Six games last night. We'll take them three at a time:

1. Without Sales, down 15, on the second game of a back-to-back after transcontinental travel, the Sun came back to throttle the Storm behind Katie Douglas' 26 points.

It was Connecticut's first West Coast win this year, and their first win ever in Seattle. Much of the comeback came at the line: the Sun sank ten more freebies than the home team.

2. Phoenix had another late game fade, but it was only New York they were facing: a big lead shrank, then grew to a comfy margin of victory.

Diana scored 29; Cynthia Cooper, in '97, remains the only WNBA player to score 30 three games in a row. D passed up an open look in the closing seconds, even though Westhead wanted to get her the record: "I was tired," she explained. (Or classy.)

Cappie, her knee achy, sat out, a mild surprise. Westhead says she'll be out "a few days and therefore a few games."

3. The Lynx couldn't hang with L.A. Seimone put in her customary stellar performance, and Hayden gave good minutes despite bad shooting-- she was the only one who bothered Leslie-- but no one could stop Holdsclaw; L.A.'s ball movement put the home team to shame.

Last time the Sparks came to town, the Lynx hammered them for a record-setting victory-- but those Sparks didn't have the Claw. This time, Chamique tallied 20, LLL 29.

Hayden says she's tired of excuses. The loss felt "like getting kicked in the stomach... [The season] is slipping away from us, and we have to do something quick."