win at Fever Nicole Powell, Monarchs 18 pts, 8-15 FG, 2-3 3-pt FG in 96-88 loss at Los Angeles

Johnson

WHO'S NOT Loree Moore, Liberty 0 pts, 0-7 FG, 0-4 3-pt FG in 70-63 loss vs. Silver Stars Tamika Catchings, Fever 9 pts, 3-13 FG in 78-74 loss vs. Sun Ruth Riley, Silver Stars 2 pts, 0-10 FG, 0-1 3-pt FG in 70-63 win at Liberty

Moore

WHO'S ON TAP Saturday's Games ... Silver Stars at Sun: 7 p.m. ET on NBA TV Mystics at Sky: 8 p.m. ET on NBA TV Shock at Monarchs: 10 p.m. ET

Dupree

Douglas

FILLING THE BOX SCORE With her scoring numbers down in the midst of a Sun five-game losing streak and facing a tough matchup against the red-hot Fever, the burden fell on Katie Douglas to turn her team's fortune around. Douglas delivered on Friday as she put Connecticut on her back and dropped 12 of her career-high 30 points in the fourth quarter to lift the Sun to a 78-74 road win over Indiana. The seven-year veteran out of Purdue filled out her stat sheet with eight rebounds and four steals. Teammate Margo Dydek added 10 points and 10 rebounds.

COMING UP CLUTCH Seimone Augustus may have struggled to find her shooting rhythm in the first two quarters of Friday's matchup against the Storm, but it did not stop her from coming up clutch in the second half. Augustus exploded for a 14-point third quarter to keep Minnesota in the game and with the contest tied with 5.2 seconds remaining she drilled a jumper to give the Lynx a 78-76 victory over Seattle. Last season's Rookie of the Year finished with 23 points.

Augustus