2018 Seattle Storm season

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2018 Seattle Storm season
WNBA champions
Coach Dan Hughes
Arena KeyArena
Attendance8,109 per game
Results
Record26–8 (.765)
Place1st (Western)
Playoff finish1st seed; WNBA Champions, beat Washington Mystics 3–0 in 2018 WNBA Finals
Team Leaders
Points Breanna Stewart – 21.8 ppg
Rebounds Breanna Stewart – 8.4 rpg
Assists Sue Bird – 7.1 apg
Media
Television KZJO (JOEtv)

The 2018 WNBA season was the 19th season for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season began May 20 and ended on August 19.

Contents

The Storm started the season strongly posting a 5–1 record in May. Their only loss came in the opening game of the season against the Phoenix Mercury. The storm had their worst month of the season in June, going 6–4. The team couldn't string together a run of wins, alternating between winning 2 and losing one. The team found their stride in July with a strong 9–2 record. The month started with a 4-game winning streak, and the team won 7 of its first 8. The only losses in July came in over time to Los Angeles and to eventual #2 playoff seed Atlanta. August was another good month for the Storm. The team went 6–1 in the month, with their only loss being at eventual #3 playoff seed Washington. The team's final record of 26–8 was their best since 2010. This record earned them the #1 seed in the 2018 WNBA Playoffs and a bye into the Semifinals.

The Storm faced off against the #5 seed Phoenix Mercury in the Semifinals. The series was a hotly contested series, with both teams making large runs in individual games. Eventually the home team won each game in the series, which meant the Storm advanced 3–2. In the WNBA Finals, the Storm swept the Washington Mystics in three games, securing the third championship in franchise history. [1]

Transactions

WNBA draft

RoundPickPlayerNationalitySchool/Team/Country
15 Jordin Canada Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States UCLA
329 Teana Muldrow Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States West Virginia

Trades and roster changes

DateDetails
February 1, 2018Re-signed G Sami Whitcomb [2]
February 2, 2018Signed C Courtney Paris [3]
February 5, 2018Re-signed G Noelle Quinn [4]
February 7, 2018Acquired F Natasha Howard from Minnesota Lynx in exchange for the 17th pick in the 2018 WNBA draft. Minnesota also gains right to swap 1st round picks in 2019. [5]

Roster

2018 Seattle Storm roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G 10 Flag of the United States.svg Bird, Sue 5' 9" (1.75m)150 lb (68kg)1980-10-16 Connecticut 15
G 21 Flag of the United States.svg Canada, Jordin 5' 6" (1.68m)1995-08-11 UCLA R
F 32 Flag of the United States.svg Clark, Alysha 5' 11" (1.8m)167 lb (76kg)1987-07-07 Middle Tennessee 6
F 6 Flag of the United States.svg Howard, Natasha 6' 2" (1.88m)165 lb (75kg)1991-09-02 Florida State 4
F/C 1 Flag of the United States.svg Langhorne, Crystal 6' 2" (1.88m)185 lb (84kg)1986-10-27 Maryland 10
G 24 Flag of the United States.svg Loyd, Jewell 5' 10" (1.78m)148 lb (67kg)1993-10-05 Notre Dame 3
F 23 Flag of the United States.svg Mosqueda-Lewis, Kaleena 5' 11" (1.8m)180 lb (82kg)1993-11-03 Connecticut 3
C 3 Flag of the United States.svg Paris, Courtney 6' 4" (1.93m)250 lb (113kg)1987-97-21 Oklahoma 8
G 45 Flag of the United States.svg Quinn, Noelle 6' 0" (1.83m)178 lb (81kg)1985-01-03 UCLA 11
G 2 Flag of the United States.svg Russell, Mercedes 6' 6" (1.98m)1995-07-27 Tennessee R
F 30 Flag of the United States.svg Stewart, Breanna 6' 4" (1.93m)170 lb (77kg)1994-08-27 Connecticut 2
G/F 33 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Whitcomb, Sami 5' 10" (1.78m)145 lb (66kg)1988-07-20 Washington 1
Head coach
Flag of the United States.svg Dan Hughes (Muskingum)
Assistant coaches
Flag of the United States.svg Gary Kloppenburg (UC San Diego)
Flag of the United States.svg Crystal Robinson (SE Oklahoma State)
Athletic trainer
Flag of the United States.svg Tom Spencer (Central Washington)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Game log

Preseason

2018 pre-season game log
May: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 8 Phoenix W 73–69 3 Tied (15) Howard (6)Tied (3) KeyArena
3,502		1–0
2May 12 Phoenix W 84–61 Canada (17) Stewart (8) Bird (5) Talking Stick Resort Arena
4,535		2–0
2018 pre-season schedule

