Two more games yesterday-- both close, both high-scoring, both won by the teams you'd expect to win:

1. The Sun needed every second to beat the Comets at the casino: coach Thibault decided against a timeout, Asjha's last shot fell, and Tina Thompson's didn't.

"Sometimes in a tie game you screw yourself up calling a timeout when you don't need to,” Thibault explained. “[Houston's] defense right there... was on the run backpedaling. You just go at them.” The coach got his hundredth win.

Maltsi started in place of Sales (mild concussion). The Sun's starters did almost everything; the bench scored just two points.

2. Seattle beat New York in MSG on Sue Bird's final jump shot-- her only field goal of the game.

The Lib displayed balanced scoring but faded late. McCarville: "We've been playing pretty good basketball, we just haven't been able to put teams away at the end."

As always, Jayda was there. If the playoffs began today, both the Liberty and the Storm would squeak in; neither feels comfortable. "We want to move up," Bird said.