Cappie Pondexter added 19 points and five assists for the Mercury, who have won two in a row. Phoenix also got eight points and seven assists from Kelly Miller, and Le'coe Willingham chipped in nine points off the bench as the Mercury avoided elimination from the playoff race.

Kara Lawson scored 19 points for the Monarchs, who are clinging onto the fourth playoff spot in the Western Conference. They lead idle Houston and Minnesota by 1 1/2 games, and are in front of Phoenix by just two.

Ann Wauters and Becky Hammon netted 12 and 11 points, respectively, in leading the Stars into a tie for the top spot in the Western Conference with Seattle.

Candace Parker led the Sparks with 17 points to go with eight rebounds, but Lisa Leslie was held to just seven points on 3-of-11 shooting from the field in LA's first loss in five games. DeLisha Milton-Jones chipped in 12 points and a game-high nine rebounds as the Sparks fell 2 1/2 games off the pace in the West.

Cathrine Kraayeveld had 18 points and Lisa Willis added 12 for the Liberty, who secured a spot in the postseason.

Betty Lennox sank six three-pointers en route to a game-high 28-point performance for the Dream, who have dropped nine games in a row. Erika Desouza donated 10 points and six rebounds in the loss.

Deanna Nolan added 19 points and Kara Braxton 12 for the Shock, who have won two of their last three games. Alexis Hornbuckle chipped in 10 points in the victory for Detroit, which, at 18-12, already has a spot in the playoffs locked down in the Eastern Conference.

Tamika Catchings poured in 20 points and grabbed 10 boards for the Fever, who saw their two-game win streak come to an end. Despite the loss, the club still occupies the final spot in the Eastern Conference playoff picture.

Barbara Turner came off the bench to chip in 16 points on 4-of-5 shooting from three-point range in helping the Sun to their seventh consecutive victory. Rookie Amber Holt added 11 points for the victors.

Jia Perkins led all scorers with 18 points and Sylvia Fowles contributed 16 points and six rebounds for Chicago, which has dropped two straight. Candice Dupree and Chasity Melvin logged 13 and 12 points, respectively, in defeat.

Camille Little added 13 points and five rebounds for the Storm, who have won three of four. Yolanda Griffith had 10 points with a team-best six boards.

Jia Perkins recorded a game-high 22 points for the Sky, who had a three-game win streak snapped. Sylvia Fowles picked up 12 points and four rebounds in the loss.

The defending champion Mercury are teetering on being eliminated from playoff contention.

They are still in last place in the Western Conference and are three games behind Sacramento for the fourth and final playoff spot in the conference. Minnesota and Houston are each two games behind the Monarchs.

McCarville finished with a team-high 33 points for the Liberty, who saw their two-game slide come to an end.

Lisa Willis added 22 points and Cathrine Kraayeveld chipped in 11 in the win.

Tan White and Katie Douglas each contributed 19 points for Indiana, which has won two in a row and three of four. Tully Bevilaqua added 10 points for the Fever, which shot 39.3 percent (11-of-28) from three-point range as a team. White finished 5-for-9 and Catchings went 4-for-9 from beyond the arc.

Alana Beard had 17 points, while Nakia Sanford scored 15, but no other Mystics player scored in double-figures. Washington led, 45-37, at the half, but scored just 10 points in the third quarter en route to the loss -- the Mystics' fourth straight.

Camille Little and Yolanda Griffith added 16 points in the victory. Tanisha Wright and Swin Cash each scored 11 points for the Storm.

With the win, Seattle moves into a tie for first place with San Antonio in the Western Conference with a 19-10 record. Atlanta dropped its eighth straight game and holds a league-worst record of 3-27.

Lisa Leslie totaled 20 points and eight boards for the Sparks, who have won four straight games. Delisha Milton chipped in seven points and 10 boards for the victors.

Seimone Augustus poured in 13 points for the Lynx, who have dropped of two of their last three games. Nicky Anosike and Candice Wiggins donated 11 and 10 points, respectively, in defeat.

Sylvia Fowles contributed a double-double of 10 points and 12 rebounds for the Sky, who have rattled off three straight wins. Jia Perkins added 15 points for the victors.

Katie Smith led Detroit with 23 points to become the third player in WNBA history to reach 5,000 points but missed a game-winning three-pointer in the waning seconds of overtime.

