HOUSTON (AP) — Although the Houston Comets can't win on the road, they are having little trouble getting by the opposition on their home floor.

Comets 80, Storm 55

Tina Thompson scored 22 points and Sheryl Swoopes added 10 to help the Comets end a two-game losing streak with an 80-55 win Tuesday night over the Seattle Storm.

Houston has won three straight at home, outscoring the opposition by an average of more than 25 points. The Comets have lost five straight road games, but avoided falling more than four games below .500 for the first time in franchise history and improved to 7-5 at Toyota Center.

”Obviously, a win at this point feels good,” said Swoopes, who got to rest and played just 13 second-half minutes. ”For us to come in and play the way we played, and to dominate a very good team, I think that gives us a lot of confidence. The most important thing is to not only enjoy this win, but carry this kind of play into our next game against Indiana.”

Lauren Jackson scored 14 points for the Storm, who had won five straight games.

The Storm, who trail first-place Los Angeles by 1 1/2 games in the Western Conference, had not previously lost by more than eight points.

”We looked like we didn't want to win tonight,” coach Anne Donovan said. ”That's what it looked like to me and we knew Houston would be desperate for a win. We knew they needed to have this one and we didn't match their intensity.”

Reserve Felicia Ragland scored 10 points and made two 3-pointers, helping the Comets tie the season series with the Storm at two games apiece.

Thompson scored 12 points in the first half for the Comets, who led 32-22 at the break. Houston trailed 9-1 before a 13-0 run gave it a 14-9 lead with 10:55 to go.

”When we were down 9-1 early in the game, that is about as low as I've been,” Comets coach Van Chancellor said. ”We needed a jump start early in the game and I think we got that. Our reserves did a really nice job for us tonight.”

The Comets shot just 38 percent in the first half, but outrebounded Seattle 24-12 in the opening 20 minutes.

Seattle guard Sue Bird was held to just five points on 2-for-8 shooting, while Jackson was just 6-for-15.

”It was just one of those games where we were shut down,” Jackson said. ”But that is just the way it goes and there is always another game.”