Some folks might worry about lottery balls, but it was a lot more satisfying to walk out of the Garden for the last time this season with a 93-81 win over Washington. Cathrine Kraayeveld had 22 points; Shameka Christon matched the total and added 10 rebounds for what her playerfile indicates is her first career double-double, and just to top it all off, Becky Hammon had 21 before giving away her shoes and tossing her wristband into the crowd (not to mention the jersey that she, like the rest of her teammates, gave to a fan in a post-game ceremony... I guess that's one way to clean out your locker).

Richie Adubato spins: "We believe we had our high note Friday against Detroit..." Patty Coyle belabors the obvious (isn't there a law against that kind of abuse?): "When you make shots, you win."

Both teams shot 31-62 from the field, so what was the big difference? The Liberty had 7 more threes on their way to a franchise-high 13 triples, and made 5 more free throws in going 18-18 from the line.