SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Lauren Jackson had 17 points and nine rebounds to lead the Seattle Storm to a 79-64 victory Tuesday night over the Sacramento Monarchs.
Sue Bird had 16 points and nine assists for Seattle, which passed idle Los Angeles for second place in the West, one game behind San Antonio.
Crystal Kelly scored 12 points for the Monarchs, who have lost three straight and five of seven to fall into last in the West. Sacramento’s leading scorer, Nicole Powell, missed her first eight shots and finished with 11 points. Rebekkah Brunson also had 11 points.
Swin Cash had 14 points, Camille Little scored 12 and Tanisha Wright had 11 points and six assists for Seattle, which snapped a six-game road losing streak.
The Storm led by 14 points at the half and opened the third quarter by outscoring the Monarchs 17-3, pushing the margin to 28 points midway through the period in cruising to their fourth straight victory.
Seattle entered the game with a 10-1 home record, but had just one road victory, second-worst in the WNBA.
Yolanda Griffith returned to Sacramento, where she played nine years and led the Monarchs to a WNBA championship in 2005.
Storm 79, Monarchs 64
SEATTLE (79)
Cash 5-7 4-7 14, Jackson 7-14 1-2 17, Griffith 0-2 2-2 2, Wright 5-9 1-1 11, Bird 6-11 0-0 16, Swoopes 0-3 0-0 0, Little 5-6 1-1 12, Gearlds 3-5 0-0 7, A.Robinson 0-0 0-0 0, Ely 0-0 0-0 0, O’Neill 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-57 9-13 79.
SACRAMENTO (64)
Powell 3-11 4-4 11, Brunson 5-11 1-5 11, Williams 1-5 0-0 2, Lawson 0-5 4-4 4, Penicheiro 2-7 2-3 6, S.Robinson 1-3 3-4 6, Kelly 4-5 4-6 12, Newton 1-4 3-3 5, Harper 0-3 0-0 0, Franklin 2-4 1-1 5, Smith 0-1 2-2 2. Totals 19-59 24-32 64.
Seattle19222612—79
Sacramento16112017—64
3-Point Goals—Seattle 8-13 (Bird 4-5, Jackson 2-3, Little 1-1, Gearlds 1-2, Wright 0-1, Swoopes 0-1), Sacramento 2-9 (S.Robinson 1-1, Powell 1-4, Penicheiro 0-1, Lawson 0-3). Fouled Out—Wright. Rebounds—Seattle 45 (Jackson 9), Sacramento 33 (Brunson 5). Assists—Seattle 23 (Bird 9), Sacramento 12 (Powell 4). Total Fouls—Seattle 26, Sacramento 14. A—5,724 (12,000).
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