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This could be a case of Nappy Headed Ho's attack. The funniest moment of this WNBA brawl was seeing two of the dirtiest NBA players of their eras trying to be peace makers(Rick Mahorn and Bill Lambier).
Here is the ESPN story.......jected Parker, Milton-Jones help Sparks hold on vs. Shock
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Detroit Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn, center, grabs the arm of Los Angeles Sparks' assistant coach Laura Beeman while being hit on the back by Sparks' DeLisha Milton-Jones, second from right, during a fight in the closing seconds of a WNBA basketball game on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 in Auburn Hills, Mich. Mahorn was ejected from the game for pushing Sparks' Lisa Leslie while attempting to keep Leslie from approaching the Shock bench during a bench-clearing fight in which four were ejected. Th
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Team Stat Comparison
LOS ANGELES DETROIT
Points 84 81
FG Made-Attempted 27-53 (.509) 28-75 (.373)
3P Made-Attempted 9-14 (.643) 6-17 (.353)
FT Made-Attempted 21-25 (.840) 19-24 (.792)
Rebounds (Offensive-Total) 6-28 18-36
Assists 15 15
Turnovers 13 11
Steals 6 7
Blocks 7 2
Fast Break Points 6 2
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 23 (1/0) 21 (1/0)
Top Performers
LOS ANGELES DETROIT
C. Parker
Points: 21
Reb: 5
Ast: 4
Stl: 0
Blk: 2
K. Smith
Points: 20
Reb: 2
Ast: 5
Stl: 1
Blk: 0
Game Leaders
LOS ANGELESDETROIT
PointsC. Parker 21K. Smith 20
ReboundsL. Leslie 6C. Ford 9
AssistsS. Bobbitt 6A. Hornbuckle 5
StealsD. Milton-Jones 2A. Hornbuckle 2
BlocksL. Leslie 5P. Pierson 1
· Team stats: Los Angeles | Detroit
2008 Season
Wed 6/11@LA 80, DET 73Recap | Box Score
» Tue 7/22LA 84, @ DET 81Recap | Box Score
· Complete Schedule: Shock | Sparks
Next 5 Games
LOS ANGELES (ET) DETROIT (ET)
07/24 @CT 7:00pm
07/25 @NY 7:30pm
07/27 @MIN 6:00pm
08/28 SAC 10:30pm
08/30 SAS 10:30pm
07/24 @HOU 9:30pm
07/27 SAS 6:00pm
08/29 NY 7:30pm
08/31 @CHI 6:00pm
09/05 IND 7:30pm
· Complete Schedule: Los Angeles | Detroit
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Candace Parker wanted to focus on all of the good parts of the Los Angeles Sparks' win over the Detroit Shock.
Fast Facts
- The Sparks snapped a five-game road losing streak and won for just the fourth time in their last 11 games overall.
- Los Angeles led by as many as 21 points and held on for their first win in Detroit since 2004.
- Detroit missed 14 straight field goals in the first half and shot just 37.3 percent for the game.
- The Shock have lost consecutive games at home after starting the season 10-0 at the Palace.
-- ESPN.com research
Unfortunately, it will be the final five seconds that everyone else is going to remember.
Parker was one of three players ejected along with Detroit assistant coach Rick Mahorn after an ugly scuffle with 4.6 seconds left in Los Angeles' 84-81 victory.
"To be honest, I don't recall exactly what happened," said Parker, who led Los Angeles with 21 points. "I'll have to watch the tape."
The skirmish started moments after Parker and Detroit's Cheryl Ford had to be separated after Ford fouled Parker.
On the next possession, Parker got tangled up with Detroit's Plenette Pierson and fell to the ground. As she was getting up, Pierson intentionally ran into her, setting off the melee.
Parker threw a punch at Pierson before being tackled by Detroit's Deanna Nolan. Players and coaches from both teams joined in, and Mahorn knocked Lisa Leslie to the court at one point.
"I was trying to protect the whole game, the integrity of the game," he said. "The WNBA is very special to me because I have four daughters. I don't even raise my hand to them, and I would never push a woman. This game, I love this game too much."
Mahorn was also involved in the 2004 Detroit Pistons-Indiana Pacers brawl while working as a Detroit broadcaster, going into the crowd to try to pull Ron Artest away from fans.