Regular season

2018 game log
Total: 26–8 (Home: 13–4; Road: 13–4)
May: 5–1 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1May 20 Phoenix L 82–87 Stewart (22) Stewart (15) Bird (5) KeyArena
8,602		0–1
2May 23@ Phoenix W 87–71 Loyd (29) Stewart (11) Bird (5) Talking Stick Resort Arena
8,068		1–1
3May 25 Chicago W 95–91 Loyd (29) Howard (10) Bird (9) KeyArena
5,866		2–1
4May 27@ Las Vegas W 105–98 Stewart (23) Stewart (9) Loyd (9) Mandalay Bay Events Center
7,662		3–1
5May 29 Washington W 81–77 Loyd (27) Loyd (8) Bird (7) KeyArena
4,453		4–1
6May 31 Las Vegas W 101–74 Stewart (21) Russell (8) Bird (9) KeyArena
5,235		5–1
June : 6–4 (Home: 4–2; Road: 2–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
7June 2@ Dallas L 90–94 Stewart (28) Howard (9) Canada (9) College Park Center
5,191		5–2
8June 7@ Los Angeles W 88–63 Clark (17) Howard (9) Bird (8) Staples Center
9,204		6–2
9June 10 Atlanta L 64–67 Howard (15) Howard (15)Tied (3) KeyArena
6,345		6–3
10June 12 Chicago W 96–85 Stewart (30) Paris (8)Tied (5) KeyArena
4,353		7–3
11June 15 Connecticut W 103–92 Howard (25) Stewart (9)Tied (5) KeyArena
7,094		8–3
12June 19 Las Vegas L 77–87 Stewart (27)Tied (8) Loyd (7) KeyArena
6,395		8–4
13June 22 Indiana W 72–63 Loyd (25) Howard (9) Bird (7) KeyArena
8,142		9–4
14June 24@ Dallas W 97–76 Stewart (28) Stewart (12) Bird (10) College Park Center
4,084		10–4
15June 26@ Minnesota L 79–91 Stewart (27) Paris (8) Bird (9) Target Center
8,634		10–5
16June 28 Los Angeles W 81–72 Stewart (27)3 Tied (8) Bird (11) KeyArena
8,447		11–5
July : 9–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 6–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
17July 1 Connecticut W 84–70 Howard (13) Howard (8) Bird (9) KeyArena
9,307		12–5
18July 3@ New York W 77–62 Tied (21) Stewart (8) Bird (11) Westchester County Center
1,749		13–5
19July 6@ Atlanta W 95–86 Stewart (29) Howard (11) Bird (10) McCamish Pavilion
3,935		14–5
20July 8 Washington W 97–91 Stewart (25) Stewart (10) Bird (5) KeyArena
8,724		15–5
21July 10 Los Angeles L 75–77 (OT) Howard (18) Stewart (13) Bird (8) KeyArena
9,686		15–6
22July 14 Dallas W 91–84 Stewart (35) Stewart (10) Loyd (6) KeyArena
9,686		16–6
23July 18@ Chicago W 101–83 Stewart (30) Loyd (10) Bird (11) Wintrust Arena
10,024		17–6
24July 20@ Connecticut W 78–65 Loyd (31)Tied (6) Bird (5) Mohegan Sun Arena
7,908		18–6
25July 22@ Atlanta L 74–87 Stewart (31) Stewart (8) Bird (6) McCamish Pavilion
4,916		18–7
26July 24@ Indiana W 92–72 Stewart (26) Stewart (10) Bird (11) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,908		19–7
27July 31@ Phoenix W 102–91 Loyd (29) Howard (10) Bird (5) Talking Stick Resort Arena
10,005		20–7
August : 6–1 (Home: 4–0; Road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
28August 3 Minnesota W 85–75 Stewart (20) Stewart (7) Bird (11) KeyArena
12,064		21–7
29August 6@ New York W 96–80 Stewart (32) Howard (10)Tied (7) Madison Square Garden
12,488		22–7
30August 7@ Indiana W 94–79 Howard (19) Stewart (12)Tied (8) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,401		23–7
31August 9@ Washington L 77–100 Tied (15) Langhorne (5)3 Tied (4) Capital One Arena
6,808		23–8
32August 12@ Minnesota W 81–72 Howard (21) Stewart (17) Loyd (6) Target Center
9,123		24–8
33August 17 New York W 85–77 Stewart (22) Stewart (15) Bird (6) KeyArena
10,873		25–8
34August 19 Dallas W 84–68 Tied (15) Russell (9) Canada (5) KeyArena
12,574		26–8
2018 season schedule

Playoffs

2018 playoff game log
Total: 6–2 (Home: 5–0; Road: 1–2)
WNBA Semifinals: 3–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1August 26 Phoenix W 91–87 Stewart (28) Stewart (7) Bird (10) KeyArena
9,686		1–0
2August 28 Phoenix W 91–87 (OT) Stewart (27) Langhorne (10) Bird (6) KeyArena
9,686		2–0
3August 31@ Phoenix L 66–86 Howard (19) Stewart (11) Bird (11) Talking Stick Resort Arena
15,185		2–1
4September 2@ Phoenix L 84–86 Stewart (22) Bird (9) Bird (7) Talking Stick Resort Arena
8,137		2–2
5September 4 Phoenix W 94–84 Stewart (28) Clark (13) Bird (5) KeyArena
8,992		3–2
WNBA Finals: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1September 7 Washington W 89–76 Loyd (23) Clark, Howard, Loyd (5) Bird (7) KeyArena
11,486		1–0
2September 9 Washington W 75–73 [ permanent dead link ] Stewart (19) Howard (11) Bird (4) KeyArena
14,212		2–0
3September 12@ Washington W 98–82 [ permanent dead link ] Stewart (30) Howard (14) Bird (10) EagleBank Arena
9,164		3–0
2018 playoff schedule


Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDate awardedRef.
Breanna Stewart WNBA Western Conference Player of the WeekJune 18, 2018 [6]
Sue Bird WNBA All-Star SelectionJuly 17, 2018 [7]
Jewell Loyd
Breanna Stewart
Breanna Stewart WNBA Western Conference Player of the Month - JulyAugust 1, 2018 [8]
Alysha Clark WNBA Cares Community Assist Award - JulyAugust 17, 2018 [9]
Breanna Stewart WNBA Most Valuable Player Award August 26, 2018 [10]
Natasha Howard WNBA Most Improved Player Award August 26, 2018 [11]
Sue Bird Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award August 26, 2018 [12]
Breanna Stewart WNBA Finals MVP September 12, 2018 [13]

Standings

# Western Conference
W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1 Seattle Storm (1)268.765–13–413–411–5
2 Phoenix Mercury (5)2014.58869–811–68–8
3 Los Angeles Sparks (6)1915.559711–68–99–7
4 Minnesota Lynx (7)1816.52989–89–89–7
5 Dallas Wings (8)1519.4411110–75–127–9
6e –Las Vegas Aces 1420.412128–96–114–12

Notes

(#) – Conference Standing, Playoff Seeds shown to the right of team name
x – Qualified for playoffs
e – Eliminated from playoffs

Playoffs

First round:
Single elimination
(Aug. 21)		Second round:
Single elimination
(Aug. 23)		Semifinals:
Best-of-five
(Aug. 26 – Sept. 4)		 WNBA Finals:
Best-of-five
(Sept. 7 – Sept. 12)
1 Seattle Storm 9191668494
4 Connecticut Sun 865 Phoenix Mercury 8787868684
5 Phoenix Mercury 1015 Phoenix Mercury 961 Seattle Storm 897598
8 Dallas Wings 833 Washington Mystics 767382
2 Atlanta Dream 8478817681
3 Washington Mystics 963 Washington Mystics 8775769786
6 Los Angeles Sparks 756 Los Angeles Sparks 64
7 Minnesota Lynx 68

Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.

Statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage TO  Turnovers per game
 PF  Fouls per gameTeam leaderLeague leader

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Breanna Stewart 343431.6.529.415.8208.42.51.41.421.8
Jewell Loyd 343429.7.423.370.8514.63.71.30.115.5
Natasha Howard 343325.6.547.327.7986.41.01.32.013.2
Sue Bird 313126.6.466.448.8281.77.11.10.110.1
Alysha Clark 313026.2.480.392.8463.51.91.00.17.4
Jordin Canada 33216.5.357.182.7381.53.30.90.05.7
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis 33413.4.412.420.9171.50.80.10.05.4
Crystal Langhorne 26113.9.500.000.8893.00.30.30.24.6
Sami Whitcomb 3108.5.349.3621.0000.90.50.50.12.9
Courtney Paris 34010.6.533.000.5293.90.60.20.32.1
Mercedes Russell 2204.6.484.000.5001.40.10.00.11.6
Noelle Quinn 2019.1.302.235.0000.90.70.10.11.5

References

  1. ↑ "2018 Seattle Storm schedule". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Sami Whitcomb Re-Signs with Seattle Storm". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Seattle Storm Inks Courtney Paris to Multi-Year Contract". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Noelle Quinn Re-Signs with Seattle Storm". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. February 5, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Seattle Completes Trade with Minnesota, Acquires Natasha Howard". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. February 7, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Elena Delle Donne, Breanna Stewart Named Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  7. ↑ "2018 WNBA All-Stars Announced; Elena Delle Donne, Candace Parker To Serve As Player-Captains". wnba.com. WNBA. July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Atlanta's Hayes, Seattle's Stewart Named WNBA Players Of The Month". wnba.com. WNBA. August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Seattle's Alysha Clark Receives July WNBA Cares Community Assist Award". wnba.com. WNBA. August 17, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Seattle's Breanna Stewart Named 2018 Most Valuable Player". wnba.com. WNBA. August 26, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Seattle's Natasha Howard Named 2018 WNBA Most Improved Player". wnba.com. WNBA. August 26, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Seattle's Sue Bird Wins 2018 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award". wnba.com. WNBA. August 26, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  13. ↑ Standig, Benjamin (September 12, 2018). "Stewart, Storm surge past Mystics 98-82 for WNBA title". wnba.com. The Associated Press. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
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