Amber Holt added 15 points and five rebounds for the red-hot Sun, who have won six straight games and sit atop the WNBA's Eastern Conference. Jamie Carey netted 12 points and Tamika Whitmore finished with 10.

Sue Bird had a game-high 24 points for the Storm, who have dropped two of their past three contests and fell one-half game behind San Antonio for the top spot in the Western Conference. Swin Cash chipped in with 16 points off the bench, while Yolanda Griffith contributed 12 points.

The Monarchs had four players in double figures, as Kara Lawson dropped 14, Crystal Kelly scored 12 and Scholanda Robinson had 11 points for Sacramento, which snapped a modest two-game slide.

Shannon Johnson and Tina Thompson had 12 points each for the Comets, who were outrebounded 37-29 and committed 21 turnovers in suffering their second straight defeat.

Candace Parker added 17 points and 15 boards for the Sparks, who have won three in a row. Los Angeles also pulled within two games of San Antonio for first place in the Western Conference, as the Silver Stars also fell into a tie with Seattle.

Shannon Bobbitt chipped in 10 points for LA, which outscored San Antonio 23-12 in the fourth quarter.

Anna DeForge had 14 points and Seimone Augustus finished with 12 points and five rebounds for the Lynx, who have won three of their last four games. Vanessa Hayden tallied 11 points and pulled nine boards in the victory.

Alana Beard poured in a game-high 27 points for the Mystics, who have dropped three straight. Monique Currie donated 11 points and seven boards in defeat.

Tammy-Sutton Brown and Katie Douglas each had 21 points in the victory, ending a four-game home losing streak. Ebony Hoffman posted a game-high 14 rebounds for the Fever.

Betty Lennox had 27 points in a losing cause to lead the Dream, while Erika Desouza added 15 points and Iziane Castro Marques chipped in 11 points for Atlanta, which dropped its seventh straight contest.

Asjha Jones added 24 points, while Amber Holt had 11 points and seven assists for the Sun, who clinched a playoff berth with the victory. It was the fifth consecutive win for Connecticut, which remained one game ahead of Detroit atop the Eastern Conference.

Lindsay Whalen notched a team-high eight assists for the Sun.

Detroit remained one game behind Connecticut for the top spot in the Eastern Conference, as the Sun defeated Atlanta on Friday.

With the loss, New York falls 2 1/2 games out of the top spot in the East.

Sylvia Fowles added 20 points and 13 boards for the Sky, who knocked off the Liberty Thursday in a return to action following the Beijing Olympics.

Alana Beard had a team-high 18 points and five assists while Monique Currie chipped in 16 points with seven rebounds for the Mystics, who dropped two of three heading into the break.

Lisa Leslie contributed 14 points and six rebounds in the victory, while Delisha Milton had 11 points and eight rebounds for Los Angeles.

In defeat, Nicole Powell led Sacramento in scoring with 12 points to go along with five rebounds. Kara Lawson had 10 points while Ticha Penicheiro dished out a game-high seven assists.

Ann Wauters chipped in 15 points on 7-of-12 shooting with nine boards and Becky Hammon added 13 points with three triples and five assists for the Silver Stars, who had won two of three heading into the break.

Diana Taurasi had a double-double in defeat with 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Mercury, who had dropped three of four going into the break.

Bird shot 9-of-15 from the field and nailed three trifectas in leading the Storm to their third win in four games. Yolanda Griffith chipped in nine points and nine rebounds in the win.

Sancho Lyttle came off the bench to log a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds, but it wasn't enough for the Comets to extend their winning streak to six games. Roneeka Hodges also chipped in 10 points, while Tina Thompson shot just 2-of-10 from the field to finish with eight points.

Candice Dupree chipped in 12 points and Sylvia Fowles posted 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Sky, who played for the first time after having a month off due to the Olympics.

Essence Carson netted 19 points for the Liberty, who were held to just eight points in the final quarter.

Asjha Jones added 14 points and four assists for the Sun, who won in their first game back from the Olympic hiatus. Sandrine Gruda chipped in 11 points off the bench and Barbara Turner led the club with five rebounds.

Tammy Sutton-Brown and Tully Bevilacqua scored nine points apiece for the Fever. Ebony Hoffman contributed eight points and five boards.