Washington Mystics at Seattle Storm
· First Round - Game 2Stewart, Bird help Storm beat Mystics 97-84 to sweep series
No. 4 seed Seattle plays top-seeded Las Vegas in the second round. The best-of-five series begins next Sunday in Las Vegas.
Jewell Loyd was 5 of 10 from 3-point range and finished with 19 points for the Storm. Gabby Williams, who suffered a concussion in the third quarter and did not return, scored 14 points and Tina Charles added 10.
Ariel Atkins hit a 3-pointer 13 seconds into the third quarter to give the Mystics a 46-45 lead, but Stewart answered with a 3 on the other end and Seattle never again trailed. Stewart made a fade-away jumper to stretch the Storm's lead to 17 points with 6 minutes to play.
Natasha Cloud made 5 of 8 from 3-point range and finished with 21 points for Washington. Atkins added 15 points and seven assists, Elena Delle Donne and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough scored 12 points apiece, and Alysha Clark 10.
The Storm made 35 of 63 (55.6%) from the field, shot 52.2% (12 of 23) from 3-point range. finished with 27 assists and committed a season-low eight turnovers.
Regular Season Series
SEA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 84 - 97 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 84 - 97 |
| 4th 0.2 |  |
Jewell Loyd defensive rebound | 84 - 97 |
| 4th 2.6 |  |
Natasha Cloud misses running pullup jump shot | 84 - 97 |
| 4th 6.2 | |
Natasha Cloud defensive rebound | 84 - 97 |
Statistics
 WSH |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-65 | FG | 35-63 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 56 |
| 14-27 | 3PT | 12-23 |
| 52 | Three Point % | 52 |
| 12-16 | FT | 15-17 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 25 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 18 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 4 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 12,490 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 9 | W2 | 0.6086956 | 14 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 10 | W1 | 0.5833333 | 14 |
 New York |
1.5 | 11 | L3 | 0.5416667 | 13 |
 Washington |
2 | 10 | W1 | 0.52380955 | 11 |
 Toronto |
4 | 13 | W1 | 0.4347826 | 10 |
 Chicago |
7 | 16 | L2 | 0.3043478 | 7 |
 Connecticut |
9 | 18 | L2 | 0.2173913 | 5 |
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W3 | 0.75 | 18 |
 Las Vegas |
1 | 7 | L1 | 0.7083333 | 17 |
 Golden State |
1 | 7 | W7 | 0.7083333 | 17 |
 Dallas |
2 | 8 | W5 | 0.6666667 | 16 |
 Los Angeles |
7 | 12 | L1 | 0.45454547 | 10 |
 Portland |
7.5 | 13 | W1 | 0.4347826 | 10 |
 Phoenix |
10.5 | 17 | L4 | 0.32 | 8 |
 Seattle |
12.5 | 19 | L2 | 0.24 | 6 |
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