The Shock are back to the break even level at 14 wins and as many losses, and are tied with Washington for the fourth and last playoff bid in the WNBA East. Detroit got there in part due to a narrow one point road win against San Antonio, the last place team in the West. As usual, nothing seems to come easy for this team.

Ruth Riley at last showed what she is truly capable of, scoring 20 points including the game winning hoop. This time it was the rest of the team that struggled on offense, as Deanna Nolan was the only other double figure scorer and she just barely got there with ten points. The Shock could be well-nigh unstoppable if they could just get everyone (or at least enough players) playing well at the same time. As it is, it seems that at least the scoring is all too often left to one or two players in any given game.

Six games left, with the next two out west against Phoenix and Los Angeles. Then Detroit is at home against Washington, at Charlotte, at home against Indiana, and at Washington to end the regular season. All these games are perfectly winnable especially if there is a total team effort that is consistent. It appears that the Shock are getting their act together at just the right time, and they just need to keep the momentum going while continuing to work on improving.