Friday, June 20, 2008 β There were six games scheduled for Friday, June 20.
As far as the two early games go, the Atlanta Dream remain winless, losing to the Washington Mystics 72-61. As usual, the Dream were able to keep it close for 3 quarters, and then just ran out of steam during the fourth.
Alana Beard scored 18 points β all in the second half β for the Mystics. Monique Currie added 17 points and eight rebounds.
For the Dream, Betty Lennox, scored 18 points, and Ivory Latta poured in 16, including three 3-pointers.
In the second early game, the Minnesota Lynx lost a heart-breaker to the Detroit Shock. They had a 3-point lead with 4 seconds at the end of the gameβ¦but the Shock were able to tie it, and won it in overtime.
For the Shock, Deanna Nolan scored a franchise-record 44 points, including 28 in the fourth quarter and overtime.
Seimone Augustus had 26 points for the Lynx.