The Shock ventured to Indiana on Thursday 3-0 in the playoffs and the winner of 12 of its previous 14 games.
The team left the Hoosier state 0-2 and was denied a fourth straight berth in the WNBA Finals with a 72-67 loss to the regular-season Eastern Conference champions.
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Shock in unfamiliar role: Sitting out the Finals
Shock personnel are bullish on Bill Laimbeer
Shock coach Rick Mahorn peeked from inside his office and listened to guard Katie Smith talking about former coach Bill Laimbeer.
“I lovedplaying for Bill Laimbeer,” she said. “I lovedworking with him.”
Mahorn screamed: “Why don’t you put the knife further in my back.”
“Oh, shut the heck up, Rick,” she hollered back.
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Shock is a win away from WNBA Finals
Deanna Nolan and Shavonte Zellous led quite a comeback for the Shock on Wednesday at the Palace. The Shock trailed by 11 points with 3:08 left in the second quarter and went on to beat the Indiana Fever, 72-56. The Shock took a 1-0 lead in the best-of-three Eastern Conference finals.
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Shock’s well-timed hot streak brings on Fever
The Shock were well on their way to a first-to-worst scenario after getting dominated by the Fever at Indianapolis, 82-59, on Aug. 15. It was two-thirds through the regular season and the Shock were facing a real possibility of missing the playoffs after playing in the WNBA Finals three straight seasons and winning two championships [...]
Cheryl Ford’s fall and rise parallels the Shock’s
Cheryl Ford heard the whispers. She missed five games during the regular season after off-season knee surgery. Maybe Ford — a stalwart during the team’s championships in 2003, 2006 and last season — was slowing down. Maybe the bounce in her step was gone. Maybe she wasn’t good enough to be the force in the [...]
Next task for Shock: Break Fever WNBA playoffs
Indiana stands between the M*A*S*H unit called the Detroit Shock and another trip to the WNBA Finals.
The best-of-three Eastern Conference finals start Wednesday in Detroit, which doesn’t strike fear into the Fever, which had the best record in the conference at 22-12 and had the second-best road record in the league at 8-9.
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Deanna Nolan uncertain for Shock’s Game 2
Star guard Deanna Nolan was still woozy this afternoon after the Detroit Shock landed in Atlanta, so her availability for Game 2 of the best-of-three Eastern Conference semifinals is uncertain, according to coach Rick Mahorn.
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Shock just keep thriving on adversity
Shock forward Plenette Pierson was dressed in a brown pantsuit and fashion glasses. Guard Katie Smith wore jeans, a blue top and open-toe pumps.
And before the evening was done a third teammate — Deanna Nolan — sat dizzy on the bench with tears flowing from her eyes after getting kicked in the back of the [...]
Champions take Game 1 from Dream
Deanna Nolan scored 25 points and Kara Braxton added 16 as the host Detroit Shock rallied for a 94-89 victory over the Atlanta Dream in the opener of Eastern Conference first-round series Wednesday night.
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McCoughtry sparks ATL
Atlanta won four of its 34 games last season, its first, then its roster was touched by an Angel. Now the Dream finds itself in the playoffs against the defending champion Shock.
The poor finish in 2008 got the Dream the No. 1 pick in the draft, and Atlanta used it to select Angel McCoughtry, a [...]