Women's Hoops Blog

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Sunday, August 20, 2006

Despite a playoff record performance from Tamika Whitmore, the Shock again showed they had too many weapons as they swept the Fever with a 98-83 win.

Whitmore scored 41 points and seemed to score at will until a late game fade and helped overcome poor shooting from most of her teammates and a scare to Tamika Catchings in the third quarter.

While Indy had a lead after three quarters, the Shock turned up their intensity in the 4th and limited the Fever to 34% from the floor while connecting on 65% and scoring 35 points.

Although it was a disappointing end to the season for the Fever, players and coaches believe they have the necessary foundation in place to challenge the upper tier teams in the league.

Meanwhile the Shock are the best basketball team "in the land, in the WNBA," according to their coach.