ROSEMONT, Ill. — Breanna Stewart had 19 points, nine rebounds and six assists, Jewell Loyd and Alysha Clark scored 17 points apiece and the Seattle Storm never trailed in a 103-66 WNBA victory over the Chicago Sky on Sunday.
Crystal Langhorne and Sami Whitcomb each added 10 points for Seattle (14-16). The Storm have won four in a row and are tied with Dallas for the eighth and final playoff spot, 21⁄2 games in front of the Sky. All four wins have come under interim head coach Gary Kloppenburg, who took over when Jenny Boucek was fired Aug. 10.
Stewart and Sue Bird hit back-to-back 3-pointers during a 10-0 run that gave Seattle a 12-2 lead and Loyd’s putback of a missed layup by Langhorne made it 19-4 with 4:31 remaining in the first quarter. The Storm led by double figures the rest of the way.
Stefanie Dolson led Chicago (11-18) with 10 points. The Sky made just 3-of-16 from 3-point range (18.8 percent) and committed 16 turnovers.
Seattle hit 12 3-pointers, shot 52.6 percent from the field and had a franchise-record 34 assists on 41 made field goals. Every player on the Storm roster made at least one field goal.
The Storm wrap up their two-game road trip Wednesday against the Dream in Atlanta. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. PDT.
Notes
Bird finished with a game-high eight assists. She needs 22 more to pass Ticha Penicheiro and become the WNBA’s all-time assist leader. … The Storm scored 100 points for the eighth time in franchise history and second time this season. This marks the second time in franchise history that Seattle has scored 100 points in two games in the same season. Seattle put up 111 points twice during its 2010 championship season.
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