Of rookie Smith, Stanley said: "She is going to be a very good player. She's unflappable."
• SPARKS 76, FEVER 75: Lisa Leslie put in her own rebound with less than a second left as Los Angeles won at home. Tamecka Dixon intercepted Svetlana Abrosimova's inbound pass to seal the Sparks' seventh straight victory.
Coco Miller scored 18 points to lead the Mystics to a 79-72 victory Tuesday.
(Joel Richardson - The Washington Post)
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Leslie had 19 points, Dixon 16, Nikki Teasley 14 points and 10 assists for Los Angeles (7-0).
Abrosimova scored 20 points and Smith had 18 for the Lynx, who have lost their last 14 games against the Sparks.
• LIBERTY 73, ROCKERS 65: Guard Becky Hammon came off the bench to score 28 points, leading New York at home.
Hammon hit a three-pointer with 6:46 left that gave New York the lead for good. Forward Tari Phillips had 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Liberty (3-2).
Forward Chasity Melvin had a season-high 16 points and nine rebounds for Cleveland (3-2).
• COMETS 71, MONARCHS 66: Tina Thompson scored 22 points, and host Houston avoided its first three-game losing streak ever.
Michelle Snow added a career-high 17 points for the Comets (4-4), who were playing without the injured Sheryl Swoopes and Cynthia Cooper.
• STORM 78, FEVER 51: Lauren Jackson scored 20 points as host Seattle won its third straight.
