Hot Fever too much for Storm (AP)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP)—Jessica Davenport had 15 points, seven rebounds and four blocked shots to lead the Indiana Fever to a convincing 78-61 win over the Seattle Storm in the WNBA on Tuesday. Tamika Catchings added 11 points, six rebounds and four steals for the Fever, who won their fifth straight game. Sue Bird scored 21 points and Swin Cash had 13 for the Storm, who played their fourth straight game without Australian center Lauren Jackson while she recovers from hip surgery. The Fever played without starting guard Briann January, who suffered a season-ending knee injury on June 28. Mercury 101, Sparks 82 In Phoenix, Diana Taurasi and Candice Dupree scored 20 points each, helping Phoenix rally for victory over Los Angeles after a scary injury to guard Ketia Swanier. Swanier was helped off the court in the third following an elbow to the head by Sparks guard Kristi Toliver. The Mercury turned a 10-point deficit into a 14-point lead in that quarter and never let up on the way to their sixth win in seven games. Penny Taylor had 16 points for Phoenix. Ebony Hoffman had 21 points for Los Angeles, which fell to 0-5 on the road this season. Sky 78, Mystics 65 In Rosemont, Illinois, Sylvia Fowles scored a season-high 34 points and pulled down 16 rebounds to help Chicago snap a three-game losing streak with victory over Washington. Fowles, the WNBA’s scoring leader at 21.9 points a game, scored 20-plus points for the eighth time in 11 games for Chicago. It was her third career game of 30 or more points. Epiphanny Prince added 14 points for Chicago, which shot 48.1 percent (26 of 54) and outrebounded the Mystics 38-27. Marissa Coleman had 14 points for the Mystics, who have lost six of seven.
