The Sun's defensive specialists -- Taj on LJ and Douglas on Sue -- did their job last night. They forced Seattle's stars into poor shooting and turnovers.

"We wanted to give [LJ] a little trouble (and) blow by her," said McWilliams-Franklin. "She's so tall and her shot is so high that the only way you can block her is when she brings it down."

"I tried to frustrate her as best as I could," said Katie. "She's the team's leader and if you get the leader off balance, the rest of the team is going to struggle."

"It was like a no-win situation for me," Bird said. "Yeah, she did a great job. She did a great job."

The Storm tried to put a positive spin on the game -- as bad as they played, they only lost by four.

And now they're heading home, getting ready for the rebound. "It doesn't matter," Jackson said. "Because next game, I'm going off."