Detroit choked yesterday. But only for a few minutes. And at the end, Nolan and Holland-Corn came through.

Before Nolan even got to the line, her teammates knew those shot's were going in. She's money.

Earlier this year, Laimbeer called Holland-Corn into his office and told her that she'd be coming off the bench. It wasn't what she wanted to hear, but she didn't complain and she didn't stop working. Yesterday, she fulfilled her role perfectly.

It was a great game played before a great crowd of nearly 18,000. It was the second largest crowd in league history.

"For the WNBA, today was a great day I thought, especially in this town," Shock Coach Bill Laimbeer said. "We came out and played spectacular basketball. We were very focused. There was a little lack of intensity in the second half, but give L.A. credit. They played like champions and tried to break us down mentally. But our composure has been our strength all year, and our ladies stood up when it was time and made the plays."

Tuesday promises to be a big night.