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SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Kara Braxton ignited a streak of eight straight points to end the game Wednesday, giving Detroit a 77-69 win over San Antonio in the opener of the WNBA Finals.
Katie Smith and Taj McWilliams-Franklin teamed to score 49 points and the Shock, playing in their third straight championship series, stole home-court advantage in the best-of-five showdown.
San Antonio rallied from a 14-point deficit to forge a 69-69 tie with less than three minutes remaining, but the Silver Stars could not score again.
Braxton put Detroit in front with a layup, Smith hit a jump shot, and both McWilliams-Franklin and Alexis Hornbuckle made two free throws to round out the scoring.
Smith had 25 points for Detroit, which lost both its regular-season encounters with San Antonio. Sophia Young led San Antonio with 21.
The Silver Stars will host the second game of the series Friday.
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