I was about ready to write New York off, but they came up with a huge win last night over Houston. The Comets shot 56% from the floor and dominated the boards, but it wasn't enough. Baranova had 15 big points of the bench, including 3 3s.

"This is one of the most gratifying wins so far," Tamika Whitmore said. "But we've got a couple games left, and those are going to be more gratifying." The New York players are exhausted, but they'll need to pull together for a couple more wins.

New York is now only a half game out of fourth. Houston is one and a half behind LA.