Third Straight Loss for Houston, Minnesota-85, Comets-71

Tina Thompson led with just 12 points against the Minnesota Lynx Saturday night.
The Comets drop to 9-12 so far for the season.
Turnovers seem to be the key. The Comets had 6 turnovers in the 1st quarter alone, 17 overall leading to 23 Minnesota points. Houston committed 22 turnovers against L.A. on Wednesday as well.
“We didn’t [...]

Houston Comets Take a Loss from Los Angeles Sparks in Overtime

Houston took a loss from Los Angeles Sparks, 82-74 Wednesday night.
Comets came out strong in the 1st quarter with a 17-4 run but couldn’t hold on to that lead through the game and into overtime.
Tina Thompson led the Comets with 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists. Sancho Lyttle added 12 points.
The Comets committed 22 [...]

Houston Drops a Tight Game to Phoenix Mercury

Houston let another big lead slip away against the Phoenix Mercury Tuesday night with a 99-94 loss.
Houston had a 14 point lead in the first half but Phoenix came back in the second half to open with a 11-2 run to take the lead.
Tamecka Dixon hit 6 points in the remaining minutes of the 3rd [...]

Sancho Lyttle Steps Up to Help Houston Win Over Atlanta

Sancho Lyttle was not going to let the Houston Comets give up a large lead for the second game in a row.
In place of injured Olympian Tina Thompson, Lyttle had 15 points and 18 rebounds to help the Comets hold off a late rally to beat the winless Atlanta Dream, 72-65 on Thursday night.
“I just [...]

Houston Lets One Slip Against Connecticut Sun

Houston let a 14 point lead slip to let the Connecticut Sun win, 78-68.
This was the 3rd straight game without Olympian Tina Thompson, who has a broken left ring finger.
Houston led 36-22 in the first half before Connecticut went on an 8-2 run with a little more than 3 minutes left.
The Sun took over with [...]