"Rick Mahorn is known as a peacemaker, from even the brawl we had here with Indiana," Detroit coach Bill Laimbeer said. "He went out there to get people off the pile and to get people to stop the confrontation. That's who he is, that's what he does."
Leslie did not talk to the media, but Los Angeles coach Michael Cooper also said he felt Mahorn was trying to stop the fight.
"I think Rick was trying to play peacemaker, but he's just too big," Sparks coach Michael Cooper said. "I was only trying to grab my players, and I didn't see exactly what happened, but he apparently gently tried to push Lisa away."
DeLisha Milton-Jones shoved and punched Mahorn after the incident with Leslie and was ejected, along with Mahorn, Parker and Pierson. Nolan and Shannon Bobbitt received technicals.
"That was unfortunate, but things like that happen in basketball sometimes," Milton-Jones said. "The league is going to have to decide what kind of action to take."
Ford sprained her right knee while trying to restrain Pierson and left the floor in a wheelchair. Her status is unknown.
"I'm glad that none of our players got hurt, and I hope that Cheryl is OK," Cooper said.
The brawl marred a key victory for Los Angeles, which came in having lost four of five.
"This was a game we needed badly, and we won it," said Milton-Jones, who scored 19 points. "That's the important part, despite what happened at the end."
Detroit rallied from 21 down but missed a chance to win the game in the final two minutes. The Shock have now lost two straight at home after starting the season 10-0 at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
"You're going to be down after losing two games in a row at home, especially emotional, last-minute games, and then throw Ford's injury on top of that," Laimbeer said. "I'm sure we'll get a suspension or two here and there. We can't get the [Olympic] break fast enough."
Leslie finished with 10 points for Los Angeles, which swept the two-game season series. Olympic teammate Katie Smith led the Shock with 20 points.
"I haven't seen something like that, I don't think, in my whole career," Smith said. "This is pretty rare."
The Shock trailed 42-21 in the second quarter but pulled within 76-75 in the final 90 seconds. Detroit rookie Alexis Hornbuckle then stole the ball from Parker, her former college teammate at Tennessee, but Nolan lost control while going in for what would have been a go-ahead layup.
"We dug ourselves a whole in the first half, because we didn't come out ready to play," Smith said. "Two straight games now we've given up a lot of points in the first half, and that's something we've got to fix."
Photo Wire
Detroit Shock assistant coach Rick Mahorn, center, grabs the arm of Los Angeles Sparks' assistant coach Laura Beeman while being hit on the back by Sparks' DeLisha Milton-Jones, second from right, during a fight in the closing seconds of a WNBA basketball game on Tuesday, July 22, 2008 in Auburn Hills, Mich. Mahorn was ejected from the game for pushing Sparks' Lisa Leslie while attempting to keep Leslie from approaching the Shock bench during a bench-clearing fight in which four were ejected. Th
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Team Stat Comparison
LOS ANGELES DETROIT
Points 84 81
FG Made-Attempted 27-53 (.509) 28-75 (.373)
3P Made-Attempted 9-14 (.643) 6-17 (.353)
FT Made-Attempted 21-25 (.840) 19-24 (.792)
Rebounds (Offensive-Total) 6-28 18-36
Assists 15 15
Turnovers 13 11
Steals 6 7
Blocks 7 2
Fast Break Points 6 2
Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) 23 (1/0) 21 (1/0)
Top Performers
LOS ANGELES DETROIT
C. Parker
Points: 21
Reb: 5
Ast: 4
Stl: 0
Blk: 2
K. Smith
Points: 20
Reb: 2
Ast: 5
Stl: 1
Blk: 0
Game Leaders
LOS ANGELESDETROIT
PointsC. Parker 21K. Smith 20
ReboundsL. Leslie 6C. Ford 9
AssistsS. Bobbitt 6A. Hornbuckle 5
StealsD. Milton-Jones 2A. Hornbuckle 2
BlocksL. Leslie 5P. Pierson 1
· Team stats: Los Angeles | Detroit
2008 Season
Wed 6/11@LA 80, DET 73Recap | Box Score
» Tue 7/22LA 84, @ DET 81Recap | Box Score
· Complete Schedule: Shock | Sparks
Next 5 Games
LOS ANGELES (ET) DETROIT (ET)
07/24 @CT 7:00pm
07/25 @NY 7:30pm
07/27 @MIN 6:00pm
08/28 SAC 10:30pm
08/30 SAS 10:30pm
07/24 @HOU 9:30pm
07/27 SAS 6:00pm
08/29 NY 7:30pm
08/31 @CHI 6:00pm
09/05 IND 7:30pm
· Complete Schedule: Los Angeles | Detroit
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Candace Parker wanted to focus on all of the good parts of the Los Angeles Sparks' win over the Detroit Shock.
