SACRAMENTO MONARCHS VS DETROIT SHOCK
Detroit Shock guard Deanna Nolan laughs during warm-ups for game two of the WNBA Finals against the Sacramento Monarchs at the Palace of Auburn Hills in Auburn Hills, Michigan on September 1, 2006. Nolan scored 21 points in the Shock's 73-63 win over the Monarchs 73-63. (UPI Photo/Scott R. Galvin)
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SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Katie Smith helped Detroit to a big early lead Friday and the Shock fought off a San Antonio comeback to down the Silver Stars in the WNBA Finals 69-61.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 29 (UPI) -- Deanna Nolan scored 23 points Monday to lead Detroit past New York 75-73 in the deciding Game 3 of the WNBA Eastern Conference finals.
PHOENIX, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- Cappie Pondexter made a lay-up with 21.7 seconds left Thursday night, as Phoenix extended the WNBA Finals to the limit with a 77-76 victory over Detroit.
PHOENIX, Sept. 12 (UPI) -- Katie Smith and Deanna Nolan combined for 42 points Tuesday, carrying Detroit to an 88-83 win over Phoenix in Game 3 of the WNBA Finals.
DETROIT, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Detroit outscored Sacramento, 22-9, in the third quarter Saturday afternoon and beat the Monarchs, 80-75, to win the WNBA title, three games to two.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Katie Smith scored 22 points Wednesday night to lead Detroit over Sacramento, 72-52, and tie the WNBA Finals at two games each.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Yolanda Griffith scored a team-high 15 points Sunday afternoon as Sacramento buried Detroit, 89-69, in Game Three of the WNBA Finals.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Deanna Nolan and Katie Smith combined for 37 points Friday night as Detroit beat Connecticut, 73-63, in Game Two of the WNBA Finals.
AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Kara Lawson scored 22 points Wednesday to lead Sacramento to a 95-71 rout of Detroit in Game One of the WNBA Finals at Auburn Hills, Mich.
UNCASVILLE, Conn., Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Taj McWilliams-Franklin scored 18 points Saturday afternoon to lead Connecticut over Detroit, 77-68, in Game Two of the WNBA Eastern Conference Finals.