2007 Storm-Phoenix Series

The Seattle Storm was the only Western Conference team to defeat the Phoenix Mercury in the season series, winning both matchups at KeyArena to hand the Mercury both of its road losses to West opponents in 2007 and averaging 96.7 points per game.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 2007

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	Phoenix	21	12	32	22	87
	at Storm	31	24	28	17	100

The Storm set a franchise record Wednesday by rolling up 100 points for the first time in team history in a 100-87 win over the Phoenix Mercury. The Storm got started early at KeyArena, scoring 31 points in the first quarter and 55 in the first half - both one shy of franchise records.

Cappie Pondexter went off in the second half, scoring 31 points, but Phoenix never seriously threatened.

Lauren Jackson matched Pondexter with 31 points, making all 12 of her free-throw attempts.

Janell Burse set a career high with 19 rebounds and

Betty Lennox scored 22 points on 9-of-11 shooting.

TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2007

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	Storm	21	20	16	22	79
	at Phoenix	24	21	28	16	89

The Storm kicked off the second half of the season Tuesday in Phoenix. In the early going, the visitors were hot, opening the game 7-of-10 from the field and leading 19-6 when Mercury Coach

Paul Westhead took a timeout midway through the first quarter. Phoenix ended the first quarter on an 18-2 run and never looked back in an 89-79 loss that saw the Storm done in by turnovers (20) and poor transition defense. The Storm wasted a dominant effort from Jackson, who scored 33 points and grabbed 11 boards. Jackson's output was nearly matched by fellow Aussie All-Star

Penny Taylor, who put up 32 points, and only one other Storm player (Lennox, 22) scored double-figures.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 2007

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	Phoenix	17	26	23	35	101
	at Storm	40	21	20	30	111

The Storm closed out a stretch against the best in the West with the finest offensive performance in franchise history Saturday against Phoenix. The rim looked as large as a hula hoop in the first quarter as the Storm hit 11 straight shots at one point and shot 16-of-21 in the period, tying the WNBA record by scoring 40 points. Prodded by a Mercury team that set a record for points by a Storm opponent, rolling up 101. The Storm hit 111, blowing by the franchise record of 100 set in the other home meeting with Phoenix and tying the most by a WNBA team this season. Lennox (25), Jackson (23, 12 rebounds) and

Iziane Castro Marques (22) all hit for 20-plus points and

Sue Bird added 18.

Storm-Phoenix Leaders

STORM

POINTS
Jackson - 29.0
Lennox - 23.0
Bird - 15.5
Castro Marques - 13.0
Burse - 6.7

REBOUNDS
Jackson - 10.0
Burse - 9.3
Robinson - 5.3
Lennox - 5.0
Palmer - 3.3

ASSISTS
Bird - 4.0
Lennox - 3.7
Castro Marques - 3.3
Wright - 2.7
Jackson - 2.3

PHOENIX

POINTS
Pondexter - 21.3
Taurasi - 20.0
Taylor - 19.3
Miller - 10.7
Smith - 6.7

REBOUNDS
Smith - 8.3
Miller - 6.0
Taylor - 5.7
Schumacher - 4.3
Taurasi - 3.7

ASSISTS
Miller - 4.3
Pondexter - 4.0
Taurasi - 4.0
Taylor - 3.3
Snell - 2.3

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