A whole bunch of games yesterday, all with huge playoff significance.

LA beat Houston to move back into first. It was an important statement game, reminding the Comets who's best. Poor transition defense and rebounding hurt the Comets. Leslie had 13 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 blocks.

New York lost a crucial game to Connecticut. Sales had 22 in one of the most impressive games in the Sun's season. New York isn't out of it, but they are in serious trouble.

Indiana came up with a key win over Charlotte. Indiana is now only one game out of the playoffs. "If we're going to go down, we're going to go down fighting," said Tamika Catchings. Natalie Williams had a double-double and became the second player to reach 4000 career points.

Katie Smith was the first player to reach 4000 points, and she added 17 last night in Minnesota's win over San Antonio. The Lynx kept their turnovers down and dominated the boards.

There were no spoilers at all yesterday. San Antonio, Washington, and Phoenix all lost at home to playoff contenders.

The Mercury did give Sacramento a good fight and sent the game to OT. Yo Griffith had 4 points and a huge steal in OT, and 16 overall.

The Mystics shot better than Cleveland from the floor and the line, and they also out-rebounded teh Rockers, but they still couldn't get the win. The three point shooting was weak -- "They didn't fall for me all night," said Dales-Schuman, who was 0-for-5 from beyond the arc.