WNBA Swin Cash leads Shock past Sun for East crown

Los Angeles and Sacramento are tied 1-1 in the Western Conference.
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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -- Swin Cash is not satisfied.
"Everybody thinks that we're just going to rest on winning the Eastern Conference," said Cash, who had 20 points, 10 rebounds and six assists in the Detroit Shock's 79-73 series-clinching win over the Connecticut Sun on Sunday.
"Yeah, that's a goal that we set, but we have unfinished business. We can be world champs."
Detroit, which swept Connecticut in the best-of-three series Eastern Conference finals, will play the winner of Game 3 in the Sacramento-Los Angeles series tonight.
Los Angeles beat Sacramento 79-54 Sunday at Staples Center and evened the Western Conference final at 1-1.
Shock's Nolan injured
The Shock may be without All-Star guard Deanna Nolan, who left Sunday's game with a back injury after scoring 17 points.
Nolan was taken off the court on a stretcher after she fell violently on her back with Detroit ahead 65-64 with 5:28 to play. The shooting guard went up high to block a layup attempt by Nykesha Sales and flipped over Sales' shoulder.
X-rays revealed a bruised sacrum, a triangular bone situated near the lower end of the spinal column. She was walking around after the game.
"At this point, it's just considered a bruise, and her status for Friday is unclear," Shock coach Bill Laimbeer said.
While Nolan was able to score from the outside, All-Star Cheryl Ford, the league's Rookie of the Year, provided a strong inside presence. She had a playoff-high 17 points and pulled down 14 rebounds.
Elaine Powell put the Shock ahead 70-69 with a runner off the glass with two minutes remaining.
Then Cash showed why she is one of the league's most exciting players.
She sprinted for a loose ball near the Shock bench, grabbed it and threw it blindly over her head to Kedra Holland-Corn. Cash then sprinted for the basket, accepted a feed from Holland-Corn, put it in and was fouled by Rebecca Lobo.
She converted the free throw for a 73-69 lead with 52 seconds to play.
Ford made two free throws with 39 seconds remaining to make it 75-69 and cap a 10-0 Shock run.
Taj McWilliams-Franklin led the Sun with 17 points and 13 rebounds. Shannon Johnson added 16 points.
Sparks 79, Monarchs 54
LOS ANGELES -- Mwadi Mabika scored 24 points as Los Angeles rolled to a victory over Sacramento.
The Sparks led by as many as 28 points before halftime, allowing coach Michael Cooper to rest many of Los Angeles' starters.
Lisa Leslie sat for the final 10 minutes and scored 16 points, Tamecka Dixon had 14 points in 29 minutes and point guard Nikki Teasley tied Mabika with a team-leading eight rebounds and added 10 assists.
Forward Tangela Smith led the Monarchs with 15 points and had a game-high 10 rebounds.