Other Friday games we didn't see:

1. Connecticut squelched Sacramento, holding the Monarchs to 56 points on 34% shooting.

For the losing side, Brunson excelled, with 19 and 10. For the winners, Barb Turner continued to look like a true pro, canning 3-6 three-pointers; Swanier, who started a few games ago, did not play.

2. In a late comeback, Seattle beat Indy in Key Arena. Bird and Wright led the way. If I had time, I'd read the I-was-there blogs here, and especially here.

3. The Silver Stars took a big early lead and just hung on to beat the Sparks in San Antonio: it was the home team's biggest win this year.

The Parkers Sparks have been drawing record or near-record crowds for all of their road games, and that means that when home teams beat them it can be a turning point in their season, for the players and for the folks in sales: let's see how San Antonio draw in July.

Hey, have you noticed that the Stars, too, have a blog sponsored by a hometown paper? Welcome to the club.

Oh, and Ann Wauters scored 21. "It's fun to play against the best players in the world," she said. (More fun than when she was a Liberty? Could be.)