The Seattle Storm have misplaced two of three video games because the All-Star break and could possibly be up for a problem on the shocking Connecticut Solar on Monday in Uncasville, Conn.
Seattle (15-11) stays solidly throughout the playoff discipline because the regular-season two-thirds mark approaches, regardless of a brutal offensive sport in a 69-58 street loss to the Washington Mystics on Saturday.
Seattle led by 5 factors after the primary quarter, however scored simply 37 factors within the sport’s closing three intervals. For the sport, the Storm shot 22-for-67 (32.8 p.c) and 5-for-21 (23.8 p.c) from 3-point vary.
Seattle trimmed a 58-39 deficit with 1:36 left within the third quarter to a 60-56 hole on an Erica Wheeler floater with 5:02 to play, however couldn’t pull nearer.
The Storm have been led by Nneka Ogwumike, who shot 6-for-14 for 18 factors, however solely Wheeler with 12 factors joined her in cracking the double-digit scoring mark.
“We’ve to execute offensively,” Storm coach Noelle Quinn stated. “It is about self-discipline. Doing the suitable factor persistently is the place we’ve to be higher.”
Alternatively, Connecticut (4-20) has stumbled by means of a depressing season however abruptly broke by means of offensively with a 95-64 dwelling win over the Golden State Valkyries on Sunday. A Connecticut group that entered the sport final within the WNBA in scoring, general capturing and 3-point capturing caught hearth.
The Solar set season highs in scoring and capturing (35-for-66, 53.0 p.c) and made a season-best 12 3-pointers in 29 makes an attempt (41.4 p.c).
Main the scoring outburst was veteran heart Tina Charles with 24 factors on 8-for-11 capturing from the sector. Guards Marina Mabrey and Bria Hartley every tallied 15 factors, with Hartley sinking 4 of 8 3-point tries. Reserve Jacy Sheldon added 13 extra factors.
“We performed an excellent sport,” Solar coach Rachid Meziane stated. “We had essentially the most deflections all yr, we had essentially the most transition factors all yr … After we do a very good factor, we simply need to do higher the following day.”
This sport would be the regular-season finale between these groups, with Seattle holding a 2-1 season collection edge.
–Discipline Stage Media
