Indiana defeat Chicago

Indiana managed to defeat Chicago 70 - 64 thanks to a very good acceleration in the middle of the game whereas the first and the last quarters were quite balanced. Both teams were quite good at shooting from behind the arc but Indiana were stronger inside the key.

Indiana Fever 70 - 64 Chicago Sky (12-12, 29-26, 51-45)
Indiana: E.Hoffman (13pts, 4reb), K.Douglas (10pts, 4reb, 4ass), J.Moore (10pts), T.Bevilaqua (8pts), B.january (8pts), S.Zellous (8pts), T.Catchings (4pts, 6reb, 4ass), T.Sutton-Brown (4pts), J.Morris (3pts), J.Davenport (2pts).
Chicago: E.Thorn (15pts), S.Fowles (11pts, 17reb), E.Prince (9pts), T.Young (8pts, 5reb), C.Kraaeveld (8pts), D.Canty (6pts), M.Bass (5pts), J.Perkins (2pts, 6reb).

Washington are up to the mark

Washington and Phoenix finished their game with a 10pt-difference 85 - 95 in favor of the first. Washington won thanks to a very good performance in the first quarter when they inflicted 19-28 on the opponent. Phoenix tried to react in the third quarter but they didn't manage to be persistent and were destroyed in the last 10 minutes. In the end, it was their scoring effort that made Washington win as they made 37 field goals wheres Phoenix could biast 31.

Phoenix Mercury 85 - 95 Washington Mystics (19-28, 38-49, 64-69)
Phoenix: D.Taurasi (18pts, 4ass), D.Bonner (16pts, 6reb), C.Dupree (14pts, 9reb), K.Swanier (9pts, 3ass), P.Taylor (7pts, 5ass), T.Johnson (6pts), N.Ohlde (6pts), T.Smith (5pts, 5reb), B.Smith (2pts), S.Holmes (2pts).
Washington: C.Langhorne (31pts, 10reb), L.Harding (24pts), N.Sanford (12pts, 5reb), M.Currie (10pts, 4reb, 4ass), K.Smith (7pts, 4reb, 6ass), C.Melvin (6pts, 6reb), M.Coleman (5pts).

One more loss for Tulsa

Tulsa suffered a loss from Seattle despite a very good scoring effort made in the second quarter which allowed them to gofor a break with 30-40. Unfortunately for them, Tulsa lost this advantage in the second half as Seattle made a very good acceleration then (espescially in the last quarter with 26-10). They won thanks to getting more points from behind the arc (27pts for them, 12 for Tulsa) and by being more prolific at free throwing (24-14).

Seattle Storm 83 - 72 Tulsa Shock (18-19, 30-40, 57-62)
Seattle: L.Jackson (24pts, 6reb), S.Abrosimova (21pts, 4reb), S.Cash (11pts, 6reb), T.Wright (10pts, 4reb, 10ass, 3st), C.Little (9pts, 9reb), J.Vesela (4pts), A.Robinson (2pts), L.Willingham (2pts).
Tulsa: S.Robinson (16pts, 5reb), T.Jackson (11pts, 8reb, 3ass, 3st), A.Hornbuckle (10pts), K.Braxton (7pts), K.Brown (7pts, 3ass), C.Black (6pts, 6reb), M.Jones (6pts), A.Holt (4pts, 3st), J.Lacy (3pts, 3ass), N.Lacy (2pts).

New York show the teeth in the second half

New York defeated Connecticut 68 - 77 despite a better start performed by the latter. Indeed, having established control early in the game, Control managed to keep it only during the first half but were totally confused after coming back from the locker-room and were inflicted 10-26 in the third quarter. They couldn't recover after this; moreover, in the final quarter New York added 6pts more to their advantage.

Connecticut Sun 68 - 77 New York Liberty (30-16, 46-33, 56-59)
Connecticut: K.Lawson (13pts, 4reb), R.Montgomery (13pts, 7reb, 5ass), T.Charles (10pts, 16reb), S.Gruda (10pts), A.Jones (6pts), T.White (6pts), K.Griffin (6pts), D.Walker (4pts).
New York: C.Pondexter (19pts, 5reb), N.Powell (14pts, 10reb, 3ass), T.McWilliams-Franklin (10pts, 5reb, 5ass, 3st), J.McCarville (8pts, 6reb, 3st), P.Pierson (8pts, 4reb, 3ass), K.Greene (8pts), L.Mitchell (6pts), K.Vaughn (2pts), E.Carson (2pts).

A good beginning doesn't mean half the battle

Los Angeles lost to Atlanta 81 - 89 because of a weaker performance in the second half and despite a very remarkable game before the big break. Unfortunately for them, they lost their advantage and allowed Atlanta to score more points inside the field and be more efficient in rebounding battle. As for Atlanta, they were also very good at stealing (11 balls) and made the opponent accumulate 24 turnovers.

Los Angeles Sparks 81 - 89 Atlanta Dreams (24-16, 49-38, 65-63)
Los Angeles: D.Milton-Jones (19pts, 11reb), K.Toliver (19pts), N.Quinn (15pts, 8reb), T.Thompson (10pts), T.Penicheiro (9pts, 6reb, 10ass, 2st), M.Ferdinanad-Harris (4pts, 3ass), L.Wisdom-Hylton (4pts, 4reb), C.Mokango (1pt).
Atlanta: I.Castro-Marques (25pts, 4reb), A.McCoughtry (19pts, 8reb, 5ass), S.Lyttle (12pts, 11reb), E.DeSouza (9pts, 4reb), Y.Leuchanka (8pts, 4reb), A.Price (8pts, 5reb, 4ass, 2st), S.Lehning (4pts, 4reb, 5ass, 2st), K.Miller (2pts), C.Miller (2pts).

San Antonio accumulate advantage

Minnesota were completely destroyed by San Antonio 66 - 80 thanks to being ahead during all the game and accumulating the advantage from quarter to quarter. During first three quarters they were just 2-3pts ahead in every period and made a very good performance inthe last one (15-21), which definitely asserted their win. Minnesota lost in every scoring sector and were completely outrebounded (23-37). Still, neither of the teams could boast good performance at offensive rebounding.

Minnesota Lynx 66 - 80 San Antonio Silver Stars (19-22, 35-40, 51-59)
Minnesota: S.Augustus (14pts), C.Houston (11pts), R.Brunson (10pts, 9reb, 3st), M.Wright (10pts), L.Whalen (9pts, 4reb, 4ass), N.Anosike (5pts, 4reb, 2ass), H.Maiga-Ba (4pts), R.McCants (3pts).
San Antonio: M.Snow (23pts, 9reb), B.Hammon (21pts, 6reb, 10ass), S.Young (17pts, 8reb), C.Holdsclaw (8pts, 5reb), E.Lawson-Wade (6pts, 4reb, 4ass), R.Hodges (5pts).

Seattle regain strength in the second half

Seattle managed to defeat Indiana 81 - 85 in a very bouncing game where the initiative was stolen by the teams from each other. Seattle made a very good start by gaining a 7pt-difference in the first quarter; but Indiana were very quick to react in the second quarter to finish the first half 49-43. All the second half Seattle had to work hard to regain the leadership, and finally they managed to turn the match around. Both teams were quite prolific in the field but Seattle made the difference thanks to scoring more FT. They also played a more aggressive game at rebounding (13 offensive rebounds).

Indiana Fever 81 - 85 Seattle Storm (20-27, 49-43, 60-58)
Indiana: K.Douglas (29pts, 3ass), T.Catchings (17pts, 5reb, 5ass, 4st, 2bs), J.Morris (14pts), T.Bevilaqua (5pts, 4reb), E.Hoffman (4pts), J.Moore (4pts), J.Davenport (4pts), B.January (2pts), T.Sutton-Broun (2pts).
Seattle: L.Jackson (28pts, 7reb), S.Cash (21pts, 6reb, 3ass, 2st), S.Bird (16pts, 4ass), C.Little (10pts, 6reb), T.Wright (7pts, 10ass), L.Willingham (2pts, 4reb), S.Abrosimova (1pt, 4reb).

Chicago win over Washington

Washington lost on a visit to Chicago 72 - 79 in quite a bouncing game where the initiative swang from one side to another. But in fact, Chicago managed to win thanks to their aggressiveness as, despite a weaker result at field goals, they managed to gain 22pts from the Free throws line (against 10pts for Washington).

