Detroit mounted the biggest comeback in league history last night. Down 25 in the first half, the Shock rallied back for a 6-point victory.

"It was probably the lowest point since I've been associated with the Shock," coach Laimbeer said of the first half.

Holdsclaw scored 15 in the first half but only 2 in the second; credit Barbara Farris's defense. "I just had to make her make tough shots," Farris said. "She wasn't getting easy looks, she was just making her shots. I just wanted to make her work for it and stick a hand in her face."

In D.C., the Mystics almost pulled off a similar feat. Down 18 in the first, Washington came back in the second and tied the score... only to lose at the end.

"Everything has to go right for you to come back from a deficit like that and it almost did," Coach Adubato said.