Three games, three blowouts, in last night's Western Conference:

1. San Antonio trashed the Mercury in Phoenix. The defending champs lost the second quarter by a whopping 25 to 6-- even though the Merc had more rebounds.

2. Seattle won big at home against Houston. Sue Bird scored 22; nobody else on either side topped ten. The win nearly guarantees the Storm a playoff spot, and should reassure Seattleites nervous about having to spend the rest of the year without LJ.

3. I honestly thought they'd be tuckered out from the Olympics, but the Sparks got back on track last night, beating Sacto in L.A.: all three Olympians finished in double figures. "I think we're over the jet lag," said Milton-Jones.