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2018 Seattle Storm season

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.

2018 Seattle Storm season
WNBA champions
CoachDan Hughes
ArenaKeyArena
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
PointsBreanna Stewart – 21.8 ppg
ReboundsBreanna Stewart – 8.4 rpg
AssistsSue Bird – 7.1 apg
Media
TelevisionKZJO (JOEtv)

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
15Jordin Canada  United StatesUCLA
329Teana Muldrow  United StatesWest 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.#Nat.NameHeightWeightDOBFromYrs
G10 Bird, Sue5' 9" (1.75m)150 lb (68kg)10-16-1980Connecticut15
G21 Canada, Jordin5' 6" (1.68m)–08-11-1995UCLAR
F32 Clark, Alysha5' 11" (1.8m)167 lb (76kg)07-07-1987Middle Tennessee6
F6 Howard, Natasha6' 2" (1.88m)165 lb (75kg)09-02-1991Florida State4
F/C1 Langhorne, Crystal6' 2" (1.88m)185 lb (84kg)10-27-1986Maryland10
G24 Loyd, Jewell5' 10" (1.78m)148 lb (67kg)10-05-1993Notre Dame3
F23 Mosqueda-Lewis, Kaleena5' 11" (1.8m)180 lb (82kg)11-03-1993Connecticut3
C3 Paris, Courtney6' 4" (1.93m)250 lb (113kg)97-21-1987Oklahoma8
G45 Quinn, Noelle6' 0" (1.83m)178 lb (81kg)01-03-1985UCLA11
G2 Russell, Mercedes6' 6" (1.98m)–07-27-1995TennesseeR
F30 Stewart, Breanna6' 4" (1.93m)170 lb (77kg)08-27-1994Connecticut2
G/F33 Whitcomb, Sami5' 10" (1.78m)145 lb (66kg)07-20-1988Washington1
Head coach
Dan Hughes (Muskingum)
Assistant coaches
Gary Kloppenburg (UC San Diego)
Crystal Robinson (SE Oklahoma State)
Athletic trainer
Tom Spencer (Central Washington)


