Now we know what the "#20" on her jersey stands for.
Actually, it could have been worse. We only lost by three points, and the home field advantage in the WNBA is around 3.5 points, so on a neutral court we would have had a shot at winning this.
Sancho Lyttle had 20 points and 20 rebounds. This is only the eighth time in WNBA history that someone had 20 points and 20 rebounds, and the first time it's been done in almost four years. The complete list from P. D. Swanson:
20+ Points & 20+ Rebounds, Game
22 / 20 -- Natalie Williams, Utah at Sacramento, June 22, 2002
29 / 21 -- Chamique Holdsclaw, Washington at Sacramento, June 25, 2002 (2OT)
24 / 21 -- Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles vs. Orlando, July 22, 2002
22 / 24 -- Chamique Holdsclaw, Washington at Charlotte, May 23, 2003
23 / 20 -- Lauren Jackson, Seattle vs. Charlotte, July 31, 2003
21 / 22 -- Cheryl Ford, Detroit at San Antonio, May 22, 2004
21 / 23 -- Michelle Snow, Houston at Minnesota, August 4, 2006 (OT)
20 / 20 -- Sancho Lyttle, Atlanta at Indiana, June 19, 2010
You can find the box score here at the WNBA.com site.
Justin Albers reports for the Examiner.com.
Ted Schultz of the Indianapolis Star has his writeup.
The Associated Press reports here. They also have a gallery of photos.
So did I watch this one? No. I've officially given up on WNBA Live Access this year, so I went instead to the Atlanta Beat game, the Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) game here in Atlanta. The Beat got their first franchise victory, beating the Chicago Red Stars 1-0. I'm one of the few people who was physically present during the Dream's first win and the Beat's first win.
Game thread from Swish Appeal is here.
I'll write more about this game later, very busy weekend for me.
Interesting: Sam James of Fever Week reported this juicy tidbit of gossip:
Someone on press row heard Dream coach yell Angel McCoughtry on the bench
Apparently, Angel did or has given up on the game. The coach was yelling at her:
“Get this through your head, we are never out of a game! We never quit!”
Ah, the placid calmness of the Atlanta Dream. Particularly, Atlanta Dream fandom where such issues are handled with a spirit of patience and tranquility.
5 comments:
We want the WPS report! We want photos!
Ok, by "we" I mean "me". :-)
I hope the Beat win Wednesday's game on the 23rd. I have that day off so I and another Dream STH will hit the Dream game at noon and then the Beat game that evening! Woohoo!
For once, I had no trouble with Live Access during the loss to the Fever.
It was a winnable game, but it's pretty tough to win when so many mistakes are made. Three players scored 20+ points. Only Sancho had a good fist half so I wonder how well the other two could have done if they'd played two good halves instead of one.
Thx for the linky. Here's one back atcha.
http://www.feverweek.net/2010/06/fever-win-against-wnbas-best-but-fail.html
Don't mess with Angel.
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