Whalen, Sun outlast Monarchs 82-78 in OT
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Lindsay Whalen had 22 points and eight assists and Connecticut outlasted Sacramento 82-78 in overtime Thursday night.
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Seimone Augustus scored 6 of her 28 points in overtime to help the Minnesota Lynx beat the Connecticut Sun, 77-73, last night in Minneapolis. Nicole Ohlde added 18 points and eight rebounds for Minnesota (2-9), which won for just the third time in 21 games dating to last season.
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Richard Park scored 3 minutes 43 seconds into overtime Saturday night to help the Islanders to a 3-2 victory over the visiting Washington Capitals.
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Sue Bird had 10 points and 14 assists a day after having surgery on her broken nose, and the Seattle Storm advanced to the WNBA Finals with an 82-62 win over the Sacramento Monarchs in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals last night.
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HOUSTON -- For the first time in franchise history, the Houston Comets will not be part of the WNBA postseason. Tangela Smith had 17 points and six rebounds for the Sacramento Monarchs, who used a 12-0 run
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The Connecticut Sun reached the WNBA Finals for the first time by beating the New York Liberty 60-57 Sunday behind Taj McWilliams-Franklin's 18 points to complete a two-game sweep of the Eastern Conference finals. McWilliams-Franklin went 1-of-2 at the line with 48 seconds left to give the Sun a 55-54 edge and help deny New York a fifth trip to the championship series.
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The Connecticut Sun clinched a playoff spot for the second straight year behind Nykesha Sales's 28 points in an 81-67 win over the Sting last night at Charlotte, N.C.
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Vickie Johnson scores an easy layup on a pass from Becky Hammon with half a second remaining and the San Antonio Silver Stars beat the Sacramento Monarchs, 80-78, to win the series.
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Alicia Thompson thought twice before launching an unchallenged buzzer-beating 3-pointer to cap the Storm&#39;s 66-54 victory over the Sacramento Monarchs on Sunday in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals.
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Mike Green scores a power-play goal 23 seconds into overtime, Olie Kolzig stops 31 shots in his 700th career game and the Capitals regain first place in their division with a 3-2 victory over the Rangers.
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The Phoenix Suns matched their franchise record with a 14th straight victory on Saturday, a 105-98 decision over the Kings in Sacramento.
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Nykesha Sales scores 13 of her 15 points in the first half and the Sun beat the Liberty 61-51 on Friday night in Game 1 of the WNBA's Eastern Conference finals.
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Quentin Richardson makes eight three-pointers and scores 37 points to give the Suns a 121-99 victory over the Trail Blazers.
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Cappie Pondexter scores 22 points and Diana Taurasi adds 21 to lead the Phoenix Mercury to an 89-78 victory over Indiana on Friday night, snapping the Fever's four-game winning streak.
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Shawn Marion scored 21 points and Amare Stoudemire had 20 points and 14 rebounds to help the Phoenix Suns rout the Indiana Pacers 124-89 on Sunday night for their sixth straight victory and NBA-best 30th of the season, one more than they won all of last year.
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Amare Stoudemire had 28 points and the Phoenix Suns made it 14 victories in a row at home by routing the Nets on Sunday night.
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The Phoenix Suns came into the game averaging a league-leading 106 points. They nearly achieved that mark by the end of the third quarter Sunday night.