In one of yesterday's matinee games, Seattle played without LJ and Yolanda and most of the game without Sheryl. But they still had enough to hold off a late surge from the Lynx.

Sue, Swin, Camille and Tanisha did nearly all of the scoring for the Storm. The Lynx were led by Charde Houston and were hurt by the combined 6-27 from the floor from Seimone and Candice. Seimone rarely misses this many shots and it was especially surprising after her performance in San Antonio over the weekend. "I had a glimpse of a good day and a bad day, they just happened to be back-to-back," Augustus said. "I've never experienced anything like that.

Coach Z: "We need to become a team that starts with our defense first, adding: "When we play with energy, we can beat good teams and when we don't play with energy, we can lose to anybody." Big V, who missed a shot to give the Lynx the lead with a few seconds, left added: "We have to figure it out, then we have to do something about it. It was bad."

Sue's take on the game was obviously a little different: "[This] is one of the best wins in our franchise history," Bird said.