Jewell Loyd is on a tear.
One game after dropping a career-high 35 points, Loyd notched a career-high seven three-pointers, putting up 21 points total. The Storm guard shot 61.5 percent from the field and 77.8 percent from deep to lead Seattle to a 99-83 win over the Liberty on Friday night.
That's a career-high 6 made triples by @jewellloyd 🔥 She's up to 19 PTS 📺 https://t.co/AQOiZ4UxdV pic.twitter.com/3aa3qoFFwl— WNBA (@WNBA) August 21, 2021
That's a career-high 6 made triples by @jewellloyd 🔥 She's up to 19 PTS 📺 https://t.co/AQOiZ4UxdV pic.twitter.com/3aa3qoFFwl
Breanna Stewart added to the Storm’s pursuit, dropping 19 points and 14 rebounds in her first outing back after a two-game break. Friday marked Stewart’s 11th double-double of the regular season.
Breanna Buckets is back! 🪣🪣🪣#TheQueen x #Stewie4MVP pic.twitter.com/VNBd0GXPgf— Seattle Storm (@seattlestorm) August 20, 2021
Breanna Buckets is back! 🪣🪣🪣#TheQueen x #Stewie4MVP pic.twitter.com/VNBd0GXPgf
Sue Bird had a record-breaking game as well, draining ten points to reach the 6,500 career-point threshold, becoming the 6th player in WNBA history to do so.
Congratulations to @S10Bird on becoming the sixth player in WNBA history to reach the 6,500 point mark!#TakeCover pic.twitter.com/yGpsPh01M8— Seattle Storm (@seattlestorm) August 21, 2021
Congratulations to @S10Bird on becoming the sixth player in WNBA history to reach the 6,500 point mark!#TakeCover pic.twitter.com/yGpsPh01M8
Seattle’s win puts the team’s regular-season series with New York at 1-1. The Storm and the Liberty will play a decisive third game on Sept. 2.
Next up: The Storm will go on the road to face the Washington Mystics on Sunday. The Liberty will host the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday.