Nike ballers are grabbing the spotlight as postseason kicks off. Here are Thursday’s results.
In maybe the most exciting WNBA playoff game in history, Connecticut pulled out a 93-88 triple-overtime win over Indiana on Thursday night to take a 1-0 lead in the series. It was the first triple-overtime playoff game in WNBA history. Also making history was Connecticut’s star Katie Douglas who had a WNBA record eight steals in the game.
Despite being up by 17 points in the 3rd quarter, Indiana, behind Tamika Catchings game-high 20 rebounds, came back to force overtime. In the end though, Connecticut’s balanced offensive attack prevailed. Nykesha Sales had a team-high 25 points, while Asjha Jones and Lindsay Whalen scored 20 and 13 points respectively.
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POWELL POWERS SACRAMENTO
Nicole Powell was just too much down low for San Antonio to handle in Sacramento’s 86-65 win on Thursday night. Powell had a game-high 22 points and 8 rebounds to give Sacramento the 1-0 lead in the series. And when Powell wasn’t dominating down low, Kara Lawson was hitting from beyond the 3-pt line. Lawson finished with three 3-pointers and 16 points overall.
Sophia Young and Becky Hammon did their best to keep San Antonio in the game. Young had 20 points and 8 rebounds, while Hammon scored 16 points.
