Thompson, Swoopes lead Comets past Storm

Tina Thompson scored 21 points and Sheryl Swoopes added 19 to lead the Houston Comets to an 84-74 victory over the visiting Seattle Storm on Sunday.

Swoopes scored 11 points in the fourth quarter to help the Comets win their seventh straight home game.

Betty Lennox scored a game-high 29 points for the Storm Lauren Jackson added 14 points for Seattle.

Shock 71, Sting 61: Deanna Nolan tied a team record by scoring 20 of her 26 points in the second half as Detroit came from behind to beat visiting Charlotte.

Detroit trailed by as many as nine points before rallying for its fifth straight win, a streak that started in Charlotte.

Mystics 87, Sun 80: Chasity Melvin had 25 points and 10 rebounds and Washington remained unbeaten at home with a win over Connecticut.

Four Mystics players scored in double figures as they their seventh in a row at home.

Sparks 105, Silver Stars 80: Lisa Leslie became the first WNBA player to surpass 5,000 career points when she scored a career-high 41 to lead Los Angeles to a victory over visiting San Antonio.

Monarchs 82, Fever 61: Yolanda Griffith, Erin Buescher and DeMya Walker each scored 11 points as Sacramento cruised to a victory over visiting Indiana.

Mercury 90, Sky 77: Cappie Pondexter scored 23 points to lead Phoenix past visiting Chicago, handing the expansion Sky its league-record 13th straight loss.