Fast Facts
- The Sparks snapped a five-game road losing streak and won for just the fourth time in their last 11 games overall.
- Los Angeles led by as many as 21 points and held on for their first win in Detroit since 2004.
- Detroit missed 14 straight field goals in the first half and shot just 37.3 percent for the game.
- The Shock have lost consecutive games at home after starting the season 10-0 at the Palace.
-- ESPN.com research
Unfortunately, it will be the final five seconds that everyone else is going to remember.
Parker was one of three players ejected along with Detroit assistant coach Rick Mahorn after an ugly scuffle with 4.6 seconds left in Los Angeles' 84-81 victory.
"To be honest, I don't recall exactly what happened," said Parker, who led Los Angeles with 21 points. "I'll have to watch the tape."
The skirmish started moments after Parker and Detroit's Cheryl Ford had to be separated after Ford fouled Parker.
On the next possession, Parker got tangled up with Detroit's Plenette Pierson and fell to the ground. As she was getting up, Pierson intentionally ran into her, setting off the melee.
Parker threw a punch at Pierson before being tackled by Detroit's Deanna Nolan. Players and coaches from both teams joined in, and Mahorn knocked Lisa Leslie to the court at one point.
"I was trying to protect the whole game, the integrity of the game," he said. "The WNBA is very special to me because I have four daughters. I don't even raise my hand to them, and I would never push a woman. This game, I love this game too much."
Mahorn was also involved in the 2004 Detroit Pistons-Indiana Pacers brawl while working as a Detroit broadcaster, going into the crowd to try to pull Ron Artest away from fans.
"Rick Mahorn is known as a peacemaker, from even the brawl we had here with Indiana," Detroit coach Bill Laimbeer said. "He went out there to get people off the pile and to get people to stop the confrontation. That's who he is, that's what he does."
Leslie did not talk to the media, but Los Angeles coach Michael Cooper also said he felt Mahorn was trying to stop the fight.
"I think Rick was trying to play peacemaker, but he's just too big," Sparks coach Michael Cooper said. "I was only trying to grab my players, and I didn't see exactly what happened, but he apparently gently tried to push Lisa away."
DeLisha Milton-Jones shoved and punched Mahorn after the incident with Leslie and was ejected, along with Mahorn, Parker and Pierson. Nolan and Shannon Bobbitt received technicals.
"That was unfortunate, but things like that happen in basketball sometimes," Milton-Jones said. "The league is going to have to decide what kind of action to take."
Ford sprained her right knee while trying to restrain Pierson and left the floor in a wheelchair. Her status is unknown.
"I'm glad that none of our players got hurt, and I hope that Cheryl is OK," Cooper said.
The brawl marred a key victory for Los Angeles, which came in having lost four of five.
"This was a game we needed badly, and we won it," said Milton-Jones, who scored 19 points. "That's the important part, despite what happened at the end."
Detroit rallied from 21 down but missed a chance to win the game in the final two minutes. The Shock have now lost two straight at home after starting the season 10-0 at the Palace of Auburn Hills.
"You're going to be down after losing two games in a row at home, especially emotional, last-minute games, and then throw Ford's injury on top of that," Laimbeer said. "I'm sure we'll get a suspension or two here and there. We can't get the [Olympic] break fast enough."
Leslie finished with 10 points for Los Angeles, which swept the two-game season series. Olympic teammate Katie Smith led the Shock with 20 points.
"I haven't seen something like that, I don't think, in my whole career," Smith said. "This is pretty rare."
The Shock trailed 42-21 in the second quarter but pulled within 76-75 in the final 90 seconds. Detroit rookie Alexis Hornbuckle then stole the ball from Parker, her former college teammate at Tennessee, but Nolan lost control while going in for what would have been a go-ahead layup.
"We dug ourselves a whole in the first half, because we didn't come out ready to play," Smith said. "Two straight games now we've given up a lot of points in the first half, and that's something we've got to fix."