Washington Mystics 72 - 79 Chicago Sky (21-16, 40-37, 53-56)
Washington: C.Langhorne (25pts, 13reb), L.Harding (13pts, 4reb, 3ass, 2st, 1bs), M.Currie (12pts, 7reb, 4ass), K.Smith (6pts), C.Melvin (6pts), M.Coleman (5pts), M.Ajavon (4pts), N.Sanford (1pt).
Chacago: J.Perkins (20pts, 5ass, 5st), S.Fowles (16pts, 7reb, 2bs), E.Prince (14pts, 4reb), D.Canty (13pts, 5reb, 4ass), T.Young (7pts, 3reb, 1ass), C.Kraaeveld (7pts, 5reb), S.Irvin (2pts).

New York show the pattern of teamwork

New York defeated Tulsa 92 - 78 after establishing control early in the game and continuing their pressure almost to the end. Only in the final quarter Tulsa managed to score more points but of course, it could not help them to catch up with the score. New York showed a very remarkable performance at 3pt-shooting (14 shots made), which certainly provided them with their win. They were also outstanding at collaborative work (with 28ass).

New York Liberty 92 - 78 Tulsa Shock (29-19, 50-35, 69-51)
New York: L.Mitchell (20pts, 3ass, 3st), N.Powell (16pts, 6ass), C.Pondexter (15pts, 4ass), P.Pierson (11pts), J.McCarville (10pts, 7reb, 4ass, 2st), T.McWilliams (8pts, 11reb, 6ass, 2bs), E.Carson (6pts), S.Spencer (3pts), K.Greene (2pts), K.Vaughn (1pt).
Tulsa: J.Lacy (16pts, 5reb, 3st), S.Robinson (14pts, 5reb, 3ass, 3st), K.Brown (12pts), M.Jones (8pts), K.Braxton (7pts), A.Hornbuckle (6pts, 5reb, 3ass, 3bs), A.Holt (6pts), T.Jackson (5pts), N.Lacy (4pts).

3pts for Connecticut

Phoenix and Connecticut finished their meeting with a very short score difference of 3pts (79 - 82) in favor of the latter. The first half was very bouncing as the teams tried hard to steal the iniative one from the other. Having gained a 3pt-advantage in the first quarter, Phoenix let the leadership to Connecticut in the second period. Actually, this performance of Connecticut was crucial as it helped the team to resist in the second half and snatch the victory. Still, both teams should be given credit for playing a very collective game (19-20 in assisting). But Connecticut were stronger at rebounding, which helped them to take more opportunities to score.

Phoenix Mercury 79 - 82 Connecticut Sun (22-19, 37-43, 59-62)
Phoenix: D.Taurasi (26pts, 5reb, 6ass, 3st), C.Dupree (16pts, 7reb, 2ass), P.Taylor (15pts, 7reb, 3ass), D.Bonner (14pts, 10reb), T.Johnson (4pts, 5reb, 4ass), T.Smith (3pts, 4reb, 3ass), K.Swanier (1pt).
Connecticut: T.Charles (19pts, 23reb, 2ass, 2st), S.Gruda (17pts, 9reb, 3ass), A.Jekabsone-Zogota (11pts, 2reb, 2ass, 1bs), K.Lawson (10pts), A.Jones (8pts, 5ass), T.White (6pts), K.Griffin (5pts), R.Montgomery (4pts, 6ass), D.Walker (2pts).

Atlanta win at home

Atlanta Dream managed to snatch the victory at home over Tulsa Shock 90 - 96. The hosts made a very good start by gaining 8pts in the first quarter but Tulsa managed to reduce the gap in the second one. Unfortunately for them, it was all they could do as the second half was quite balanced and just brought 3 more points to Atlanta. The teams got absolutely the same result at three-pointers and FT but Atlanta were just a step ahead inside the key. This ame could be a pattern of good job at assisting as the teams performed 23 and 27 assists respectively.

Tulsa Shock 90 - 96 Atlanta Dream (23-31, 46-49, 72-76)
Tulsa: S.Robinson (17pts, 6st), K.Braxton (15pts, 5reb), A.Holt (14pts, 5reb, 4ass), J.Lacy (13pts, 4reb, 3st), C.Black (8pts, 12reb), A.Hornbuckle (8pts, 4reb, 6ass, 2st), K.Brown (7pts, 7ass), T.Jackson (4pts), N.Lacy (4pts, 4ass).
Atlanta: A.McCoughtry (29pts, 10reb), E.DeSouza (19pts, 7reb, 5bs), I.Castro Marques (18pts, 8ass), S.Lyttle (11pts, 12reb, 7ass, 3st, 2bs), K.Miller (9pts, 5reb, 3ass), A.Price (4pts), A.Bales (2pts, 4reb), Y.Leuchanka (2pts).

Chicago perform

Chicago defeated Connecticut 86 - 77 thanks to a very deserving effort made in the second half. The start of the game was controlled by Connecticut and by the beginning of the big break they had gained a 5pt-advantage. But Chicago another face after the break, especially in the final quarter, and managed to turn the match around. They were also very well helped by low FT performance of the opponent (only 5/8 for Connecticut, 20/24 for Chicago).

Chicago 86 - 77 Connecticut (19-20, 43-48, 61-60)
Chicago: E.Prince (19pts, 4ass), E.Thorn (18pts), D.Canty (14pts), S.Fowels (12pts, 9reb), J.Perkins (11pts), M.Bass (5pts, 7reb), T.Young (4pts, 6reb, 4ass), C.Kraayeveld (3pts).
Connecticut: T.Charles (14pts, 16reb), S.Gruda (13pts, 6reb), A.Jekabsone-Zogota (13pts), R.Montgomery (12pts, 6ass), T.White (11pts, 3ass), A.Jones (8pts, 6reb, 4ass), D.Walker ((4pts), K.Griffin (2pts).

Balanced game of Minnesota and New York

The match between Minnesota and New York finished in favor of the first 75 - 68. The first half was really very bouncing as the initiative swang from one side to another. But the performance of Minnesota in the third quarter was crucial as it allowed them to inflict 24-11 in New York, which allowed to to resist in the final period and to walk away with the win.

Minnesota Lynx 75 - 68 New York Liberty (21-19, 32-34, 56-45)
Minnesota: R.Brunson (21pts, 13reb, 3st), S.Augustus (20pts, 3ass), N.Anosike (13pts, 4reb, 3st), L.Whalen (11pts, 4ass, 3st), C.Houston (5pts), C.Wiggins (3pts), H.Maiga-Ba (2pts).
New York: C.Pondexter (16pts, 5ass), N.Powell (16pts, 9reb, 3ass), T.Williams-Franclin (13pts), L.Mitchell (7pts, 6reb, 4st), P.Pierson (6pts).

Seattle destroy San Antonio in the key

San Antonio were destroyed by Seattle 61 - 82 because of weak scoring effort at 2pt-shooting. Seattle made a very good start by gaining 6pt-advantage in the first quarter and they continued their performance in the second half. San Antonio had never a chance to hope for catching up. Seattle outclasses them in rebounding and strongly pressed them with aggressiveness (17 offensive rebounds).

San Antonio Silver Stars 61 - 82 Seattle Storm (14-20, 30-37, 46-62)
San Antonio: C.Holdsclaw (12pts, 9reb), B.Hammon (12pts, 5ass), S.Young (8pts, 5reb, 3ass), M.Snow (8pts), E.Lawson-Wade (8pts, 3ass), J.Apple (7pts), M.Frazee (2pts), R.Hodges (2pts), A.Quigley (1pt), H.Darling (1pt).
Seattle: S.Cash (22pts, 9reb), L.Jackson (19pts, 14reb), C.Little (17pts, 9reb, 4ass), L.Willingham (10pts), S.Abrosimova (8pts, 5reb), T.Wright (4pts, 4reb, 6ass), A.Lacey (2pts).

