The Seattle Storm slipped to 5-4 with an 81-67 loss to the Connecticut Sun on Sunday.
Seattle trimmed the deficit to two points heading into the fourth quarter but ran out of gas in the final 10 minutes. Connecticut pulled away, and the score would’ve looked worse had Sami Whitcomb not connected on a three-pointer inside the final minute.
Natasha Howard had a team-high 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while Jewell Loyd and Shavonte Zellous scored 15 and 14 points apiece.
Three-point shooting was a big factor in the outcome. The Storm were 3-of-13 from beyond the arc, compared to 9-of-20 for the Sun.
The trio of Shekinna Stricklen, Alyssa Thomas and Jonquel Jones powered Connecticut’s offense, combining to score 49 points on 21-of-35 shooting.
As the WNBA heads into its next week, the Storm are sixth in the standings, a half-game ahead of the Indiana Fever.
Not content to sweep them in the 2018 WNBA Finals, the Seattle Storm continued to torment the Washington Mystics.
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