GAME HIGHLIGHTS

• With the win, the Storm improved to 14-5 on the season and now sits tied for first place with the Phoenix Mercury in the WNBA standings.
• After leading by just five (30-25) midway through the second quarter, Seattle closed the stanza with a 23-9 run to take a commanding 53-34 advantage at halftime. The Dream pulled to within six early in the fourth before Jewell Loyd scored five-straight points to spark a 16-7 Storm run to extend the lead to 88-73, and Seattle nailed free throws down the stretch to seal it.

KEY STATS OF THE GAME

• The Storm outscored the Dream 21-2 in transition. The 21 fast-break points tied a season-high for the Storm (21 at Dallas, 6/24/18).
• Seattle outscored Atlanta in the paint, 38-26.

STORM HIGHLIGHTS

• Breanna Stewart, the league’s leading scorer who came into the night averaging 21.8 PPG, scored 29 points, eclipsing the 20-plus point plateau for the 14th time in 2018. She added nine rebounds and three blocks, tying a season high and accomplishing the feat for the third time in 2018.
• Storm guard Sue Bird’s second steal of the night, coming at 4:47 to play in the third quarter, moved her into the WNBA’s top 5 all-time, with a career total of 636 takeaways. She now has 636 for her career and needs 22 more to pass no. 4 Sheryl Swoopes (657 steals).
• Breanna Stewart has scored 25 or more points nine times this season.
• Natasha Howard collected her third double-double of the season, posting 10 points and 11 boards to go along with three blocks.
• Sue Bird poured in a season-high 18 points on 7-for-17 shooting to go along with 10 assists for her 26thcareer double-double and third of the season. She is now five points away from 6,000 career points, and will become the 8th WNBA player to surpass that plateau.
• Sue Bird has now handed out nine or more assists in six-straight games, accumulating a total of 60 dimes in that span.
• Alysha Clark scored 14 points on 6-for-9 shooting, her fifth game in double figures this season.
• Jewell Loyd netted 11 points on 4-for-8 shooting to go along with four rebounds.
• Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis tied her season-high with two assists, a feat she has now accomplished twice in 2018.
• Seattle improved to 12-1 with the starting lineup of Sue Bird, Jewell Loyd, Breanna Stewart, Alysha Clark and Natasha Howard.
• The Storm is now 6-2 on the road, matching the team’s best road start in franchise history, when the team went 9-2 on the road to start the 2010 season.
• The Storm eclipsed the 30-point mark in the second quarter for the second time this season (31 at PHO, 5/23), shooting 68.4 percent (13-for-19) in the frame.
• The Storm improved to 11-0 when leading after the first quarter and 12-1 when leading or tied after the third quarter.
• Atlanta entered the game at 8-8, and with the Seattle win, the Storm improved to 9-3 against teams .500 or better.