The Seattle Storm are headed to the White House to celebrate their 2020 WNBA championship. The team was formally invited by President Joe Biden to visit on Monday afternoon.
Maya Moore's strong second half was too much for the Seattle Storm.
Moore scored 16 of her game-high 26 points in the third quarter to lead the Minnesota Lynx to a 77-60 victory over the Storm.
Camille Little scored 13 of her career-high 31 points in the fourth quarter to lead the last-place Seattle Storm past the Minnesota Lynx 81-71 on Friday night.
The Seattle Storm finally found a way to finish a game -- and in the process, they finished off Minnesota's season-opening win streak.
Tanisha Wright scored 13 points, including a pair of free throws with 10.3 seconds left, and the Storm hung on to hand the Lynx their first loss of the season Friday night 65-62.
Seimone Augustus hit a 15-foot jumper with 21.1 seconds left and the Minnesota Lynx held off Seattle and the retiring Tina Thompson for a 58-55 victory Sunday and a sweep of the best-of-three Western Conference semifinal series.
Teams have learned that containing Maya Moore is a key to having a chance against the Minnesota Lynx, who have been the WNBA’s best regular season team over the last three years.
The Seattle Storm kept Moore frustrated for 20 minutes on Friday night. However, it wasn’t nearly enough.
Maya Moore scored 20 points and Lindsay Whalen added 19 to help the Minnesota Lynx clinch their third consecutive Western Conference title with a 73-60 victory over the Seattle Storm on Tuesday night.
Even as they've won six games in a row, Rebekkah Brunson and the Minnesota Lynx are making sure they don't get too far ahead of themselves.
Brunson scored 19 points to help the Lynx beat the Seattle Storm 75-60 on Saturday night, clinching at least a tie for the Western Conference title.