Rough Sunday for the Minnesota Lynx.

The Lynx lost in Phoenix, and lost their chance at the playoffs. Taurasi was everywhere, and Sandora Irvin came off the bench for a career-high 13 points and 6 boards.

And adding insult to Minnesota's injury, Detroit beat Washington, greatly reducing the chance that the first-round pick from the Katie Smith trade will be a lottery pick. Detroit owns the tie-breaker with the Mystics, so the Shock's magic number is down to one.

(But at least Minnesota is guaranteed one lottery pick...)