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• Shock 76, Silver Stars 60: Shock Takes Title at Its Second Home

  The Shock overcame all obstacles in winning its third W.N.B.A. title in six seasons on Sunday, beating the San Antonio Silver Stars in Game 3 of the best-of-five series. Posted Sunday, October 05, 2008 10:25 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Women's National Basketball Assn, Detroit Shock, San Antonio Silver Stars

• Shock 69, Silver Stars 61: Shock Builds Early Lead and Holds Off Silver Stars

  Katie Smith scored 22 points and the Detroit Shock built a big lead in the first quarter leading them to victory over the Silver Stars. Posted Friday, October 03, 2008 11:29 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Women's National Basketball Assn, Detroit Shock, San Antonio Silver Stars, Smith, Katie

• Sochock 77, Silver Stars 69: Shock Triumphs in Finals Opener

  Katie Smith and Taj McWilliams-Franklin helped Detroit take a step toward reclaiming the W.N.B.A. title by leading the Shock to a victory over San Antonio in Game 1 of the finals. Posted Wednesday, October 01, 2008 10:23 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Women's National Basketball Assn, Detroit Shock, San Antonio Silver Stars, Smith, Katie

• Shock 75, Liberty 73: Liberty Falls, Putting Shock Back in Finals

  Deanna Nolan scored 21 points and Taj McWilliams-Franklin added 19 to help the Detroit Shock reach the W.N.B.A. finals for the third consecutive season. Posted Monday, September 29, 2008 11:21 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: New York Liberty, Women's National Basketball Assn, Detroit Shock, Christon, Shameka, Nolan, Deanna

• Shock 64, Liberty 55: Liberty Is Pushed to Deciding Game

  Deanna Nolan scored 9 of her 22 points in the fourth quarter Sunday helping the Shock stave off elimination with a victory over the Liberty. Posted Sunday, September 28, 2008 11:28 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, New York Liberty, Women's National Basketball Assn, Detroit Shock, Nolan, Deanna

• Liberty 60, Shock 56: Liberty Continues Playoff Run by Beating the Shock

  With Janel McCarville’s team-leading 17 points Friday night, the Liberty took the first step toward holding on to their championship hopes. Posted Friday, September 26, 2008 10:32 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, New York Liberty, Women's National Basketball Assn, Detroit Shock, McCarville, Janel

• Shock 80, Fever 61: Detroit Advances to Meet Liberty

  The Detroit Shock advanced to the W.N.B.A. Eastern Conference finals for the third straight year with a victory over the Indiana Fever. Posted Tuesday, September 23, 2008 10:23 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, New York Liberty, Women's National Basketball Assn, Detroit Shock, Indiana Fever, Nolan, Deanna

• Shock 61, Liberty 59: Liberty Loses; Playoffs Are Next

  Deanna Nolan and Plenette Pierson scored 11 points each, leading the Detroit Shock to victory against the Liberty on Sunday. Posted Sunday, September 14, 2008 9:55 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, New York Liberty, Detroit Shock

• Day After, W.N.B.A. Untangles A Brawl

  The W.N.B.A. was working Wednesday to decide how to respond and discipline those involved when three players and one coach were ejected from a game. Posted Wednesday, July 23, 2008 10:40 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, Parker, Candace, Los Angeles Sparks, Women's National Basketball Assn, Detroit Shock, Mahorn, Rick

• Shock 72, Liberty 62: Rally in the 4th Is Not Enough for the Liberty

  The Shock led by 25 points entering the fourth quarter before the Liberty went on a 23-4 run to pull to 6 points behind late in the game. But Detroit held on, improving to 3-0 at home. Posted Sunday, May 25, 2008 8:35 PM from NYT > Sports | 0 Comments Filed under: Basketball, New York Liberty, Detroit Shock