Lisa Leslie came back strong: 27 points and 13 boards in a win over the Stars.

Still, she wasn't entirely happy with her game. I don't think I played my best game of the season but my teammates are so unselfish, they kept feeding me the ball," she said. "I think I could have shot the ball better and I got tired during certain spots in the game, but it was fun and we got the win and that's the most important thing."

Rookie Christi Thomas spent some time trying to guard Dydek. "Oh man," she said, "that's a big girl!"

Mabika went down with a knee injury in the second half. She will have an MRI today.