The 2018 WNBA season was the 19th season for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season began May 20 and ended on August 19.
The Storm started the season strongly posting a 5–1 record in May. Their only loss came in the opening game of the season against the Phoenix Mercury. The storm had their worst month of the season in June, going 6–4. The team couldn't string together a run of wins, alternating between winning 2 and losing one. The team found their stride in July with a strong 9–2 record. The month started with a 4-game winning streak, and the team won 7 of its first 8. The only losses in July came in over time to Los Angeles and to eventual #2 playoff seed Atlanta. August was another good month for the Storm. The team went 6–1 in the month, with their only loss being at eventual #3 playoff seed Washington. The team's final record of 26–8 was their best since 2010. This record earned them the #1 seed in the 2018 WNBA Playoffs and a bye into the Semifinals.
The Storm faced off against the #5 seed Phoenix Mercury in the Semifinals. The series was a hotly contested series, with both teams making large runs in individual games. Eventually the home team won each game in the series, which meant the Storm advanced 3–2. In the WNBA Finals, the Storm swept the Washington Mystics in three games, securing the third championship in franchise history.
Transactions
WNBA draft
Round Pick Player Nationality School/Team/Country 1 5 Jordin Canada UCLA 3 29 Teana Muldrow West Virginia
Trades and roster changes DateDetails February 1, 2018 Re-signed G Sami Whitcomb February 2, 2018 Signed C Courtney Paris February 5, 2018 Re-signed G Noelle Quinn February 7, 2018 Acquired F Natasha Howard from Minnesota Lynx in exchange for the 17th pick in the 2018 WNBA draft. Minnesota also gains right to swap 1st round picks in 2019.
Roster
Game log
Preseason
| 1 | May 8 | Phoenix | W 73–69 | 3 Tied (15) | Howard (6) | Tied (3) | KeyArena3,502 | 1–0 |- | 2 | May 12 | Phoenix | W 84–61 | Canada (17) | Stewart (8) | Bird (5) | Talking Stick Resort Arena4,535 | 2–0
Regular season
| 1 | May 20 | Phoenix | L 82–87 | Stewart (22) | Stewart (15) | Bird (5) | KeyArena8,602 | 0–1 |- | 2 | May 23 | @ Phoenix | W 87–71 | Loyd (29) | Stewart (11) | Bird (5) | Talking Stick Resort Arena8,068 | 1–1 |- | 3 | May 25 | Chicago | W 95–91 | Loyd (29) | Howard (10) | Bird (9) | KeyArena5,866 | 2–1 |- | 4 | May 27 | @ Las Vegas | W 105–98 | Stewart (23) | Stewart (9) | Loyd (9) | Mandalay Bay Events Center7,662 | 3–1 |- | 5 | May 29 | Washington | W 81–77 | Loyd (27) | Loyd (8) | Bird (7) | KeyArena4,453 | 4–1 |- | 6 | May 31 | Las Vegas | W 101–74 | Stewart (21) | Russell (8) | Bird (9) | KeyArena5,235 | 5–1
| 7 | June 2 | @ Dallas | L 90–94 | Stewart (28) | Howard (9) | Canada (9) | College Park Center5,191 | 5–2 |- | 8 | June 7 | @ Los Angeles | W 88–63 | Clark (17) | Howard (9) | Bird (8) | Staples Center9,204 | 6–2 |- | 9 | June 10 | Atlanta | L 64–67 | Howard (15) | Howard (15) | Tied (3) | KeyArena6,345 | 6–3 |- | 10 | June 12 | Chicago | W 96–85 | Stewart (30) | Paris (8) | Tied (5) | KeyArena4,353 | 7–3 |- | 11 | June 15 | Connecticut | W 103–92 | Howard (25) | Stewart (9) | Tied (5) | KeyArena7,094 | 8–3 |- | 12 | June 19 | Las Vegas | L 77–87 | Stewart (27) | Tied (8) | Loyd (7) | KeyArena6,395 | 8–4 |- | 13 | June 22 | Indiana | W 72–63 | Loyd (25) | Howard (9) | Bird (7) | KeyArena8,142 | 9–4 |- | 14 | June 24 | @ Dallas | W 97–76 | Stewart (28) | Stewart (12) | Bird (10) | College Park Center4,084 | 10–4 |- | 15 | June 26 | @ Minnesota | L 79–91 | Stewart (27) | Paris (8) | Bird (9) | Target Center8,634 | 10–5 |- | 16 | June 28 | Los Angeles | W 81–72 | Stewart (27) | 3 Tied (8) | Bird (11) | KeyArena8,447 | 11–5
