Washington Mystics at Seattle Storm
· Women's National Basketball AssociationBird ties WNBA wins record, leads Storm past Mystics 85-71
Bird, playing at home for the first time since announcing last week that she'll retire at the end of the season, tied Minnesota star Lindsay Whalen for the most career wins with 323.
Jewell Loyd hit six 3-pointers and scored 22 points and Breanna Stewart had 19 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for Seattle.
Washington pulled within 69-67 after consecutive 3-pointers by Elena Delle Donne and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough before Seattle went on a decisive 14-2 run and restored a double-digit lead.
Ezi Magbegor scored 20 points and Bird added eight assists for Seattle (11-6). The Storm made 12 3-pointers and shot 45.6% overall.
Delle Donne led Washington (11-9) with 20 points in just 29 minutes. Myisha Hines-Allen had 12 points, and Ariel Atkins and Alysha Clark each scored 11. Clark moved past 2,000 career points.
Regular Season Series
SEA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 71 - 85 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 71 - 85 |
| 4th 10.5 |  |
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough out of bounds lost ball turnover | 71 - 85 |
| 4th 19.1 |  |
Sue Bird makes 15-foot two point shot (Breanna Stewart assists) | 71 - 85 |
| 4th 41.9 | |
Breanna Stewart defensive rebound | 71 - 83 |
Statistics
 WSH |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-70 | FG | 31-68 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 9-30 | 3PT | 12-26 |
| 30 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 10-12 | FT | 11-12 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 92 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 19 | Assists | 25 |
| 4 | Steals | 5 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 20 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 12 | Fouls | 10 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 9,884 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York |
- | 9 | L1 | 0.59090906 | 13 |
 Atlanta |
- | 9 | W1 | 0.59090906 | 13 |
 Indiana |
- | 9 | W1 | 0.59090906 | 13 |
 Washington |
2 | 10 | L1 | 0.5 | 10 |
 Toronto |
4 | 13 | L4 | 0.4090909 | 9 |
 Chicago |
5.5 | 14 | W1 | 0.33333334 | 7 |
 Connecticut |
8.5 | 18 | L2 | 0.2173913 | 5 |
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Las Vegas |
- | 6 | W1 | 0.72727275 | 16 |
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W1 | 0.72727275 | 16 |
 Golden State |
- | 7 | W7 | 0.7083333 | 17 |
 Dallas |
1.5 | 8 | W4 | 0.65217394 | 15 |
 Los Angeles |
6 | 11 | W1 | 0.45 | 9 |
 Portland |
7 | 13 | L1 | 0.4090909 | 9 |
 Phoenix |
8.5 | 15 | L2 | 0.3478261 | 8 |
 Seattle |
11 | 18 | L1 | 0.25 | 6 |
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