2018 Seattle Storm season
2018 Seattle Storm season | |
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WNBA champions | |
Coach | Dan Hughes |
Arena | KeyArena |
Attendance | 8,109 per game |
Results | |
Record | 26–8 (.765) |
Place | 1st (Western) |
Playoff finish | 1st 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.
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
[edit]WNBA draft
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 5 | Jordin Canada | United States | UCLA |
3 | 29 | Teana Muldrow | United States | West Virginia |
Trades and roster changes
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February 1, 2018 | Re-signed G Sami Whitcomb[2] | |
February 2, 2018 | Signed C Courtney Paris[3] | |
February 5, 2018 | Re-signed G Noelle Quinn[4] | |
February 7, 2018 | Acquired 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
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Game log
[edit]Preseason
[edit]2018 pre-season game log | |
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2018 pre-season schedule |
Regular season
[edit]2018 game log Total: 26–8 (Home: 13–4; Road: 13–4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May: 5–1 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–0)
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June
: 6–4 (Home: 4–2; Road: 2–2)
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July
: 9–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 6–1)
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August
: 6–1 (Home: 4–0; Road: 2–1)
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2018 season schedule |
Playoffs
[edit]2018 playoff game log Total: 6–2 (Home: 5–0; Road: 1–2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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WNBA Semifinals: 3–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–2)
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WNBA Finals: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
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2018 playoff schedule |
Awards and honors
[edit]Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Breanna Stewart | WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week | June 18, 2018 | [6] |
Sue Bird | WNBA All-Star Selection | July 17, 2018 | [7] |
Jewell Loyd | |||
Breanna Stewart | |||
Breanna Stewart | WNBA Western Conference Player of the Month - July | August 1, 2018 | [8] |
Alysha Clark | WNBA Cares Community Assist Award - July | August 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
[edit]# | Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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1 | Seattle Storm (1) | 26 | 8 | .765 | – | 13–4 | 13–4 | 11–5 |
2 | Phoenix Mercury (5) | 20 | 14 | .588 | 6 | 9–8 | 11–6 | 8–8 |
3 | Los Angeles Sparks (6) | 19 | 15 | .559 | 7 | 11–6 | 8–9 | 9–7 |
4 | Minnesota Lynx (7) | 18 | 16 | .529 | 8 | 9–8 | 9–8 | 9–7 |
5 | Dallas Wings (8) | 15 | 19 | .441 | 11 | 10–7 | 5–12 | 7–9 |
6 | e –Las Vegas Aces | 14 | 20 | .412 | 12 | 8–9 | 6–11 | 4–12 |
Notes
- (#) – Conference Standing, Playoff Seeds shown to the right of team name
- x – Qualified for playoffs
- e – Eliminated from playoffs
Playoffs
[edit]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 | 91 | 91 | 66 | 84 | 94 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Connecticut Sun | 86 | 5 | Phoenix Mercury | 87 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 84 | |||||||||||||||
5 | Phoenix Mercury | 101 | 5 | Phoenix Mercury | 96 | 1 | Seattle Storm | 89 | 75 | 98 | ||||||||||||||
8 | Dallas Wings | 83 | 3 | Washington Mystics | 76 | 73 | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Atlanta Dream | 84 | 78 | 81 | 76 | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Washington Mystics | 96 | 3 | Washington Mystics | 87 | 75 | 76 | 97 | 86 | |||||||||||||||
6 | Los Angeles Sparks | 75 | 6 | Los Angeles Sparks | 64 | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Minnesota Lynx | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.
Statistics
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GP | Games 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 game | Team leader | League leader |
Regular season
[edit]Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Breanna Stewart | 34 | 34 | 31.6 | .529 | .415 | .820 | 8.4 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 21.8 |
Jewell Loyd | 34 | 34 | 29.7 | .423 | .370 | .851 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 15.5 |
Natasha Howard | 34 | 33 | 25.6 | .547 | .327 | .798 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 13.2 |
Sue Bird | 31 | 31 | 26.6 | .466 | .448 | .828 | 1.7 | 7.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 10.1 |
Alysha Clark | 31 | 30 | 26.2 | .480 | .392 | .846 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 7.4 |
Jordin Canada | 33 | 2 | 16.5 | .357 | .182 | .738 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 5.7 |
Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis | 33 | 4 | 13.4 | .412 | .420 | .917 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 5.4 |
Crystal Langhorne | 26 | 1 | 13.9 | .500 | .000 | .889 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 4.6 |
Sami Whitcomb | 31 | 0 | 8.5 | .349 | .362 | 1.000 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
Courtney Paris | 34 | 0 | 10.6 | .533 | .000 | .529 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.1 |
Mercedes Russell | 22 | 0 | 4.6 | .484 | .000 | .500 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
Noelle Quinn | 20 | 1 | 9.1 | .302 | .235 | .000 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
References
[edit]- ^ "2018 Seattle Storm schedule". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ "Sami Whitcomb Re-Signs with Seattle Storm". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ "Seattle Storm Inks Courtney Paris to Multi-Year Contract". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ "Noelle Quinn Re-Signs with Seattle Storm". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. February 5, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ "Seattle Completes Trade with Minnesota, Acquires Natasha Howard". storm.wnba.com. WNBA. February 7, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ^ "Elena Delle Donne, Breanna Stewart Named Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Atlanta's Hayes, Seattle's Stewart Named WNBA Players Of The Month". wnba.com. WNBA. August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "Seattle's Alysha Clark Receives July WNBA Cares Community Assist Award". wnba.com. WNBA. August 17, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ "Seattle's Breanna Stewart Named 2018 Most Valuable Player". wnba.com. WNBA. August 26, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ "Seattle's Natasha Howard Named 2018 WNBA Most Improved Player". wnba.com. WNBA. August 26, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ "Seattle's Sue Bird Wins 2018 Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award". wnba.com. WNBA. August 26, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
- ^ Standig, Benjamin (September 12, 2018). "Stewart, Storm surge past Mystics 98-82 for WNBA title". wnba.com. The Associated Press. Retrieved September 13, 2018.