The Seattle Storm have misplaced two of three video games for the reason that All-Star break and could possibly be up for a problem on the stunning Connecticut Solar on Monday in Uncasville, Conn.
Seattle (15-11) stays solidly inside the playoff subject 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 remaining three durations. For the sport, the Storm shot 22-for-67 (32.8 %) and 5-for-21 (23.8 %) 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 had 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 have now to execute offensively,” Storm coach Noelle Quinn mentioned. “It is about self-discipline. Doing the best factor constantly is the place we’ve got to be higher.”
Alternatively, Connecticut (4-20) has stumbled by a depressing season however all of the sudden broke by offensively with a 95-64 residence win over the Golden State Valkyries on Sunday. A Connecticut staff that entered the sport final within the WNBA in scoring, general taking pictures and 3-point taking pictures caught fireplace.
The Solar set season highs in scoring and taking pictures (35-for-66, 53.0 %) and made a season-best 12 3-pointers in 29 makes an attempt (41.4 %).
Main the scoring outburst was veteran heart Tina Charles with 24 factors on 8-for-11 taking pictures from the sphere. 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 mentioned. “We had probably the most deflections all yr, we had probably the most transition factors all yr … After we do factor, we simply need to do higher the subsequent day.”
This sport would be the regular-season finale between these groups, with Seattle holding a 2-1 season sequence edge.
–Area Stage Media
