The Seattle Storm just went toe-to-toe with the Indiana Fever, dropping a blistering 107 points on the road, but it wasn’t enough to bring home the win, falling 110-107 in a straight-up thriller. That kind of offensive firepower, even in a loss, tells you everything you need to know about the fight in this squad early in the season, and it sets the stage for the kind of high-octane basketball we’re seeing all across the WNBA.
WNBA’s Perfection Trend Isn’t Slowing Down
While our Storm were lighting up the scoreboard, the league is buzzing about something else: perfection. Naz Hillmon for the Atlanta Dream just dropped a career-high 24 points in a win over the Toronto Tempo, and get this: she didn’t miss a single shot. Not one! Hillmon was an absolutely spotless 8-for-8 from the field, which included going 4-for-4 from downtown, and she was a perfect 4-for-4 at the free throw line. Talk about efficiency, that’s just pure clutch.
But hold up, Kamilla Cardoso isn’t exactly impressed by that perfect outing. Cardoso herself made history on June 26, sinking an insane 13-for-13 from the field for 30 points, setting the WNBA record for most field goals without a miss in a single game. However, Hillmon can point out that Cardoso’s perfection didn’t extend to the charity stripe, where she bricked two of her six attempts. This Sunday, we get to see these two go head-to-head when Hillmon and the Dream host Cardoso and the Sky in Atlanta, with both teams looking for their third-straight win. You know that’s gonna be must-watch basketball.
Who Else Is Chasing Flawless?
The hunt for perfection isn’t limited to just those two. For the Dream, Brionna Jones, who just made her season debut on Friday and is probable for Sunday, nearly had a perfect night herself last season, going 9-for-10 from the field for 23 points. Elsewhere, in the Los Angeles Sparks versus Dallas Wings matchup, Nneka Ogwumike is trying to turn back the clock. A decade ago, against these very Dallas Wings, Ogwumike put on a show with a flawless 32 points, going 12-for-12 from the field and 7-for-7 from the free throw line. Can she deliver that kind of performance again for the Sparks, who are desperate to avoid a fourth-straight loss? It’s a tough ask, especially against the red-hot Wings, who are riding a five-game winning streak. Dallas also has their own efficiency queen in Paige Bueckers, who opened the season 8-for-10 against the Indiana Fever, with her only two misses coming from deep. Last season, Bueckers dropped a 44-point masterpiece, going a scintillating 17-for-21 against the Sparks.
Even with the tough loss in Indianapolis, our Seattle Storm showed some serious heart and a high-powered offense. While the rest of the league chases individual perfection, our squad is proving they can put up points with the best of them. That kind of fight is exactly what we need to see as they continue to battle it out. We’ll be locked in, ready to cheer on our Storm, knowing every game matters. Let’s go, Seattle!
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