New York Liberty at Seattle Storm
· Women's National Basketball AssociationStewart has double-double, Storm secure top seed in playoffs
Seattle (25-8) has won 15 of its last 18 games and has home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.
Sue Bird had 13 points and six assists for Seattle. The Storm set the WNBA single-season record for 3-pointers with its 284th, passing Phoenix's total from 2007. Stewart made a wide-open 3 in the first quarter to break Seattle's franchise record for field goals in a season, topping Lauren Jackson's 258 in 2007.
Seattle opened the fourth quarter on a 16-5 spurt to take a 78-63 lead.
Tina Charles scored 21 points for New York (7-26), and Sugar Rodgers scored all 12 of her points in the fourth quarter. The Liberty have lost 12 straight. Kiah Stokes moved into sixth on New York's rebounding list, passing Teresa Weatherspoon.
It was Seattle's franchise-record fourth straight sellout.
Regular Season Series
SEA wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 77 - 85 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 77 - 85 |
| 4th 21.5 |  |
Kiah Stokes makes tip shot | 77 - 85 |
| 4th 21.5 | |
Kiah Stokes offensive rebound | 75 - 85 |
| 4th 24.7 | |
Sugar Rodgers misses 26-foot three point jumper | 75 - 85 |
Statistics
 NY |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-75 | FG | 28-65 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 7-23 | 3PT | 13-29 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 10-14 | FT | 16-23 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 70 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 21 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 27 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 20 | Fouls | 17 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 10,873 · 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 | 21 | L2 | 0.36363637 | 12 |
 Toronto |
10.5 | 22 | L9 | 0.3125 | 10 |
 Connecticut |
12 | 23 | W1 | 0.2580645 | 8 |
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 7 | W2 | 0.7941176 | 27 |
 Golden State |
3 | 9 | W4 | 0.71875 | 23 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 11 | W1 | 0.6764706 | 23 |
 Dallas |
7.5 | 14 | L3 | 0.57575756 | 19 |
 Portland |
13 | 19 | W2 | 0.40625 | 13 |
 Los Angeles |
14 | 20 | L2 | 0.375 | 12 |
 Phoenix |
14.5 | 22 | W1 | 0.37142858 | 13 |
 Seattle |
20.5 | 28 | W1 | 0.2 | 7 |
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