Women's Hoops Blog

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Saturday, May 31, 2008

Revenge was sweet for Lauren Jackson and her Storm teammates as they avenged their only loss of the season by demolishing the Silver Stars 78-57.

In addition to Jackson's 28 points and improved team rebounding, a key to the game was the stifling defense played on Becky Hammon. She finished with only three points, all from the foul like.

Sue Bird, who finished with 10 assists, explained their defensive approach. "It's a team defensive game. We know that Becky Hammon and Sophia Young are their go-to players. Whenever they caught the ball, it wasn't that you didn't guard the person you were assigned to, but you definitely over-helped. We worked on it in practice, the rotation, and we have a lot of really smart players who are just good at knowing where to be at the right time."

From Jayda's spot on press row, the game was a breeze for the Storm.