Storm can’t hold back Silver Stars

Becky Hammon scored 11 of her 30 points in the fourth quarter to give the San Antonio Silver Stars a 92-88 win over the Seattle Storm Sunday night in Seattle.

Lauren Jackson, a leading MVP contender along with Hammon, scored 29 points to lead the Storm, and Sue Bird added 17 points and five assists.

Both teams led by as many as seven points in the second quarter. Jackson scored 13 in the quarter after going scoreless in the first quarter.

Sun 67, Liberty 61: At New York, Katie Douglas scored 26 points to rally Connecticut to win over the Liberty.

Asjha Jones added 12 points for the Sun, who have won eight of their last nine.

Janel McCarville led New York with 18 points, and Shameka Christon and Tiffany Jackson added 10 points each.

New York shot 37 percent from the field and only 3 for 18 from 3-point range.

Sky 88, Comets 70: At Chicago, Stacey Dales scored 18 points to lead the Sky over Houston.

Jia Perkins scored 13, Chasity Melvin added 12 and Candice Dupree had 11 for Chicago, which shot 49.2 percent (32 of 65), had 25 assists and forced 20 turnovers while setting a franchise record for the largest winning margin.

Shock 75, Sparks 73: At Auburn Hills, Mich., Plenette Pierson scored 21 points, including a three-point play with 26.3 seconds left that gave Detroit its first lead of the game, and the Shock held off Los Angeles.

After a ball fake gave her an open lane to the basket, Pierson drove and laid the ball in while slamming into Jessica Moore – who was called for a foul as the shot dropped. Pierson then sank the free throw.

Mercury 80, Fever 75: At Phoenix, Tangela Smith had 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Mercury to a victory over Indiana.

Phoenix outscored the Fever 14-9 in the final 2 minutes.

Diana Taurasi hit a 3-pointer to give the Mercury the lead for good and had five of her 16 points in the final run. Cappie Pondexter had 21 points, including four free throws in the final minute.

Lynx 78, Monarchs 73: At Sacramento, Calif., Seimone Augustus scored a career-high 39 points to lift Minnesota over the Monarchs.

Frustrating the Sacramento defense, Augustus made 16 of 25 shots.

But Augustus’ biggest basket was a long jumper that ended an 8-0 Sacramento run and put the Lynx ahead 75-69 with 1:46 remaining.