{"id":28500,"date":"2025-07-28T04:01:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T04:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/28500\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T04:01:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T04:01:11","slug":"inconsistent-storm-look-to-move-closer-to-playoffs-against-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/28500\/","title":{"rendered":"Inconsistent Storm look to move closer to playoffs against Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Seattle Storm<\/a> have lost two of three games since the All-Star break and could be up for a challenge at the surprising Connecticut Sun<\/a> on Monday in Uncasville, Conn.<\/p>\n

Seattle (15-11) remains solidly within the playoff field as the regular-season two-thirds mark approaches, despite a brutal offensive game in a 69-58 road loss to the Washington Mystics on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Seattle led by five points after the first quarter, but scored just 37 points in the game’s final three periods. For the game, the Storm shot 22-for-67 (32.8 percent) and 5-for-21 (23.8 percent) from 3-point range.<\/p>\n

Seattle trimmed a 58-39 deficit with 1:36 left in the third quarter to a 60-56 gap on an Erica Wheeler floater with 5:02 to play, but could not pull closer.<\/p>\n

The Storm were led by Nneka Ogwumike, who shot 6-for-14 for 18 points, but only Wheeler with 12 points joined her in cracking the double-digit scoring mark.<\/p>\n

“We have to execute offensively,” Storm coach Noelle Quinn said. “It’s about discipline. Doing the right thing consistently is where we have to be better.”<\/p>\n

On the other hand, Connecticut (4-20) has stumbled through a miserable season but suddenly broke through offensively with a 95-64 home win over the Golden State Valkyries on Sunday. A Connecticut team that entered the game last in the WNBA in scoring, overall shooting and 3-point shooting caught fire.<\/p>\n

The Sun set season highs in scoring and shooting (35-for-66, 53.0 percent) and made a season-best 12 3-pointers in 29 attempts (41.4 percent).<\/p>\n

Leading the scoring outburst was veteran center Tina Charles with 24 points on 8-for-11 shooting from the field. Guards Marina Mabrey and Bria Hartley each tallied 15 points, with Hartley sinking 4 of 8 3-point tries. Reserve Jacy Sheldon added 13 more points.<\/p>\n

“We played a great game,” Sun coach Rachid Meziane said. “We had the most deflections all year, we had the most transition points all year … When we do a good thing, we just want to do better the next day.”<\/p>\n

This game will be the regular-season finale between these teams, with Seattle holding a 2-1 season series edge.<\/p>\n

–Field Level Media<\/p>\n

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