Six games, five upsets! Let's see how many we get through:

1. Connecticut won! On the road, yet, and in Indiana, where Indy native Katie Douglas went nuts, scoring thirty points, a new career high. "It felt like the Connecticut Sun of old," she said. (Not quite: it felt scrappy and sloppy-- but she got the win.)

The Sun had some ugly turnovers, but the Fever had a few more. "We played like it wasn't as important to us as it was to them," coach Winters complained.

2. Becky Hammon's new team ran over her old one, coming back from way behind and controlling things late. The Lib seem to have a point guard problem again: Thorn did not play (sprained ankle); Bowen and Doron, who started, combined for zero assists, and Loree Moore (25 minutes) scored zero points.

Thanks to the Daily News for sending Kristie Ackert to the game, and for giving her the column inches she needs.

3. Phoenix lost again at home, to Detroit. The Shock came back late as, once again, Paul Ball gave its speedy practitioners big trouble holding on to a big lead.

The last call was a stunner: an offensive on Diana with five seconds left, with her team down by three. Taurasi was livid: "We needed a chance at the end to make the play. They took it away from us. That's complete bull... [Plenette Pierson] flops and flops and flops all the time, and they keep giving her the calls. It should be like soccer. They should give her a red card."

Maybe. Or maybe it wouldn't have mattered if Phoenix had been competitive on the boards: they got outrebounded by thirteen.