Good performance in the last quarter was not enough

Connecticut gained a very short win over Phoenix, just by 2pts 96 - 94. They demonstrated a very good game in the first three quarters, which allowed them to accumulate an advantage of 17pts, but Phoenix didn't want to give up and displayed such a strong acceleration in the last quarter that really made Connecticut tremble (12-27): at 1.30mn to go the score was 94-94 and only two free throws performed by CHarles saved Connecticut's skin. Overall, Connecticut could boast a remarkable effort at 3pt-shooting (30pts from behind the arc), whereas Phoenix gained more points from the FT line. The winner also outrebounded Phoenix (45-38) and performed more assists (22-13).

Connecticut Sun 96 - 94 Phoenix Mercury (32-24, 53-43, 84-67)
Connecticut: T.Charles (24pts, 12reb), S.Gruda (21pts), R.Montgomery (19pts, 4ass), A.Jekabsone-Zogota (9pts), A.Jones (8pts, 7reb, 3ass), K.Lawson (6pts, 5ass), T.White (5pts), K.Griffin (2pts, 11reb), D.Walker (2pts, 4reb).
Phoenix: D.Taurasi (24pts, 6reb, 3ass), P.Taylor (23pts, 6reb, 4ass), D.Bonner (14pts, 6reb), C.Dupree (8pts, 5reb, 3ass), T.Johnson (8pts), N.Ohlde (8pts, 7reb), T.Smith (7pts, 5reb), K.Swanier (2pts).

Tulsa were unable to resist to Minnesota

Minnesota defeated Tulsa 92 - 78 thanks to gradual accumulation of advantage from quarter to quarter. Tulsa never managed to catch up with the score and by the end of the game their hopes to reach the opponent were abandoned. Especially they were unable to resist to the terrific performance of Lynx at three-point shooting (12 balls scored)! Minnesota were also more aggressive at stealing and played a more collective game.

Minnesota Lynx 92 - 78 Tulsa Shock (23-21, 47-40, 68-57)
Minnesota: C.Wiggins (19pts), L.Whalen (17pts, 6reb, 6ass, 4st), S.Augustus (16pts), R.Brunson (14pts, 11reb, 3ass, 3st), C.Houston (9pts, 3ass), H.Maiga-Ba (8pts), N.Anosike (7pts, 5reb, 5ass), Q.Hollingsworth (2pts).
Tulsa: S.Robinson (14pts, 4ass, 2st), A.Hornbuckle (12pts, 4reb, 4ass), K.Braxton (10pts), N.Lacy (10pts), S.Crossley (9pts), T.Jackson (6pts, 6reb), C.Black (5pts, 4reb), K.Brown (5pts), M.Jones (4pts), J.Lacy (3pts).

Indiana trembled at the eng

The match between Atlanta and Indiana finished in favor of the latter by 3pts (91 - 94). Indiana made a very good start and showed a very deserving performance in the whole first half, which allowed them to get an advantage of 14pts at the half time. But in the second half Atlanta made them tremble as they made a very remarkable acceleration to get really close in the score. In general, Indiana managed to keep the advantage thanks to more field goals made (with more 3-pointers) and aggressiveness with 16 balls stolen and 23 turnovers inflicted on the opponent.

Atlanta Dream 91 - 94 Indiana Fever (21-29, 41-55, 69-74)
Atlanta: A.McCoughtry (21pts, 5ass), I.Castro Marques (21pts, 4reb, 3ass), S.Lyttle (20pts, 20reb, 3ass, 2st), Y.Leuchanka (8pts), E.DeSouza (6pts), S.Lehning (5pts, 3ass), A.Bales (5pts), A.Price (3pts, 3ass), B.Raven (2pts).
Indiana: T.Catchings (17pts, 7reb, 6ass, 4st), K.Douglas (17pts, 4reb, 5ass), T.Sutton-Brown (16pts, 4reb), E.Hoffman (12pts, 5reb), J.Davenport (10pts), B.January (9pts, 4reb), J.Moore (4pts), S.Zellous (4pts), T.Bevilaqua (3pts, 4ass), S.Murphy (2pts).

An overtime to turn the match around

Chicago and Washington needed an overtime to decide the winner, who finally turned out to be Washington. The game was quite unbalanced as at the beginning Chicago were so good that inflicted 21-9 on Washington. But the latter managed to tie the score in the third quarter and keep it up to the end. Washington were also more persistant during the overtime, which helped them to snatch the victory. The winner's crucial points came from behind the arc whereas Chicago could not oppose a good performance at three-pointers. Both teams accumulated too many turnovers (23).

Chicago Sky 61 - 65 Washington Mystics (21-9, 32-20, 40-40, 52-52)
Chicago: S.Fowles (17pts, 9reb, 3st, 5bs), J.Perkins (10pts, 4ass), E.Prince (10pts), D.Canty (8pts), E.Thorn (6pts), C.Kraaeveld (6pts, 3ass), T.Young (4pts, 2ass).
Washington: K.Smith (17pts, 5reb, 3ass), N.Sanford (11pts, 7reb, 3st), M.Ajavon (10pts, 4st), C.Langhorne (9pts, 10reb), L.Harding (8pts, 6ass), M.Currie (6pts, 8reb, 3st), C.Melvin (4pts).

Connecticut win by 3pts

Another 3pt-difference match (78 - 75) was played between Connecticut and Los Angeles, where the lucky winner was Connecticut. Los Angeles made a very good start to be ahead by 7pts at the half time but Connecticut shpwed their teeth after the big break and managed to tie the score in the third quarter and just finish well in the final one. Overall, Connecticut won thanks to a better fight made inside the key and a more dynamic battle at rebounding (44-26). Neither of the oppoennts could boast a spectacular result at free throwing.

Connecticut Sun 78 - 75 Los Angeles Sparks (18-19, 36-43, 63-62)
Sun: T.Charles (26pts, 19reb), S.Gruda (12pts), K.Lawson (11pts), T.White (9pts), R.Montgomery (7pts), A.Jones (6pts, 5reb, 3ass), A.Jekabsone-Zogota (5pts, 7reb, 3ass, 1st), K.Griffin (2pts).
Sparks: T.Thompson (24pts), M.Ferdinand-Harris (16pts, 5reb), N.Quinn (11pts, 6reb, 5ass), D.Milton-Jones (9pts, 6reb, 3ass), L.Wisdom-Hylton (8pts), K.TOliver (7pts).

Prolific game

San Antonio and Phoenix played a very prolific game scoring more than 100pts from each side. The latter, still, had to face a disappointing loss of 3pts (108 - 105). The first half was in favor of Phoenix as they managed to gain the leadership in the second quarter and keep it in the third one (79-81). But in the final quarter it was San Antonio's turn to make acceleration and they managed to turn the match around thanks to more points scored from the FT line and despite a weaker presence behind the arc. In general, both teams were very collaborative and made many assists (24-24).

San Antonio Silver Stars 108 - 105 Phoenix Mercury (31-30, 49-59, 79-81)
San Antonio: S.Young (25pts, 10reb, 3ass), B.Hammon (21pts, 10ass), C.Holdsclaw (18pts, 6reb, 3ass), M.Snow (16pts), E.Lawson-Wade (10pts, 6ass), R.Riley (6pts), M.Frazee (5pts), A.Quigley (4pts), R.Hodges (3pts).
Phoenix: D.Taurasi (39pts, 7reb, 7ass, 3st), P.Taylor (22pts, 3ass), C.Dupree (19pts, 11reb), T.Johnson (8pts, 7ass), T.Smith (6pts, 6reb), D.Bonner (6pts, 9reb), T.Liley (3pts), N.ohlde (2pts).

Minnesota perform

Tulsa lost to Minnesota 67 - 78 despite being ahead in the first half. As for Lynx, they managed to pull together all their effort in the second half (especially, in the last quarter) and gained an 11pt-difference. The teams performed the same number of field goals but Lynx got morre points from behind the arc and also showed mor aggressiveness at scoring FT. They were also very performant at playing collective game.

Tulsa Shock 67 - 78 Minnesota Lynx (25-24, 45-41, 57-56)
Shock: K.Brown (14pts), S.Robinson (13pts), A.Hornbuckle (7pts, 4reb), S.Crossley (7pts, 3ass, 2st), K.Braxton (6pts, 7reb), J.Lacy (5pts, 5reb), A.Holt (5pts, 6reb), C.Black (4pts), T.Jackson (4pts, 4reb), N.Lacy (2pts, 3ass, 2st).
Lynx: S.Augustus (27pts, 5reb, 3ass), C.Wiggins (10pts, 6reb, 3st), L.Whalen (10pts, 6reb, 12ass, 3st), C.Houston (9pts, 4reb), N.Anosike (8pts, 9reb, 2ass, 3st), R.Brunson (7pts, 7reb), M.Wright (4pts), Q.Hollingsworth (3pts).