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (IN) Inactive
  • (S) Suspended
  • 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 8PhoenixW 73–693 Tied (15)Howard (6)Tied (3)KeyArena
3,502		1–0
2May 12PhoenixW 84–61Canada (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 20PhoenixL 82–87Stewart (22)Stewart (15)Bird (5)KeyArena
8,602		0–1
2May 23@ PhoenixW 87–71Loyd (29)Stewart (11)Bird (5)Talking Stick Resort Arena
8,068		1–1
3May 25ChicagoW 95–91Loyd (29)Howard (10)Bird (9)KeyArena
5,866		2–1
4May 27@ Las VegasW 105–98Stewart (23)Stewart (9)Loyd (9)Mandalay Bay Events Center
7,662		3–1
5May 29WashingtonW 81–77Loyd (27)Loyd (8)Bird (7)KeyArena
4,453		4–1
6May 31Las VegasW 101–74Stewart (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@ DallasL 90–94Stewart (28)Howard (9)Canada (9)College Park Center
5,191		5–2
8June 7@ Los AngelesW 88–63Clark (17)Howard (9)Bird (8)Staples Center
9,204		6–2
9June 10AtlantaL 64–67Howard (15)Howard (15)Tied (3)KeyArena
6,345		6–3
10June 12ChicagoW 96–85Stewart (30)Paris (8)Tied (5)KeyArena
4,353		7–3
11June 15ConnecticutW 103–92Howard (25)Stewart (9)Tied (5)KeyArena
7,094		8–3
12June 19Las VegasL 77–87Stewart (27)Tied (8)Loyd (7)KeyArena
6,395		8–4
13June 22IndianaW 72–63Loyd (25)Howard (9)Bird (7)KeyArena
8,142		9–4
14June 24@ DallasW 97–76Stewart (28)Stewart (12)Bird (10)College Park Center
4,084		10–4
15June 26@ MinnesotaL 79–91Stewart (27)Paris (8)Bird (9)Target Center
8,634		10–5
16June 28Los AngelesW 81–72Stewart (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 1ConnecticutW 84–70Howard (13)Howard (8)Bird (9)KeyArena
9,307		12–5
18July 3@ New YorkW 77–62Tied (21)Stewart (8)Bird (11)Westchester County Center
1,749		13–5
19July 6@ AtlantaW 95–86Stewart (29)Howard (11)Bird (10)McCamish Pavilion
3,935		14–5
20July 8WashingtonW 97–91Stewart (25)Stewart (10)Bird (5)KeyArena
8,724		15–5
21July 10Los AngelesL 75–77 (OT)Howard (18)Stewart (13)Bird (8)KeyArena
9,686		15–6
22July 14DallasW 91–84Stewart (35)Stewart (10)Loyd (6)KeyArena
9,686		16–6
23July 18@ ChicagoW 101–83Stewart (30)Loyd (10)Bird (11)Wintrust Arena
10,024		17–6
24July 20@ ConnecticutW 78–65Loyd (31)Tied (6)Bird (5)Mohegan Sun Arena
7,908		18–6
25July 22@ AtlantaL 74–87Stewart (31)Stewart (8)Bird (6)McCamish Pavilion
4,916		18–7
26July 24@ IndianaW 92–72Stewart (26)Stewart (10)Bird (11)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
5,908		19–7
27July 31@ PhoenixW 102–91Loyd (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 3MinnesotaW 85–75Stewart (20)Stewart (7)Bird (11)KeyArena
12,064		21-7
29August 6@ New YorkW 96–80Stewart (32)Howard (10)Tied (7)Madison Square Garden
12,488		22-7
30August 7@ IndianaW 94–79Howard (19)Stewart (12)Tied (8)Bankers Life Fieldhouse
6,401		23-7
31August 9@ WashingtonL 77–100Tied (15)Langhorne (5)3 Tied (4)Capital One Arena
6,808		23-8
32August 12@ MinnesotaW 81–72Howard (21)Stewart (17)Loyd (6)Target Center
9,123		24-8
33August 17New YorkW 85–77Stewart (22)Stewart (15)Bird (6)KeyArena
10,873		25-8
34August 19DallasW 84–68Tied (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 26PhoenixW 91–87Stewart (28)Stewart (7)Bird (10)KeyArena
9,686		1–0
2August 28PhoenixW 91–87 (OT)Stewart (27)Langhorne (10)Bird (6)KeyArena
9,686		2–0
3August 31@ PhoenixL 66–86Howard (19)Stewart (11)Bird (11)Talking Stick Resort Arena
15,185		2-1
4September 2@ PhoenixL 84–86Stewart (22)Bird (9)Bird (7)Talking Stick Resort Arena
8,137		2–2
5September 4PhoenixW 94–84Stewart (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 7WashingtonW 89–76Loyd (23)Clark, Howard, Loyd (5)Bird (7)KeyArena
11,486		1–0
2September 9WashingtonW 75–73[permanent dead link]Stewart (19)Howard (11)Bird (4)KeyArena
14,212		2–0
3September 12@ WashingtonW 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 StewartWNBA Western Conference Player of the WeekJune 18, 2018[6]
Sue BirdWNBA All-Star SelectionJuly 17, 2018[7]
Jewell Loyd
Breanna Stewart
Breanna StewartWNBA Western Conference Player of the Month - JulyAugust 1, 2018[8]
Alysha ClarkWNBA Cares Community Assist Award - JulyAugust 17, 2018[9]
Breanna StewartWNBA Most Valuable Player AwardAugust 26, 2018[10]
Natasha HowardWNBA Most Improved Player AwardAugust 26, 2018[11]
Sue BirdKim Perrot Sportsmanship AwardAugust 26, 2018[12]
Breanna StewartWNBA Finals MVPSeptember 12, 2018[13]

Standings

#Western Conference
W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
1Seattle Storm (1)268.765–13–413–411–5
2Phoenix Mercury (5)2014.58869–811–68–8
3Los Angeles Sparks (6)1915.559711–68–99–7
4Minnesota Lynx (7)1816.52989–89–89–7
5Dallas Wings (8)1519.4411110–75–127–9
6e –Las Vegas Aces1420.412128–96–114–12

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)
1Seattle Storm9191668494
4Connecticut Sun865Phoenix Mercury8787868684
5Phoenix Mercury1015Phoenix Mercury961Seattle Storm897598
8Dallas Wings833Washington Mystics767382
2Atlanta Dream8478817681
3Washington Mystics963Washington Mystics8775769786
6Los Angeles Sparks756Los Angeles Sparks64
7Minnesota Lynx68

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 Stewart343431.6.529.415.8208.42.51.41.421.8
Jewell Loyd343429.7.423.370.8514.63.71.30.115.5
Natasha Howard343325.6.547.327.7986.41.01.32.013.2
Sue Bird313126.6.466.448.8281.77.11.10.110.1
Alysha Clark313026.2.480.392.8463.51.91.00.17.4
Jordin Canada33216.5.357.182.7381.53.30.90.05.7
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis33413.4.412.420.9171.50.80.10.05.4
Crystal Langhorne26113.9.500.000.8893.00.30.30.24.6
Sami Whitcomb3108.5.349.3621.0000.90.50.50.12.9
Courtney Paris34010.6.533.000.5293.90.60.20.32.1
Mercedes Russell2204.6.484.000.5001.40.10.00.11.6
Noelle Quinn2019.1.302.235.0000.90.70.10.11.5

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