WOMEN'S NBA PLAYOFFS

Monday, August 21, 2006 WOMEN'S NBA PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND (Best-of-3) EASTERN CONFERENCE Connecticut 2, Washington 0 Friday: Connecticut 76, Washington 61 Sunday: Connecticut 68, Washington 65 Detroit 2, Indiana 0 Thursday, Aug. 17: Detroit 68, Indiana 56 Saturday: Detroit 98, Indiana 83 WESTERN CONFERENCE Los Angeles vs. Seattle Friday: Seattle 84, Los Angeles 72 Sunday: Los Angeles 78, Seattle 70, series tied 1-1 Tuesday, Aug. 22: Seattle at Los Angeles, 10 p.m. Sacramento 2, Houston 0 Thursday, Aug. 17: Sacramento 93, Houston 78 Saturday: Sacramento 92, Houston 64 CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-3) EASTERN CONFERENCE Connecticut vs. Detroit Thursday, Aug. 24: Connecticut at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26: Detroit at Connecticut, 4:00 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27: Detroit at Connecticut, if necessary FIBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS SUNDAY'S SUMMARY U.S. 121, CHINA 90 UNITED STATES (121) — James 5-10 1-1 11, Battier 2-5 0-0 5, Howard 4-10 8-11 16, Anthony 6-15 3-3 16, Paul 4-6 4-5 13, Johnson 4-8 2-2 11, Hinrich 2-3 1-2 6, Jamison 1-5 0-0 3, Wade 9-13 8-9 26, Bosh 0-2 3-4 3, Miller 0-0 0-0 0, Brand 4-8 3-3 11. Totals 41-85 33-40 121. CHINA (90) — Wang Z. 1-2 0-0 2, Wang S. 6-14 0-0 17, Yao 5-8 11-13 21, Liu 3-3 1-2 8, Zhu 3-6 0-0 9, Chen 2-6 1-2 6, Zhang Q. 0-2 0-0 0, Sun 0-2 2-2 2, Zhang S. 1-2 0-0 2, Yi 5-10 3-4 13, Mo 1-3 0-0 3, Du 2-8 1-2 7. Totals 29-66 19-25 90. United States32313226—121 China17212428—90 3-Point Goals—U.S. 6-20 (Hinrich 1-1, Paul 1-2, Anthony 1-3, Johnson 1-4, Jamison 1-4, Battier 1-4, Wade 0-1, Bosh 0-1), China 13-31 (Wang S. 5-12, Zhu 3-5, Du 2-4, Chen 1-1, Liu 1-1, Mo 1-3, Yi 0-1, Sun 0-2, Zhang Q. 0-2). Fouled Out—Yao. Rebounds—U.S. 46 (Howard 11), China 37 (Yao 10). Assists—U.S. 23 (Paul 8), China 17 (Sun 5). Total Fouls—U.S. 20, China 28. COPYRIGHT 2006 ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN, OR REDISTRIBUTED.