New York defeated

Seattle Storm defeated New York Loberty 92 - 84 in quite a bouncing game thanks to a very good performance in the last quarter. New York must have been very disappointing as they were very close to taking the win (they were leading by 1pt at the end of the third quarter). Even though New York scored more field goals in total, Seattle were better at 3pt-shooting. ALso they got more points from behind the FT line and played better at rebounding, which allowed them to take more opportunitied to score.


Seattle Storm 92 - 84 New York Liberty (16-13, 37-33, 62-63)
Seattle: S.Bird (22pts, 10ass, 3st), L.Jackson (20pts, 12reb), T.Wright (18pts, 4reb, 3ass), S.Cash (16pts, 7reb), S.Abrosimova (8pts, 4reb), J.Vesela (5pts), C.Little (3pts).
New York: C.Pondexter (24pts, 5reb, 4ass, 2st), L.Mitchell (13pts, 5ass), T.McWilliams-Franklin (11pts, 4reb), P.Pierson (10pts, 3ass), K.Greene (9pts), J.McCarville (8pts), N.Blue (7pts), N.Powell (2pts, 6reb, 3ass, 2st).

Atlanta turn events around

Atlanta Dream and Chicago Sky played a prolific game which finished in favor of the first 93 - 86. This loss must have been very disappointing for Chicgo as they were leading during all the first half but after the big break Atlanta manages to turn the events around and snatched the victory. Chicago got more points from the FT line but they were weaker at 2pt-shooting. Both teams displayed a very spectacular game with many assists (24-22).

Atlanta Dream 93 - 86 Chicago Sky (19-24, 38-41, 66-64)
Atlanta: I.Castro Marques (31pts, 4reb, 3ass), E.DeSouza (17pts, 13reb), S.Lyttle (15pts, 4reb), A.McCoughtry (10pts, 6reb, 6ass), S.Lehning (10pts, 9ass), A.Price (8pts), Y.Leuchanka (2pts).
Chicago: J.Perkis (25pts, 3ass), S.Fowles (24pts, 6reb, 3ass), D.Canty (12pts, 4reb, 6ass), E.Prince (6pts), C.Kraayeveld (6pts, 5reb, 3ass), T.Young (5pts, 7reb), M.Bass (4pts, 5reb, 3st), E.Thorn (4pts).

10pts for Indiana

Connecticut and Indiana finished their game with a 10pt-difference in favor of Indiana 67 - 77. They gained this win thanks to a good performance made in the first half. The margin made in the beginning helped Indiana to resist to Connecticut's acceleration in the third quarter. Overall, Connecticut were defeated by Indiana's aggressiveness with 24FT. They were also outrebounded 24-39 and stealt too many balls (23).

Connecticut Sun 67 - 77 Indiana Fever
Connecticut: R.Montgomery (17pts), T.White (14pts), K.Lawson (10pts, 4reb, 3st), A.Jones (8pts), S.Gruda (8pts, 5reb), K.Griffin (4pts, 4reb), A.Jekabsone-Zogota (2pts, 3ass, 2st), T.Charles (2pts, 4reb), D.Walker (2pts).
Indiana: K.Douglas (20pts, 3ass), T.Catchings (18pts, 13reb, 4st), T.Sutton-Brown (9pts, 7reb), E.Hoffman (8pts, 5reb), S.Zellous (6pts), B.January (6pts), J.Davenport (5pts), T.Bevilaqua (3pts, 4reb), J.Moore (2pts).

Atlanta managed to snatch the victory

Atlanata defeated San Antonio 83 - 90 in a very bouncing game where the leadership swang from one side to another. Atlanta made a very good performance in the third quarter and it helped them to resist to Stars' acceleration in the final quarter. In general, even though San Antonio were better at shooting from behind the arc, they collapsed in front of Atlanta's FT performance.

San Antonio Silver Stars 83 - 90 Atlanta Dreams (23-20, 39-37, 55-66)
San Antonio: S.Young (24pts, 5reb, 3ass), C.Holdsclaw (15pts, 9reb, 3ass), M.Snow (14pts, 6reb), E.Lawson-Wade (14pts, 7ass), B.Hammon (11pts, 4ass), R.Hodges (3pts), R.Riley (2pts).
Atlanta: S.Lyttle (24pts, 12reb, 4ass, 2st), A.McCoughtry (23pts, 5reb, 5ass), I.Castro Marques (12pts, 5ass), S.Lehning (10pts, 8ass), A.Bales (10pts, 8reb), E.DeSouza (7pts, 5reb), Y.Leuchanka (4pts).

Natural but hard win

Los Angeles and Minnesota finished their match with a very close score 84 - 88. Actually, Los Aтgeles were always one step ahead most part of the game and their win looks quite natural. But on the other side, they were not quiet as Minnesota were breathing down their neck. Both teams played a very collective game and were almost at the same level at field goals (Minnesota were even better at three-point shooting) but it was free thriwing which decided the outcome as Sparks got 26/36 whereas Lynx were only at 16/19.

Minnesota Lynx 84 - 88 Los Angeles Sparks (18-20, 39-42, 63-68)
Lynx: C.Houston (21pts, 4ass), C.Wiggins (18pts, 3ass, 3st), S.Augustus (16pts), R.Btunson (16pts, 15reb), L.Whalen (12pts, 7ass), N.Anosike (1pt, 4reb).
Sparks: D.Milton-Jones (22pts, 5reb), M.Ferdinand-Harris (19pts), T.Thompson (14pts, 4reb), C.Parker (12pts, 7reb), N.Quinn (6pts, 4reb, 4ass), K.TOliver (5pts), T.Penicheiro (5pts, 5ass), L.Wisdom-Hylton (3pts), B.Lennox (2pts).

Phoenix perform

Phoenix Mercury made a very remarkable performance by destroying Tulsa 84 - 116. They set the tone right at the beginning of the game and in every quarter gained another portion of advantage. In the end, Phoenix were terrific at assisting (29ass), they outrebounded Tulsa and were incompetitive inside the key.

Tulsa Shock 84 - 116 Phoenix Mercury (25-31, 46-59, 66-88)
Tulsa: S.Crossley (17pts, 4ass), K.Braxton (13pts, 4ass), A.Holt (13pts, 5reb), K.Brown (10pts), C.Black (8pts, 4reb), J.Lacy (7pts, 5reb), S.Robinson (6pts), A.Hornbuckle (4pts, 8reb, 3ass), M.Jones (4pts), N.Lacy (2pts).
Phoenix: C.Dupree (18pts, 4reb), D.Taurasi (18pts, 3ass), P.Taylor (14pts, 4reb, 8ass, 2st), T.Lilley (14pts), N.Ohlde (11pts, 6reb), T.Johnson (11pts, 4ass), B.Smith (8pts, 4reb), S.Holmes (6pts), D.Bonner (6pts, 7reb, 3ass), K.Swanier (5pts, 4ass), T.Smith (5pts, 6reb).

Washington up to the mark

New York lost to Washington 65 - 82 in a game where they allowed the opponent to take the iniative from the very beginning. Indeed, New York never managed to catch up with the score and with every quarter they were just witnessing the gap to increase. Washington were stronger inside key, which helped them to be ahead during all the course of the game. They were also really aggressive as they stole 14 balls from NY and made them accumulate 21 turnovers.

New York Liberty 65 - 82 Washington (12-23, 31-43, 49-59)
New York: C.Pondexter (20pts, 5reb, 3ass), T.Jackson (12pts, 4reb), N.Powell (9pts), T.McWilliams (8pts, 4reb), L.Mitchell (6pts, 5reb), J.McCarville (4pts, 6reb), K.Greene (4pts), N.Blue (2pts).
Washington: M.Currie (20pts, 4ass), C.Langhorne (13pts, 9reb, 3ass), L.Harding (13pts), M.Ajavon (11pts, 3st), K.Smith (5pts), M.Coleman (5pts), J.Monroe (5pts), N.Sanford (4pts, 3st), C.Melvin (4pts), A.Houts (2pts).

