Washington Mystics at Seattle Storm
· Women's National Basketball AssociationSue Bird passes Lauren Jackson to become Storm's career scoring leader
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Bird became the Storm's all-time leading scorer with her 13th point of the game, passing Lauren Jackson (6,007) on a pull-up jumper with 7:33 left in the third quarter. Bird (6,016) also moved ahead of Jackson to seventh on the all-time WNBA scoring list, behind Lisa Leslie (6,263).
The Storm outscored the Mystics 27-10 over the final seven minutes of the third quarter to lead 75-66 at the end of the period. Seattle extended its lead to 88-74 on Breanna Stewart's 3-pointer with 4:18 to go. Elena Delle Donne's step back 3-pointer closed the deficit to 95-89 with 25.1 seconds left, but the Mystics got no closer.
The Mystics led 56-48 on Kristi Toliver's 3-pointer after a 10-4 run to open the third quarter.
Stewart had 25 points and 10 rebounds to lead Seattle. Natasha Howard added nine points, including the 1,000th of her career.
Elena Delle Donne scored 29, Toliver added 18, and Ariel Atkins had 17 for Washington.
Regular Season Series
SEA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 91 - 97 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 91 - 97 |
| 4th 8.5 |  |
Kristi Toliver makes free throw 2 of 2 | 91 - 97 |
| 4th 8.5 | |
Kristi Toliver makes free throw 1 of 2 | 90 - 97 |
| 4th 8.5 |  |
Alysha Clark shooting foul | 89 - 97 |
Statistics
 WSH |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-71 | FG | 31-62 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 14-29 | 3PT | 12-20 |
| 48 | Three Point % | 60 |
| 13-16 | FT | 23-26 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 19 | Assists | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 8 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 5 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fouls | 16 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 8,724 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 12 | W2 | 0.6363636 | 21 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 12 | W1 | 0.625 | 20 |
 Washington |
1.5 | 13 | L1 | 0.59375 | 19 |
 New York |
1.5 | 14 | L1 | 0.5882353 | 20 |
 Chicago |
9.5 | 22 | L3 | 0.3529412 | 12 |
 Toronto |
11 | 23 | L10 | 0.3030303 | 10 |
 Connecticut |
12 | 23 | W1 | 0.2580645 | 8 |
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 7 | W3 | 0.8 | 28 |
 Golden State |
3 | 9 | W5 | 0.72727275 | 24 |
 Las Vegas |
4.5 | 11 | W1 | 0.6764706 | 23 |
 Dallas |
7.5 | 14 | W1 | 0.5882353 | 20 |
 Portland |
14 | 20 | L1 | 0.3939394 | 13 |
 Los Angeles |
14.5 | 20 | L2 | 0.375 | 12 |
 Phoenix |
15 | 22 | W1 | 0.37142858 | 13 |
 Seattle |
21 | 28 | W1 | 0.2 | 7 |
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