5 games tonight:

1. San Antonio had a much better game tonight, but still lost to Washington. Might have been the result of home-town reffing: 27 fouls against the Stars compared to only 12 against the Mystics, and all those extra trips to the line made a big difference in a very close game. The struggles of Dales-Schuman continue.

Jocelyn Penn, who was just picked up by Washington yesterday, had a very good night off the bench, 12 points in 12 minutes, mostly down the stretch. The large Washington crowd was worried when the Mystics blew a big lead, but thrilled with the win.

2. Becky Hammon scored a career-high 33 against Minnesota a few nights ago, and came back with another 28 tonight to lead New York over Cleveland.

Betty Lennox took tons of shots and made almost none.

3. Houston, without Swoopes or Cooper, beat Sacramento. Everyone stepped up for the Comets. Penicheiro, despite her shoulder injury, played most of the game... but she didn't score a point. Sacramento had chances to win, but messed up crucial plays down the stretch.

4. Seattle trounced Indiana. The Fever lack a true point guard, and it makes their offense stagnant. Tonight Sue Bird had as many assists as the entire Indiana squad. For Seattle, LJ was again the dominant force.

5. Go Lynx!

Oh crap... the evil empire wins again. Leslie makes a jumper at the end to give LA a one-point win over Minnesota. Nice effort, Lynx.