Sleepless for Seattle. Even before they took the court against the Mystics in Seattle at 10:00 PM EDT Saturday, the Storm had been sent into the playoffs by Houston's loss to San Antonio. But for good emphasis, the Storm then blew out the Mystics, 91-68. (The BasketCases stayed up past midnight for that?!) Although the Mystics came back from a large deficit in the second quarter to head into the locker room at halftime down only by 5 (43-38), they were completely done in by failing to show up for the third period, going without a field goal for six and a half minutes, by which time Seattle had opened up a 67-41 lead. By the time the third quarter was over, the Mystics had been outscored in those 10 minutes by an astonishing 32-8.

The Mystics had no answer for Betty Lennox, who drove the lane and pretty much scored at will, recording a new career high of 34 points (in 28 minutes), while superstar Lauren Jackson, who flew back from Australia on Friday, only scored 24 (in 26 minutes). The Mystics, meanwhile, were held to a season low shooting percentage of 30.6.

All the playoff teams have now been determined in the West, while only time will tell whether it will be the Mystics, the Liberty, or the Sky who squeak into the last playoff spot in the East.

The Mystics close out their road trip in Sacramento on Sunday at 9PM EDT.

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We send our condolences to Lauren Jackson, whose grandmother passed away this week.