While many observers are interested in the Bird-Taurasi match-up tonight, another Storm player has been quietly putting together a solid start to the season.

“I was the only starter in training camp and I tried to drive to the basket more, I tried to play like I do overseas, where I always drive,” Iziane Castro Marques said after practice Tuesday. “And (coach Anne Donovan) seemed to like it.”

For the Mercury, Taurasi could get to 2,000 career points tonight (one game faster than Lauren Jackson).