Two overtime thrillers last night.

In Indiana, the Fever turned a sloppy start into a tight game with about a million lead changes, and about half a million whistles. Repeating her Sunday performance, Kelly Miller's long three turned a one-point deficit into a two-point lead with 3.4 seconds left; Detroit's Chandi Jones then hit a running jumper at the buzzer, sending a defender down for what could have been a charge, a block or, as it turned out, a no-call.

Result: five more minutes of basketball; Fever win. The much-maligned Ebony Hoffman had a career night (16 on 8-10), mostly on soft midrange shots where the Shock barely guarded her. Ford missed two late free throws, then fouled out. "We knew we could win and we didn't pull it off," Detroit's Ruth Riley admits. For the first time in the history of the league, Stinson did not play.

In Seattle, melodrama, and about two million whistles: Lynx led for the first half, Seattle for much of the second, but the Lynx forced overtime by making free throw after free throw after free throw. Katie Smith (21 points, but 5-16 shooting) controlled the extra period, making two field goals to put Minnesota ahead, then snatching the ball from Batkovic. Lovelace (12 on 4-9) was, as promised, the X-factor.

Izzy Castro-Marques, who guarded Katie, was brilliant on both ends: coach Donovan called her "the one bright spot." Hayden played but didn't start, and sat after an apparent poke in the eye; Burse may have a concussion. LJ had a splendid game, Betty Lennox a lousy one, turning the ball over twice in overtime, then complaining about the officials.

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