Seattle win over Los Angeles

Los Angeles met Seattle to be completely destroyed 60 - 82. The loser managed to resist only in the second quarter, as for the rest of the time, they were unable to correspond to the opponent's pressure. As for Seattle, apart from showing a more prolific shooting effort, they were also stronger at rebounding and demonstrated a more aggrwssive approach with 13st and 20FT.

Los Angeles Sparks 60 - 82 Seattle Storm (13-26, 29-42, 47-63)
Sparks: C.Parker (13pts, 7reb), T.Thompson (10pts, 4reb), L.Wisdom-Hylton (10pts, 4reb), D.Milton-Jones (6pts), B.Lennox (5pts), M.Ferdinand-Harris (4pts), K.Toliver (4pts, 4reb), N.Quinn (3pts), A.Riley (3pts), T.Penicheiro (2pts).
Storm: L.Jackson (17pts, 9reb), S.Bird (15pts, 5ass), C.Little (13pts, 4reb, 3ass, 5st), S.Cash (11pts, 6reb, 2ass), S.Abrosimova (9pts, 3st), J.Vesela (7pts, 4reb, 2ass, 1st), L.Willingham (6pts), T.Wright (4pts).

Second half for Washington

Washington defeated Chicago by 17pts 95 - 78. They made a very good start and even though Chicago almost managed to catch up in the second quarter, Washington continued their performance in the second half when they didn't allow the opponent get ahead. In general, they were more prolific at three-point shooting and also outrebounded Chicago, which let them take more opportunities to score.

Washington Mystics 95 - 78 Chicago Sky (26-18, 45-42, 69-61)
Washington: L.Harding (25pts, 5reb, 5ass), M.Currie (22pts, 8reb, 5ass), M.Ajavon (14pts), N.Sanford (10pts, 5reb), K.Smith (8pts, 3ass), C.Langhorne (6pts, 8reb), M.Coleman (5pts), A.Houts (3pts), C.Melvin (2pts).
Chicago: S.Fowles (23pts, 7reb), J.Perkins (19pts, 4ass), D.Canty (15pts, 4ass), E.Thorn (6pts, 4ass), E.Prince (4pts, 3ass), M.Bass (5pts), C.Kraaeveld (4pts).

Tulsa lost to San Antonio

Tulsa were defeated by San Antonio 75 - 87. The first half of the game was really tight and it was difficult to make prognosis but immediately after coming back from the locker room Silver Stars made a very good effort to score 30pts against only 18pts of Tulsa. This score gap was crucial in the end. Overall, San Antonio played a more collaborative game with 23ass and were more prolific at free throwing.

Tulsa Shock 75 - 87 San Antonio Silver Stars (19-17, 32-30, 50-60)
Tulsa: K.Braxton (14pts, 6reb), N.Lacy (9pts, 5ass), J.Lacy (9pts), A.Hornbuckle (8pts, 5reb), S.Robinson (7pts), C.Black (7pts, 9reb), P.Pierson (7pts), A.Holt (7pts, 5reb, 3ass), K.Brown (4pts), M.Jones (2pts), S.Crossley (1pt).
San Antonio: C.Holdsclaw (19pts, 11reb), B.Hammon (17pts, 4ass), E.Lawson0Wade (13pts, 9ass, 7st), S.Young (13pts, 5reb, 4ass), M.Frazee (7pts, 4reb), R.Riley (7pts), M.Snow (6pts, 5reb), R.Hodges (5pts).

Connecticut: last quarter was decisive

The match between Indiana and Connecticut finished in favor of the latter 77 - 86. Connecticut made a very good start but Indiana seized the initiative in the second quarter to reduce the difference and continued their performance after the big break. So, Connecticut had to make a really remarkable effort to snatch the victory and they did it by inflicting 15-29 in the last quarter. Bothe teams were very performant at three-point shooting and it was the battle inside the key which decided the outcome.

Indiana Fever 77 - 86 Connecticut Sun (16-26, 39-45, 62-57)
Indiana: J.Davenport (18pts), K.Douglas (15pts, 6reb, 5ass), E.Hoffman (13pts, 7reb, 3ass), T.Catchings (12pts, 8reb, 4ass), T.Bevilaqua (7pts, 3st), T.Sutton-Brown (5pts, 6reb), S.Murphy (4pts, 5reb), S.Zellous (2pts), B.January (1pt).
Connecticut: R.Montgomery (29pts, 3ass), T.Charles (12pts, 12reb), S.Gruda (12pts, 4reb), T.White (10pts), A.Jekabsone-Zogota (9pts, 8reb, 5ass, 1st), K.Griffin (5pts), K.Lawson (5pts, 3ass), A.Jones (2pts), D.Walker (2pts).

Atlanta lost

New York defeated Atlanta 79 - 91 thanks to a good start that allowed them to feel self-confidence and gradually accumulate the advantage from quarter to quarter. Besides, Atlanta couldn't find a way to keep up with New York's three-point performance (9/20 by NY, 2/13 by Atlanta). Moreover, NY were more efficient at free throwing and played a more collaborative game.

Atlanta Dream 79 - 91 New York Liberty (13-19, 34-41, 55-70)
Atlanta: E.DeSouza (21pts, 10reb), I.Castro Marques (17pts), S.Lyttle (15pts, 14reb, 3st), A.McCoughtry (12pts, 3ass), C.Miller (4pts), A.Price (4pts), Y.Leuchanka (4pts), A.Bales (2pts).
New York: C.Pondexter (25pts, 7ass), L.Mitchell (11pts, 6ass), J.McCarville (10pts, 4reb), T.McWilliams-Franklin (10pts, 6reb, 3ass), N.Powell (9pts), K.Greene (9pts, 4reb), S.Spenser (pts), T.Jackson (4pts, 6reb), K.Vaughn (2pts), E.Carson (2pts).

Phoenix defeat Minnesota

Minnesota lost to Phoenix by 11pts 88 - 99 in quite a bouncing game thanks to a very remarkable performance in the second half. The start of the game was very well made up by Phoenix as they gained 30pts in the first quarter but Minnesota reacted very quickly in the second one and it was their turn to score 30pts. So, the main battle was put off to the third quarter. And then, Phoenix seized back the initiztive to walk away with the win. In fact, they won thanks to a great 3pt-performance: 14 efficient shots from behind the arc! 22pts of Lynx at free throwing could not compete with such a result.

Minnesota Lynx 88 - 99 Phoenix Mercury (18-30, 48-46, 67-74)
Lynx: M.Wright (21pts), C.Woggins (19pts, 4reb, 4ass), R.Brunson (15pts, 12reb), N.Anosike (14pts), S.Augustus (13pts), L.Whalen (4pts, 5reb, 6ass), H.Maiga-Ba (2pts).
Mercury: D.Taurasi (31pts, 7reb, 5ass), P.Taylor (24pts, 6reb, 5ass), C.Dupree (14pts, 8reb), T.Johnson (13pts, 10ass), T.Smith (12pts, 6reb), K.Swanier (3pts, 4ass), D.Bonner (2pts).

Ibiza take the place of Real Canoe

The Spanish team of Real Canoe will not play in the first division next season due to financial problems. That means that Ibiza who were supposed to go down to the second division, got their ticket and will stay in the first division.

1pt for Los Angeles

The match between Phoenix and Los Angeles finished with a very close score 91 - 92 in favor of the latter. All the game was very bouncing and the initiative swang from one side to another. Especially balanced was the second half as the teams then scored the same number of points. In the end, the crucial point came from behind the arc as Sparks scored one 3-pointer more than their opponent (9/28 for them, 8/27 for Phoenix). Both teams showed a pattern of team-work as they performed a lot of assists (22-24). Still, Los Angeles were better at rebounding, which allowed them to get more opportunities to score.

Phoenix Mercury 91 - 92 Los Angeles Sparks (20-25, 43-44, 70-65)
Mercury: D.Taurasi (21pts, 7reb, 4ass), T.Smith (18pts, 9reb), P.Taylor (17pts, 7ass), T.Johnson (13pts, 5reb, 7ass), C.Dupree (12pts), D.Bonner (8pts, 4reb), N.Ohlde (1pt), B.Smith (1pt).
Sparks: C.Parker (22pts, 12reb), D.Milton-Jones (18pts, 9reb, 4ass), B.Lennox (16pts, 8reb, 6ass), K.Toliver (14pts), L.Wisdom-Hylton (9pts), N.Quinn (8pts, 4reb, 7ass), T.Thompson (5pts, 4ass).

