Foru games last night-- we'll take them at one go:

1. The Liberty remain in control of their fate: New York opened with a 14-0 run, then played well enough for a solid win over the visiting Sun.

Kraayeveld scored 18, including four three-pointers, but left the game with hip pain after Katie Douglas landed on top of her: she looked fine in the postgame celebration, though, so we might see her back soon.

New York make the playoffs if they beat Chicago on Saturday or Washington lose to the Sun; had NY lost last night, that "or" would have been an "and."

2. When Indiana play their game, things can look ugly. Case in point: last night's Fever win in San Antonio-- neither team scored over 60, and both sides had more turnovers than assists.

The Stars, who shot 35%, also hit a season low in points scored. "It was a defensive battle," said coach Hughes. (Well, what would you expect him to say?)

The win, with Connnecticut's loss, secures the second seed (that is, first-round home-court advantage) for Indiana. "That's the goal that we had," Whitmore said.

3. The Merc sure played their game at Arco Arena: Diana scored 32, and her team tallied over 100 again. "We all have to look in the mirror after a night like that," Monarchs coach Boucek said.

The Phoenix win, and the San Antonio loss, lock up top seed for the Mercury in the West; the SASS lock up second, with Sacramento third.

4. In a game with no playoff implications whatsoever, but lots of emotion anyway, the Storm throttled the Sparks in Seattle. Jackson (back from Australia) and Castro-Marques combined for 56 points.

The Storm looked ready for the Mercury-- and the Merc in first place should be good news for Storm fans: LJ & company have defeated Phoenix twice, but lost every match with the Stars.