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GALLERY: Storm silenced by Mystics in Everett

Published 1:30 am Tuesday, June 22, 2021

By Associated Press

Seattle Storm's Jewell Loyd throws up a shot, eventually passing the 3,000 point career mark, as the Seattle Storm take on the Washington Mystics at the Angel of the Winds Arena on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 in Everett, Washington. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
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Seattle Storm's Jewell Loyd throws up a shot, eventually passing the 3,000 point career mark, as the Seattle Storm take on the Washington Mystics at the Angel of the Winds Arena on Tuesday, June 22, 2021 in Everett, Washington. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
The Storm’s Jewell Loyd shoots during a game against the Mystics on Tuesday evening at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett. Loyd passed the 3,000 point mark for her career in the game. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
The Storm’s Jewell Loyd shoots during a game against the Mystics on Tuesday evening at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett. Loyd passed the 3,000 point mark for her career in the game. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
Andy Bronson / The Herald The Storm’s Jewell Loyd shoots against the Mystics on Tuesday at the Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett.
The Storm’s Sue Bird gets a hands from a teammate after a basket during a game against the Mystics on Tuesday evening at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
The Storm’s Breanna Stewart and the Mystics’ Theresa Plaisance collide during a game on Tuesday evening at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
The Storm’s Stephanie Talbot (7) gets a hand after scoring a 3-point basket during a game against the Mystics on Tuesday evening at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
The Storm’s Jewell Loyd is congratulated by Mercedes Russell after passing the 3,000 career points mark during a game against the Mystics on Tuesday evening at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
The Storm’s Sue Bird laughs after being called for a foul during a game against the Mystics on Tuesday evening at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
The Storm’s Candice Dupree has her shpt tipped by the Mystics’ Theresa Plaisance during a game on Tuesday evening at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
The Storm’s Breanna Stewart tries to tie the game with less than 4 seconds left against the Mystics on Tuesday evening at Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)
The Seattle Storm ownership honors the retirement of two-time WNBA champion and two-time WNBA All-Star Crystal Langhorne after a 13-year professional career. The Storm lost to the Mystics on Tuesday at the Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett, Washington. (Andy Bronson / The Herald)

Associated Press

EVERETT — Tina Charles had 34 points, 16 rebounds and five assists, and the short-handed Washington Mystics made 16 3-pointers in an 87-83 victory over the Seattle Storm on Tuesday night.

Charles rebounded a miss by Breanna Stewart and got it to Leilani Mitchell, who made two free throws with 4.3 seconds left for a four-point advantage. After a timeout, Seattle was off on a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Charles, who finished two points shy of tying a career high, became the first player in WNBA history with 30-plus points and 15-plus rebounds in back-to-back games. Charles also passed Lisa Leslie for eighth on the league’s career scoring list.

Mitchell finished with 19 points and seven assists for Washington (7-6), which won its third straight. Ariel Atkins and Theresa Plaisance each added 10 points. Washington only had eight healthy players because of a wave of injuries. They were missing Natasha Cloud and Myisha Hines-Allen — the latest two to get injured last week.

They still had Charles though, who has had a stellar first season with Washington. She had 17 points and five rebounds in the first half to help Washington build a 43-36 lead. She added 12 points in the third quarter, making all five of her shots.

Jewell Loyd led Seattle (12-3) with 23 points and nine assists. Stewart had 17 points and eight rebounds and Mercedes Russell and Candice Dupree each scored 10 for the Storm, who had their five-game winning streak snapped.

Dupree moved into fourth on the WNBA career scoring list, passing Cappie Pondexter, and Loyd reached 3,000 career points.

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