Auburn Hills, Mich ? Deanna Nolan was the last person to realize she had just joined the WNBA record books.

Nolan notched the fourth triple-double in league history with 11 points, a team-record 11 assists and 10 rebounds Saturday, leading the Detroit Shock to a 78-67 victory over the Connecticut Sun in the season opener for both teams.

She had no idea what she accomplished until she was congratulated on the arena’s public-address system.

“When they said I had a triple-double, I was like, ‘Who, me?”‘ Nolan said. “I’m glad no one had told me I was close – I might have started missing shots just to get enough rebounds.”

Kara Braxton added 18 points in her WNBA debut, while Ayana Walker added 14 after scoring only 18 points in the 2004 season. Walker was starting in place of Swin Cash, who started the season on the injured list while recovering from a knee injury.

“I knew that we would need a lot of offense from that position,” Walker said. “I just went out and had a great game.”

Braxton, the seventh pick in last month’s draft, played 14 minutes off the bench just four months after giving birth.

“We told everyone that Kara Braxton is going to be a phenomenal player,” Shock coach Bill Laimbeer said. “She’s a monster out there.”

Braxton also impressed her opponents.

“She’s a powerhouse,” Nykesha Sales said. “I think she’s going to be a great addition for Detroit.”

Connecticut’s Taj McWilliams-Franklin led all scorers with 25 points, while Lindsay Whalen added 12, and Asjha Jones had 11.

“It wasn’t an awful game, but we weren’t very efficient offensively,” Connecticut coach Mike Thibault said. “We were sloppy. I’m disappointed.”

Detroit led 41-34 at halftime, but the Sun pulled to 45-44 with 17:07 to play.

Connecticut got as close as 67-60, but another three-point play by Nolan started a 5-0 run that put the game away.

Sparks 68, Storm 50

Seattle – Lisa Leslie scored 23 points, and Chamique Holdsclaw added 16 points and 14 rebounds in her first game with Los Angeles as the Sparks beat defending champion Seattle. The Storm put up a WNBA-record 32 three-point attempts, made only six and shot just 23.7 percent overall. Their previous low was 24.1 percent against Phoenix in 2001.

Mystics 60, Sting 42

Charlotte, N.C. – DeLisha Milton-Jones had 11 points and seven rebounds, and first-round draft pick Temeka Johnson added 10 points for the Mystics. Charlotte missed 19 of its first 21 shots from the field and committed 13 turnovers in the game’s first 16 minutes. The Mystics held the Sting to 29 percent shooting overall and forced 25 turnovers.

Comets 78, Silver Stars 70

San Antonio – Sheryl Swoopes scored 26 points, making nine of 16 shots from the field and going 6-for-7 from the free-throw line. Marie Ferdinand led San Antonio with 24 points. She missed a three-point try that would have cut Houston’s lead to three points with 16 seconds remaining. Kendra Wecker, San Antonio’s first-round draft choice and the fourth pick overall out of Kansas State, hurt her left knee early, left and did not return.

Monarchs 77, Mercury 72

Phoenix – Nicole Powell and DeMya Walker each scored 13 points to lead Sacramento. Yolanda Griffith had 11 points, and Powell added six rebounds and six assists for Sacramento, which built a 12-point lead in the second half before the Mercury pulled within three in the final two minutes.