Chicago lost to New York

New York defeated Chicago 85 - 70 in a game full of suspence and intrigue. After the first quarter Chicago were leading by 3pts but New York made a very remarkable acceleration in the second and third quarters to definitely go ahead. The last quarter was again in favor of Chicago as they managed to reduce the gap but, of course, their effort was not enough to catch up. New York showed a high level game at shooting both two- and three-pointers and also should be given credit for their rebounding performance(34-18).

New York Liberty 85 - 70 Chicago Sky (16-18, 41-31, 69-43)
New York: C.Pondexter (31pts, 5reb, 3ass), T.McWilliams (10pts, 9reb, 3ass), T.Jackson (9pts, 4reb), K.Greene (7pts), K.Vaughn (7pts), L.Mitchell (5pts), J.McCarville (4pts, 4reb), S.SPencer (4pts), E.Carson (3pts), N.Powell (3pts, 4reb, 3ass), N.Blue (2pts).
Chicago: E.Prince (20pts, 3ass), S.Fowles (11pts, 6reb), J.Perkins (9pts), D.Canty (9pts), T.Young (5pts, 3ass), E.Thorn (4pts, 3ass), S.Irvin (3pts), S.Christon (3pts, 3ass), C.Kraayeveld (2pts), M.Bass (2pts), A.Olajuwon (2pts).

Good performance of Seattle

The meeting of Seattle and Phoenix finished in favor of the first with a very significant score difference of 23pts. Seattle were very good from the very beginning as they were really performing during the first three quarters (87-48 after the third quarter!). Phoenix woke up only in the final period to show their worth and gave a response of 26-10. But it was too late for them to hope that such a reaction could turn the match round. Most of their advantage Seattle gained inside the key as they scored 11 effective shots more. They also won the rebounding battle and showed a pattern of team-work.

Seattle Storm 97 - 74 Phoenix Mercury (28-17, 50-35, 87-48)
Storm: S.Cash (16pts, 6reb, 4ass), L.Jackson (16pts, 6reb), C.Little (16pts, 6reb, 3st), T.Wright (13pts, 4reb, 4ass), S.Bird (12pts, 5reb, 11ass), J.Vesela (8pts, 4reb), L.Willingham (8pts, 5reb), S.Abrosimova (8pts, 7reb, 3st).
Mercury: T.Liley (12pts), D.Bonner (12pts, 3reb, 3bs), D.Taurasi (11pts), C.Dupree (10pts, 4reb), T.Johnson (9pts), N.Ohlde (5pts, 3reb), B.Smith (5pts), T.Smith (4pts, 8reb), P.Taylor (2pts, 3reb, 6ass), K.Swanier (2pts, 4reb, 3ass), S.Holmes (2pts, 4reb).

Indiana play up to the mark

The loss of Minnesota to Indiana was a disaster as they were down by 38pts because of being absolutely unable to cope with Indiana's pressure. The latter established control at the very beginning and Minnesota never managed to oppose any deserving resistance. Moreover, in the final quarter they seemed to be really disvouraged and were inflicted 20-8, which was a kind of "insurance shot" from Fever. In this game Lynx never managed to shoot any 3-pointer and could boast only 12 effective shots inside the key. On the other hand, they performed 27FT but it could not save them as their opponent made from the FT line only 5 shots less.

Minnesota Lynx 51 - 89 Indiana Fever (14-28, 31-51, 43-69)
Lynx: C.Wiggins (11pts, 3reb, 3ass), R.Brunson (10pts, 12reb), H.Maiga-Ba (8pts), Q.Hollingsworth (8pts, 4reb), N.Anosike (7pts, 3reb, 3ass), M.Wright (4pts, 3reb), R.McCants (3pts, 4reb).
Fever: T.Catchings (27pts, 6reb), K.Douglas (12pts), T.Sutton-Brown (10pts, 3reb, 4bs), S.Zellous (10pts, 4reb), J.Morris (8pts, 3st), T.Bevilaqua (6pts), J.Davenport (5pts, 3bs), J.Moore (4pts), S.Murphy (4pts, 8reb), E.Hoffman (3pts, 3reb).

San Antonio lost to Connecticut

Connecticut destroyed San Antonio thanks to a very remarkable performance made in the second and the third quarters. They were ahead at every shooting sector, especially at 3-pointers. Both opponents demonstrated a very performant team-work wih many assists (23 by San Antonio and 25 by Connecticut).

Connecticut Sun 81 - 68 San Antonio Silver Stars (17-20, 34-30, 59-47)
Sun: T.Charles (19pts, 11reb), R.Montgomery (16pts, 4reb, 3ass), D.Walker (12pts), A.Jekabsone-Zogota (8pts, 3reb), A.Jones (8pts, 4reb), T.White (7pts, 6ass), K.Griffin (6pts), K.Lawson (3pts, 6ass), S.Gruda (2pts).
Silver Stars: S.Young (21pts, 7reb, 3ass), C.Holdsclaw (14pts, 4reb, 5ass), M.Snow (10pts, 10reb), R.Hodges (10pts, 3reb), E.Lawson-Wade (7pts, 5reb, 9ass), R.Riley (4pts), M.Frazee (2pts).

Deserving acceleration. Sparks were close to winning...

Los Angeles lost to Seattle 75 - 79 in a very hard game of serious opposition. As a matter of fact, Seattle got this win thanks to their 3pt-performance as they added 18pts from behind the arc. They made a very good start to gain 13pts at the end of the first quarter. They even managed to increase the gap in the third quarter by inflicting 16-24 on Los Angeles, but the latter showed another face in the final period and really made the opponent tremble: Los Angeles were so much in rage that they managed to reduce the difference up to 4pts and were very close to winning.

Los Angeles Sparks 75 - 79 Seattle Storm (12-25, 31-39, 47-63)
Sparks: C.Parker (24pts, 8reb, 4ass), T.Thompson (17pts, 6reb), K.Toliver (15pts, 5reb), L.Wisdom-Hylton (7pts, 3reb), D.Milton-Jones (6pts), B.Lennox (3pts, 4ass), N.Quinn (2pts), A.Riley (1pt).
Storm: S.Bird (22pts, 6ass), L.Jackson (17pts, 9reb), C.Little (16pts, 6reb, 4st), S.Cash (12pts, 6reb, 3ass), S.Abrosimova (7pts, 3reb), T.Wright (3pts, 4reb, 5ass), L.Willingham (2pts, 4reb).

Disastrous defeat of Tulsa

Chicago destroyed Tulsa with an enormous score difference of 25pts! Actually, he winner made their performance in the first and in the last quarters, as for Tulsa, they could still keep hopes to catch up as in the first quarter they were losing only by 7pts and in the following two periods were up to the mark constraining the pressure of the opponent. Unfortunately for them, they totally collapsed in the final 10 minutes when they were inflicted a disastrous 9-27. Chicago could be proud of their prolific shooting effort and a very collaborative game with 26ass! They were also stronger at rebounding, which allowed them to get more oppotrunities to score.

Chicago Sky 95 - 70 Tulsa Shock (17-10, 41-34, 68-61)
Sky: S.Fowles (32pts, 13reb, 4bs), S.Christon (17pts, 3reb, 3ass), T.Young (10pts), J.Perkins (8pts, 5ass), E.Thorn (7pts, 5ass, 3st), D.Canty (6pts, 6ass), C.Kraayeveld (5pts, 6reb), E.Prince (4pts, 3reb, 5ass, 4st), M.Bass (2pts, 4reb), S.Irvin (2pts), A.Olajuwon (2pts, 3reb).
Shock: S.Crossley (20pts, 3ass), S.Robinson (15pts), P.Pierson (14pts), K.Braxton (8pts, 9reb), C.Black (6pts, 4reb), A.Thompson (4pts), A.Holt (3pts, 3reb, 3ass).

