INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 13 (Ticker) -- Sue Bird scored 14 of her 17 points in the second half as the Seattle Storm rallied for a 76-70 victory over the Indiana Fever.

Bird, who made four of her five shots over the final 20 minutes, had four free throws in the final 12 seconds to help the Storm snap a four-game road losing streak. She also had seven assists and two steals.

Forward Lauren Jackson had 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting and pulled down nine rebounds for Seattle, which held the Fever to just 9-of-29 shooting and blocking eight shots in the second half.

Janell Burse scored 10 points and had five blocks for Seattle, which took a 1 1/2-game lead over idle Minnesota for second place in the Western Conference.

Tamika Catchings had 16 points and eight rebounds for Indiana.

Kelly Schumacher scored 15 and Natalie Williams chipped in 11 points for the Fever, who went through two droughts of six minutes or more without a field goal after halftime.