Seimone Augustus added 17 points and rookie Maya Moore
had 14 to help Minnesota (3-1) snap an eight-game losing streak in Seattle.
Lindsay Whalen also had a double-double with 13 points and 10 assists.
Sue Bird scored 24 points and Swin Cash had 18 to lead
Seattle (1-1). Three-time MVP Lauren Jackson was held to nine points.
Minnesota scored the first 22 points of the game, holding
the Storm scoreless until Jackson's turnaround jumper with 2:57 remaining in
the first quarter.
Bird scored 16 points in the fourth quarter to help cut a
30-point, second-half deficit to six with 29 seconds left.
The Lynx then made six free throws to seal the win.
Mystics 98, Dream 90, OT: At Atlanta, Crystal Langhorne
had 30 points and 13 rebounds and Nicky Anosike added 29 points and 13 boards
for Washington to beat Atlanta in overtime.
Matee Ajavon scored 24 points and Kelly Miller had 10
against for the Mystics (1-1), who were without Alana Beard (bruised foot) and
rookie center Ta'Shia Phillips (ankle).
Erika DeSouza, who missed the final 2:44 of overtime with
an apparent nose injury, led the Dream (0-2) with 20 points and a game-high 14
rebounds.
Angel McCoughtry returned from a knee injury for Atlanta,
but played just 3 minutes, going 1 for 4 from the field for two points.
Harding missed a wild runner that would've won the game
at the regulation buzzer.
Miller's straightaway jumper gave the Mystics a two-point
lead in overtime, and Washington never trailed in the final 5 minutes.