Shavonte Zellous' revival

After one very successful rookie season last year with Detroit, where she averaged 11.9ppg, Shavonte Zellous experienced a very slow beginning of the season while playing for the new franchise of Tulsa. But after being traded to Indiana, it seems that she totally got her sensations back as in only 4 games she became the third scorer of the team with 11.3ppg and had a great performance of 23pts to lead Indiana to a win over New-York 78-73 last Saturday. The one who was suggested by the analysts to the National team to represent USA at the World Championships in Czech Republic seems to be on the good way.

Difficult win of Indiana

Indiana managed to defeat New-York after a very balanced start in the first quarter with tie 18-18. Still, this win was not easy and Indiana just got it thanks to a very short advantage gained before and afetr the big break. In the ens, it was their FT performance which moved them ahead as in the field the teams scored approximetely the same number of points.

Indiana Fever 78 - 73 New-York Liberty (18-18, 35-32, 61-55)
Fever: S.Zellous (23pts), K.Douglas (19pts, 3reb, 3ass), T.Catchings (14pts, 7reb, 9ass, 3bs), T.Sutton-Brown (9pts, 8reb), E.Hoffman (6pts, 3reb), J.Davenpport (4pts, 4reb), S.Murphy (2pts, 4reb), J.Moore (1pt).
New York: C.Pondexter (21pts, 7reb, 5ass), T.McWilliams (11pts, 5reb, 4ass, 3st), J.McCarville (9pts, 4reb, 3ass), K.Greene (8pts), L.Mitchell (8pts), K.Vaughn (4pts), S.Spencer (4pts), T.Jackson (3pts), E.Carson (2pts).

Overtime for Atlanta

Atlanta and Washington neede an overtime to decide who would walk away with the win as all the game was very tough and balanced. It was Atlanta who gained it finally thanks to a very deserving performance as during all the course of the game they were trailing and only at the end they pulled up all their force to force an overtime and after, to inflict 11-4 on Washington in the additional period.

Atlanta Dream 86 - 79 Washington Mystics (22-24, 37-40, 52-60, 75-75)
Atlanta: E.DeSouza (23pts, 11reb), A.McCoughtry (23pts, 4st), I.Castro Marques (19pts, 4reb, 6ass), S.Lyttle (13pts, 17reb), S.Lehning (3pts, 5reb, 4ass), K.Miller (3pts, 6ass), A.Price (2pts).
Washington: C.Langhorne (23pts, 8reb), L.Harding (14pts, 4reb, 4ass), M.Currie (10pts), N.Sanford (10pts), C.Melvin (10pts, 8reb), M.Ajavon (7pts, 6reb, 4ass), K.Smith (4pts, 4reb), J.Monroe (1pt).

1pt from the FT line

Phoenix snatched the win from Los Angeles by defeating them just by 1pt 90 - 89. All the game the team were struggling hard to establish control and the initiative swang from one side to another. The third quarter finished with a tie score at 69 and in the last 10 minutes the opponents were really fighting to the death. Phoenix were just more lucky. As with the field goals the teams were at the same level, it was FT performance which decided the outcome. And again, both teams attempted 17 shots.But Phoenix scored 15, 1 shot more than Los Angeles.

Phoenix Mercury 90 - 89 Los Angeles Sparks (23-22, 40-43, 69-69)
Mercury: D.Bonner (24pts, 7reb, 3ass), D.Taurasi (20pts, 3ass), T.Johnson (16pts, 5ass, 3reb), T.Smith (12pts, 4reb), C.Dupree (8pts, 8reb), P.Taylor (7pts, 3reb, 4ass, 3st), N.Ohlde (3pts).
Sparks: C.Parker (26pts, 12reb, 3bs), D.Milton-Jones (20pts, 3reb, 3ass, 3st), N.Quinn (9pts), K.Toliver (9pts, 4reb), B.Lennox (8pts), T.Thompson (7pts, 6reb), T.Penicheiro (5pts, 10ass, 3reb), A.Riley (3pts), L.Wisdom-Hylton (2pts).

Tulsa destroyed Minnesota

Tulsa won over Minnesota by 13pts by gradual accumulation of the score advantage quarter after quarter. Tulsa were much stronger at three-point shooting (9 shots scored), which made them get this win quite easily. Still, Minnesota tried hard to aggress the opponent and they can be proud of their 16 offensive rebounds grabbed (aginst only 7 for Tulsa). What was very remarkable - both teams accumulated too many turnovers (21 by Minesota, 18 by Tulsa).

Tulsa Shock 92 - 79 Minnesota Lynx (23-19, 49-40, 69-54)
Shock: S.Robinson (20pts, 4reb, 4ass), P.Pierson (18pts, 4reb, 3bs), S.Crossley (16pts, 3ass), N.Lacy (13pts, 6ass), A.Holt (13pts, 4ass), K.Braxton (6pts, 4reb), C.Black (4pts, 11reb, 4bs), M.Jones (2pts).
Lynx: R.Brunson (23pts, 11reb), C.Wiggins (22pts, 4reb), N.Anosike (16pts, 8reb, 5ass, 3st), L.Whalen (8pts, 5ass), C.Houston (4pts), M.Wright (4pts, 3reb, 3st), R.McCants (2pts, 3st).

3-pointers to win

Connecticut managed to defeat New-York thanks to a very good performance in the third and the fourth quarters, which allowed them to resist to New-York's acceleration in the final ten minutes. Both teams displayed a very tough struggle at rebounding (41-39) and played a very cllective game with many assists (18-19). But Connecticut made the difference by hitting more three-pointers.

Connecticut Sun 75 - 68 New-York Liberty (12-13, 33-27, 58-47)
Sun: T.White (18pts, 5reb), K.Lawson (13pts, 5reb, 6ass), T.Charles (13pts, 15reb), A.Jekabsone-Zogota (10pts), D.Walker (7pts, 6reb, 3st), R.Montgomery (5pts, 4ass), K.Griffin (5pts, 3reb), A.Jones (2pts, 3reb, 3ass), K.Gardin (2pts).
Liberty: J.McCarville (14pts, 13reb, 5ass, 4st), T.MCWilliams (14pts, 7reb), K.Greene (13pts, 4reb), L.Mitchell (9pts, 3ass), C.Pondexter (8pts, 4reb), N.Powell (6pts, 5reb), T.Jackson (2pts), K.Vaughn (2pts).

Atlanta lost to Chicago

Chicago defeated Atlanta by 10pts thanks to a very deserving start when they gained a 6pt-advantage. This helped Chcago to feel more confident during the rest of the game and they just continued to build their win. Atlanta, on their side, were good at three-pointers but their weak point was the game inside the key. They also accumulated too many turnovers (23).

Atlanta Dream 70 - 80 Chicago Sky (16-22, 35-40, 54-61)
Dream: I.Castro Marques (18pts, 4reb, 5ass), S.Lyttle (14pts, 5reb), A.McCoughtry (11pts, 6reb), K.Miller (8pts), S.Lehning (5pts, 6ass), C.Miller (5pts, 3reb), A.Price (4pts, 5reb, 4st), A.Bales (3pts), Y.Leuchanka (2pts).
Sky: S.Fowles (19pts, 9reb), S.Christon (13pts, 8ass), C.Kraayeveld (13pts, 3reb), D.Canty (11pts, 4reb, 4st), J.Perkins (8pts, 5reb, 5ass), E.Thorn (7pts, 3reb), E.Prince (4pts, 3ass), M.Bass (4pts), T.Young (1pt).

Indiana destroy San Antonio

San Antonio were destroyed by Indiana Fever with a very big score gap 57 - 79. Indiana set the tone right at the beginning of the game and just increased the pressure in the second half to completely smash the opponent thanks to a better shooting performance and winning the rebounding battle.

San Antonio Silver Star 57 - 79 Indiana Fever (12-19, 23-37, 40-66)
San Antonio: C.Holdsclaw (12pts, 5reb), S.Young (11pts), E.Lawson-Wade (8pts, 4ass), J.Apple (7pts), R.Hodges (6pts, 4reb), R.Riley (6pts, 3ass), M.Snow (5pts, 4reb), H.Darling (2pts, 3ass).
Indiana: K.Douglas (22pts, 4reb), T.Catchings (12pts, 7reb, 3ass, 2st), J.Davenport (11pts, 4reb), S.Zellous (10pts, 3ass), J.Morris (7pts), T.Sutton-Brown (7pts, 5reb, 2st), T.Bevilaqua (5pts, 3ass), S.Murphy (3pts, 4reb), J.Moore (2pts, 4reb).

