Women's Hoops Blog

Inane commentary on a game that deserves far better


Friday, May 30, 2008

In the game I wish we had seen, Indiana beat L.A. in double overtime: Douglas scored 25, Tan White 20.

Coach Dunn explains how her team pulled ahead: "They were doing a great job switching off on Katie -- either Lisa Leslie or Candace Parker were on her the whole night -- so as we went down the stretch we decided to let Katie be a decoy in the corner... and put Tan in the two-man game or put Tan in a position to drive."

Francophone Congolese center Bernie Ngoyisa, new to the team, had 14 and 9 in a key late stretch; no other Fever sub managed even one point. (The Indy Star rewards her with an enormous picture on their sports front page: good on the Star!)

Parker, for her part, finished "five by five"-- at least five points, rebounds, steals blocks and assists-- something no WNBA player had ever done. Just two NBA'ers, Paul says, have done it more than once.

Parker and Leslie both tried to dunk but failed (hey, you can't have everything): 9,235 fans (great for Indy in May) showed up to see CP3 but stayed for the home win. Let's hope they all come back.