Breanna Stewart and Sue Bird racked up historic stat lines in the Storm’s Game 1 victory of the 2020 WNBA Finals (Stewart: 37 PTS | 15 REB | 5-8 3PM | 4 BLK; Bird: 16 AST (10 in 1H) | 5 REB | 2 PTS).
The performances from the Seattle stars garnered reaction from across the sports world:
STEWIE WENT OFF 😤
Storm take a 1-0 lead over the Aces in the WNBA Finals. pic.twitter.com/4yZVqehsaP
— espnW (@espnW) October 3, 2020
🔥 Breanna 🔥 Stewart 🔥
— Twitter Sports (@TwitterSports) October 3, 2020
Damn @breannastewart is cooooooooooookinnnnn
— Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) October 3, 2020
Stewie is a cheat code.
— 🏁 Jamal Crawford (@JCrossover) October 3, 2020
37 points
15 rebounds
5/8 3PTBreanna Stewart is unreal. First player in WNBA history to have 35+ points and 15 rebounds 🤯 pic.twitter.com/vKaxWFiVvZ
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) October 3, 2020
You want to learn the art of the “pick and roll” then watch @S10Bird and @breannastewart ….. #unstoppable!! @WNBA
— Tully L Bevilaqua OLY (@Bevilaqua41) October 3, 2020
Sue Bird is rewriting the history books!
She's got a record 12 assists in a #WNBA Finals game, and it's only the third quarter 🤯
(via @WNBA) pic.twitter.com/6tpJ7ps1bz
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) October 3, 2020
Sheesh @S10Bird!
Only Game 1 of the #WNBAFinals and already breaking records 🐐 pic.twitter.com/oDmFWYoOxv
— ESPN (@espn) October 3, 2020
🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 https://t.co/NejZICA2F8
— Megan Rapinoe (@mPinoe) October 3, 2020
Sue Bird finished with a WNBA playoff record 16 assists in Game 1 of the Finals. @S10Bird
Salute to the ICON: https://t.co/AllZhnCpR7 pic.twitter.com/ksf4xaU0ry
— SLAM (@SLAMonline) October 3, 2020