Both first-place teams lost at home last night.

Seattle went down to the Thompson-less Comets. "It's a huge win," said Sheila Lambert, who had another big game with 15. "I can't even put it into words."

Coach Chancellor agreed: "What a game for us. I don't know a team in America that needed this more than we did."

Detroit, without Cheryl Ford, got killed on the boards and lost to Washington. “Sure, not having our biggest and strongest players hurt, but we have what we have,” said coach Laimbeer. “This game was winnable and we didn’t show in the first half. The game was lost in the first half.”

Holdsclaw went nutty with 27 points, including 13-for-14 from the line.