Women's Nba Playoffs


August 23, 2006 at 12:00a.m.


Wednesday, August 23, 2006 WOMEN'S NBA PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND (Best-of-3) EASTERN CONFERENCE Connecticut 2, Washington 0 Friday, Aug. 18: Connecticut 76, Washington 61 Sunday, Aug. 20: Connecticut 68, Washington 65 Detroit 2, Indiana 0 Thursday, Aug. 17: Detroit 68, Indiana 56 Saturday, Aug. 19: Detroit 98, Indiana 83 WESTERN CONFERENCE Los Angeles vs. Seattle Friday, Aug. 18: Seattle 84, Los Angeles 72 Sunday, Aug. 20: Los Angeles 78, Seattle 70, series tied 1-1 Tuesday, Aug. 22: Seattle at Los Angeles, late Sacramento 2, Houston 0 Thursday, Aug. 17: Sacramento 93, Houston 78 Saturday, Aug. 19: 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 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27: Detroit at Connecticut, if necessary WESTERN CONFERENCE Thursday, Aug. 24: Sacramento vs. TBA, 10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26: Sacramento vs. TBA, 9 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 27: Sacramento vs. TBA, if necessary TUESDAY'S SUMMARY U.S. 114, SLOVENIA 95 SLOVENIA (95) — Jurak 1-2 0-0 2, Lakovic 4-6 4-4 14, Ozbolt 1-6 0-0 2, Becirovic 5-11 7-7 18, Nesterovic 6-12 1-2 14, Udrih 3-7 2-2 8, Nachbar 5-10 3-4 15, Zagorac 0-0 0-0 0, Milic 1-3 3-4 5, Dragic 0-0 0-0 0, Slokar 1-2 0-0 2, Brezec 6-10 3-4 15. Totals 33-69 23-27 95. UNITED STATES (114) — Johnson 1-6 0-0 3, Hinrich 2-3 0-0 5, James 8-12 1-1 19, Jamison 3-5 0-0 8, Battier 3-5 0-0 9, Wade 7-12 6-9 20, Paul 3-4 2-2 9, Bosh 0-1 0-0 0, Howard 1-4 1-6 3, Miller 2-4 4-4 8, Brand 4-5 8-10 16, Anthony 6-10 2-4 14. Totals 40-71 24-36 114. Slovenia27222125—95 United States30362523—114 3-Point Goals—Slovenia 6-15 (Lakovic 2-2, Nachbar 2-5, Nesterovic 1-1, Becirovic 1-3, Udrih 0-1, Slokar 0-1, Ozbolt 0-2), U.S. 10-20 (Battier 3-3, James 2-4, Jamison 2-4, Hinrich 1-1, Paul 1-1, Johnson 1-3, Miller 0-1, Anthony 0-1, Wade 0-2). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Slovenia 40 (Brezec 12), U.S. 29 (Hinrich 7). Assists—Slovenia 10 (Jurak, Lakovic, Nachbar 2), U.S. 21 (Paul 9). Total Fouls—Slovenia 27, U.S. 25. COPYRIGHT 2006 ASSOCIATED PRESS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN, OR REDISTRIBUTED.