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A chance for 24

Pierre Vincent, the coach of the French National Team announced the list of 24 players who will have a chance to represent France at the next World Championship in Riga. The challenge is hard as France will arrive there with the status of the European Champion, moreover, they also had to face the retirement of very experienced players such as Cathy Melain and Emmanuelle Hermouet, which makes Pierre Vincent's task very hard. However, the objective for the French federation is clear, their main goal is to be qualified for the Olympic Games in London and for that they need a strong team in the next European championship, in 2011. So, definitely Pierre Vincent has to integrate young talents who will be able to show themselves next year and bisides, he also counts on such experienced players as Celine Dumerc and Sandrine Gruda.

Here is the list of the players:

Marielle AMANT
Clémence BEIKES
Virginie BREMONT
Ana Maria CATA CHITIGA
Jennifer DIGBEU
Céline DUMERC
Elodie GODIN
Emilie GOMIS
Johanne GOMIS
Sandrine GRUDA
Pauline JANNAULT
Marion LABORDE
Anaël LARDY
Florence LEPRON
Sarah MICHEL
Endéné MIYEM
Emmeline NDONGUE
Fatimatou SACKO
Yacine SENE
Doriane TAHANE 
Ingrid TANQUERAY
Diandra TCHATCHOUANG
Allison VERNEREY
Isabelle YACOUBOU-DEHOUI

Seattle defeat Atlanta

Atlanta Dream were destroyed by Seattle Storm 72 - 90. Seattle set the tone right at the beginning of the game and Atlanta didn't really have a chance to catch up with them. Seattle outclassed Atlanta at rebounding and performed a much better game inside the key. Also, they were greatly helped by their aggressiveness (19FT). Still we can't help mentioning that both teams were quite careless to accumulate too many turnovers (19-21 respectively).

Atlanta Dream 72 - 90 Seattle Storm (9-17, 27-39, 48-61)
Atlanta: A.McCoughtry (16pts, 5reb, 3ass, 4st), S.Lyttle (10pts, 6reb), K.Miller (9pts), Y.Leuchanka (8pts), B.Raven (6pts), I.Castro Marques (6pts), S.Lehning (4pts), A.Price (4pts), C.Miller (4pts), A.Bales (3pts), E.DeSouza (2pts).
Seattle: L.Jackson (32pts, 10reb), C.Little (15pts), S.Cash (13pts, 8reb, 3ass), S.Bird (9pts, 4reb, 6ass, 4st), S.Abrosimova (9pts), T.Wright (5pts, 4ass), A.Bishop (3pts), L.Willingham (2pts), J.Vesela (2pts).

Minnesota at the top

Phoenix Mercury lost to Minnesota Lynx by 10pts 82 - 92. Actually, Lynx built their win mostly in the second half, to be precise, in the third quarter, as the first one was quite balanced. Both teams were really good at shooting from behind the arc (11 effective shots for Mercury and 9 for Lynx). Still, Linx were stronger inside the key.

Phoenix Mercury 82 - 92 Minnesota Lynx (19-19, 38-40, 55-68)
Phoenix: D.Taurasi (21pts, 6reb, 3ass, 4st), P.Taylor (15pts, 4reb, 3ass, 4st), T.Johnson (14pts, 4reb, 5ass), T.Smith (13pts, 4reb), C.Dupree (10pts, 9reb), D.Bonner (4pts, 8reb), T.Lilley (3pts), N.Ohlde (2pts).
Minnesota: M.Wright (32pts, R.Brunson (16pts, 15reb, 3ass, 4st), L.Whalen (11pts, 6reb, 5ass), C.Houston (9pts), C.Wiggins (8pts), N.Anosike (7pts, 6reb, 5ass), R.McCants (5pts, 3ass), H.Maiga-Ba (2pts, 4reb), Q.Hollingsworth (2pts).

Atlanta perform

Atlanta inflicted a serious defeat on Los Angeles by defeating them 101 - 82. We can say that the most of intrigue was in the second half as at the beginning the game was quite balanced (with 42-45 at the half time). But after the big break Atlanta showed their teeth to paralize the opponent who were unable to resist and had nothing but to collapse. Atlanta were amazing at playing with a team spirit and made a very remarkable performance at 2pt-shooting (41 shots scored). They were also very good at aggressiveness as they made Los Angeles accumulate many turnovers.

Atlanta Dreams 101 - 82 Los Angeles Sparks (19-24, 42-45, 73-61)
Atlanta: A.McCoughtry (32pts, 8reb), I.Castro Marques (24pts, 5ass), S.Lyttle (19pts, 8reb, 3st), E.DeSouza (14pts, 13reb), K.Miller (6pts), A.Bales (4pts), A.Price (2pts).
Los Angeles: C.Parker (33pts, 12reb), T.Thompson (26pts, 6reb), N.Quinn (6pts), D.Milton-Jones (4pts), M.Ferdinand-Harris (4pts), K.Toliver (4pts), T.Penicheiro (3pts, 6ass), L.Wisdom-Hylton (1pt), T.Stansbury (1pt).

Disappointing 4pts

Connecticut Sun lost by disappointing 4pts to Washington Mystics despite a very deserving acceleration in the last quarter when they tried to counterbalance the advantage that Washington gained in the first quarter. To their disappointment, Connecticut didn't manage to turn the match around and had to leave with a loss.

Connecticut Sun 65 - 69 Washington Mystics (13-20, 26-33, 43-52)
Connecticut: T.CHarles (13pts, 9reb), K.Griffin (10pts, 5reb), R.Montgomery (10pts, 4ass), A.Jekabsone-Zogota (9pts), K.Lawson (7pts, 3ass), D.Walker (5pts), T.White (4pts), A.Hightower (4pts), A.Jones (3pts).
Washington: M.Currie (18pts, 5reb), C.Langhorne (17pts, 16reb), N.Sanford (11pts, 5reb), L.Harding (10pts, 9reb), M.Coleman (7pts), M.Ajavon (4pts), J.Monroe (2pts).

San Antonio smashed

Seattle just smashed San Antonio with an enormous score difference 84 - 56. They started to lead from the very beginning and never let any chance to San Antonio to hope for a win. Seattle were really good inside the key and showed a very deserving effort at 3pt-shooting. They also displayed a very remarkable team work with 19ass. Definitely, it was difficult for San ANtonio to compete with such an opponent.

Seattle Storm 84 - 56 San Antonio Silver Stars (25-15, 52-30, 73-42)
Seattle: L.Jackson (27pts), S.Cash (14pts, 8reb), T.Wright (9pts, 4ass), S.Bird (9pts, 6ass), C.Little (8pts, 7reb, 3st), S.Abrosmova (8pts), L.Willingham (5pts), A.Robinson (2pts), A.Bishop (2pts).
San Antonio: R.Hodges (12pts), S.Young (8pts), C.Holdsclaw (8pts), R.Riley (6pts), M.Frazee (6pts), B.Hammon (5pts), C.Kelly (4pts), M.Snow (3pts, 6reb, 3ass), J.Apple (2pts, 5reb).

Minnesota lost to Chicago

Chicago destroyed Minnesota 73 - 58 thanks to making a very remarkable start by scoring 18pts in each 1t and 2nd quarters. As for Minnesota they were really trailing during all the game and always were one step behind the opponent. Except for a better struggle at rebounding they counldn't boast any better performance in all the rest sectors. Chicago were really more collaborative and prolific both at 2pt- and 3pt-shooting.

Chicago Sky 73 - 58 Minnesota Lynx (18-10, 36-25, 53-39)
Chicago: S.Fowles (18pts), J.Perkins (10pts), T.Young (9pts, 5reb), S.Irvin (7pts), E.Prince (6pts, 4ass), S.Christon (6pts), E.Thorn (5pts), M.Bass (5pts, 6reb), D.Canty (4pts, 4ass), C.Kraayeveld (3pts).
Minnesota: C.Houston (12pts, 6reb), R.McCants (12pts, 5reb), L.Whalen (11pts), M.Wright (5pts), N.Anosike (5pts, 8reb), H.Maiga-Ba (4pts, 5reb), R.Brunson (4pts, 9reb), Q.Hollingsworth (3pts), N.Martinez (2pts).