| 17 | July 1 | Connecticut | W 84–70 | Howard (13) | Howard (8) | Bird (9) | KeyArena9,307 | 12–5 |- | 18 | July 3 | @ New York | W 77–62 | Tied (21) | Stewart (8) | Bird (11) | Westchester County Center1,749 | 13–5 |- | 19 | July 6 | @ Atlanta | W 95–86 | Stewart (29) | Howard (11) | Bird (10) | McCamish Pavilion3,935 | 14–5 |- | 20 | July 8 | Washington | W 97–91 | Stewart (25) | Stewart (10) | Bird (5) | KeyArena8,724 | 15–5 |- | 21 | July 10 | Los Angeles | L 75–77 (OT) | Howard (18) | Stewart (13) | Bird (8) | KeyArena9,686 | 15–6 |- | 22 | July 14 | Dallas | W 91–84 | Stewart (35) | Stewart (10) | Loyd (6) | KeyArena9,686 | 16–6 |- | 23 | July 18 | @ Chicago | W 101–83 | Stewart (30) | Loyd (10) | Bird (11) | Wintrust Arena10,024 | 17–6 |- | 24 | July 20 | @ Connecticut | W 78–65 | Loyd (31) | Tied (6) | Bird (5) | Mohegan Sun Arena7,908 | 18–6 |- | 25 | July 22 | @ Atlanta | L 74–87 | Stewart (31) | Stewart (8) | Bird (6) | McCamish Pavilion4,916 | 18–7 |- | 26 | July 24 | @ Indiana | W 92–72 | Stewart (26) | Stewart (10) | Bird (11) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse5,908 | 19–7 |- | 27 | July 31 | @ Phoenix | W 102–91 | Loyd (29) | Howard (10) | Bird (5) | Talking Stick Resort Arena10,005 | 20–7
| 28 | August 3 | Minnesota | W 85–75 | Stewart (20) | Stewart (7) | Bird (11) | KeyArena12,064 | 21–7 |- | 29 | August 6 | @ New York | W 96–80 | Stewart (32) | Howard (10) | Tied (7) | Madison Square Garden12,488 | 22–7 |- | 30 | August 7 | @ Indiana | W 94–79 | Howard (19) | Stewart (12) | Tied (8) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse6,401 | 23–7 |- | 31 | August 9 | @ Washington | L 77–100 | Tied (15) | Langhorne (5) | 3 Tied (4) | Capital One Arena6,808 | 23–8 |- | 32 | August 12 | @ Minnesota | W 81–72 | Howard (21) | Stewart (17) | Loyd (6) | Target Center9,123 | 24–8 |- | 33 | August 17 | New York | W 85–77 | Stewart (22) | Stewart (15) | Bird (6) | KeyArena10,873 | 25–8 |- | 34 | August 19 | Dallas | W 84–68 | Tied (15) | Russell (9) | Canada (5) | KeyArena12,574 | 26–8
Playoffs
| 1 | August 26 | Phoenix | W 91–87 | Stewart (28) | Stewart (7) | Bird (10) | KeyArena9,686 | 1–0 |- | 2 | August 28 | Phoenix | W 91–87 (OT) | Stewart (27) | Langhorne (10) | Bird (6) | KeyArena9,686 | 2–0 |- | 3 | August 31 | @ Phoenix | L 66–86 | Howard (19) | Stewart (11) | Bird (11) | Talking Stick Resort Arena15,185 | 2–1 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | September 2 | @ Phoenix | L 84–86 | Stewart (22) | Bird (9) | Bird (7) | Talking Stick Resort Arena8,137 | 2–2 |-style="background:#bbffbb;" | 5 | September 4 | Phoenix | W 94–84 | Stewart (28) | Clark (13) | Bird (5) | KeyArena8,992 | 3–2
| 1 | September 7 | Washington | W 89–76 | Loyd (23) | Clark, Howard, Loyd (5) | Bird (7) | KeyArena11,486 | 1–0 |- | 2 | September 9 | Washington | W 75–73 | Stewart (19) | Howard (11) | Bird (4) | KeyArena14,212 | 2–0 |- | 3 | September 12 | @ Washington | W 98–82 | Stewart (30) | Howard (14) | Bird (10) | EagleBank Arena9,164 | 3–0
Awards and honors Recipient Award Date awarded Ref. Breanna Stewart WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week June 18, 2018 Sue Bird WNBA All-Star Selection July 17, 2018 Jewell Loyd Breanna Stewart Breanna Stewart WNBA Western Conference Player of the Month - July August 1, 2018 Alysha Clark WNBA Cares Community Assist Award - July August 17, 2018 Breanna Stewart WNBA Most Valuable Player Award August 26, 2018 Natasha Howard WNBA Most Improved Player Award August 26, 2018 Sue Bird Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award August 26, 2018 Breanna Stewart WNBA Finals MVP September 12, 2018
Standings
Playoffs
Statistics
Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Breanna Stewart 34 34 31.6 .529 .415 .820 8.4 2.5 1.4 1.4 21.8 Jewell Loyd 34 34 29.7 .423 .370 .851 4.6 3.7 1.3 0.1 15.5 Natasha Howard 34 33 25.6 .547 .327 .798 6.4 1.0 1.3 2.0 13.2 Sue Bird 31 31 26.6 .466 .448 .828 1.7 7.1 1.1 0.1 10.1 Alysha Clark 31 30 26.2 .480 .392 .846 3.5 1.9 1.0 0.1 7.4 Jordin Canada 33 2 16.5 .357 .182 .738 1.5 3.3 0.9 0.0 5.7 Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis 33 4 13.4 .412 .420 .917 1.5 0.8 0.1 0.0 5.4 Crystal Langhorne 26 1 13.9 .500 .000 .889 3.0 0.3 0.3 0.2 4.6 Sami Whitcomb 31 0 8.5 .349 .362 1.000 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.1 2.9 Courtney Paris 34 0 10.6 .533 .000 .529 3.9 0.6 0.2 0.3 2.1 Mercedes Russell 22 0 4.6 .484 .000 .500 1.4 0.1 0.0 0.1 1.6 Noelle Quinn 20 1 9.1 .302 .235 .000 0.9 0.7 0.1 0.1 1.5
References
External links THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE SEATTLE STORM