GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• Seattle raced to a 24-9 lead after one, holding the Sparks to 4-for-18 shooting while connecting on 50 percent (8-for-16) of its field goals en route to building a double-digit lead. The Storm ultimately entered the locker room with 42-33 advantage, notching 12 points apiece from Breanna Stewart and Natasha Howard.
• Sue Bird moved into sole possession of No. 6 in the WNBA’s all-time steals list with a pick at the 5:34 mark of the second quarter to pass DeLisha Milton-Jones. She now has 625 for her career.
• Seattle secured its first win in Los Angeles since the 2015 season. The Storm snapped a three-game losing streak against the Sparks, winning its first game in LA since Aug. 11, 2015 (85-77).

KEY STATS OF THE GAME

• Seattle owned a 36-26 rebound edge in tonight’s victory, led by nine boards from Natasha Howard.
• The Storm simply outshot the Sparks tonight, owning a 51.7 to 37.3 percent edge from the field and outscoring LA from deep, 21-6.

STORM HIGHLIGHTS

• Storm forward Alysha Clark scored a season- and team-high 17 points on 4-for-5 shooting, including an 8-for-8 effort from the charity stripe. Her eight made free throws marks a career-high for free throws made. Her previous high was seven free throws, achieved two times in her career.
• Jewell Loyd has scored in double figures in all seven games this season. She finished with 10 points and four assists.
• Breanna Stewart booked 16 points on 7-for-13 shooting to go along with five boards and two steals.
• Storm veteran Sue Bird dished out a game-high eight assists. She’s registered five or more dimes in five of the Storm’s seven games in 2018.
• Forward Natasha Howard just missed her second double-double of the season with 16 points and nine rebounds. She has now scored in double figures in six games this season.
• Rookie guard and former UCLA standout Jordin Canada made her return to Los Angeles tonight, scoring four points and totaling four dimes.
• A shot-blocking machine, Natasha Howard posted three rejections in tonight’s win. She now has 15 for the season.
• Seattle held Los Angeles to nine first-quarter points, a season-low for the Sparks in the first frame and a season-low allowed by the Storm in any quarter this season.
• Alysha Clark set a career-high for steals with five picks. Her previous career-high was three dimes, achieved three times in her career.
• Jewell Loyd saw her consecutive free throw streak end at 37 consecutive makes, a career high for the fourth-year player out of Notre Dame. She is now 36-for-37 on the season.
• Courtney Paris came off the bench to tie a season-high with eight points. She scored eight earlier this season vs. Las Vegas on 5/31/18.
• Seattle had a season-high 12 steals tonight, five of which came from Alysha Clark.
• With the win, Seattle snapped a three-game losing streak in Los Angeles and won its first game in LA since Aug. 11, 2015 (85-77).
• The Storm improved to 12-23 on the road against the Sparks.

NEXT GAME: The Storm returns to Seattle to face the Atlanta Dream on Sunday at 4 p.m. PT.