Kara Braxton came off the bench and led her team over the Fever in Auburn Hills. The visitors came back from 14 down, but Nolan's late jumper put her team back on top.

Bellowing Bill expects to keep Braxton as a reserve, starting ex-WVU rookie Olayinka Sanni at center, for now. "He's just trying to figure out the right chemistry," Braxton explains. "I don't have a problem with it."

After Detroit reconfigures itself inside, they may have to think about their perimeter: the Shock won despite going 0-8 from downtown.

The Fever may have their own perimeter problem: Tan White (5-19, 3-10) attempted more shots than any two of her teammates combined. I wondered three years ago if White could adjust to a team where she wasn't the be-all and end-all of offense: it seems to me that the jury's still out.