SEATTLE — Natasha Howard scored 13 points to lead six Seattle players in double figures as the Storm beat the Connecticut Sun 84-70 in WNBA action Sunday.
The Storm (12-5) pulled away with a 21-2 run to lead 72-49 on rookie guard Jordin Canada’s driving layup with 7:03 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Sun (9-7) got no closer than 14 points the rest of the way.
The teams entered the game as the top two scoring offenses in the WNBA. Connecticut’s 70 points matched its season low. The Sun were missing Alyssa Thomas because of a shoulder injury and Courtney Williams was out for personal reasons.
Breanna Stewart, Jewell Loyd and Sue Bird added 11 points each for the Storm. Canada and Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis scored 10 apiece.
Alex Bentley led Connecticut with 15 points. The Sun have lost six of eight after a 7-1 start to the season.
Bird played 23 minutes, giving her 15,734 for her career. She passed Katie Smith (15,725) to move to second all-time in minutes played in WNBA history. Tina Thompson holds the record with 16,089 minutes
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