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    Little’s 27 lead Storm to upset of East’s best

    SPNW StaffBy SPNW StaffJuly 1, 20122 Comments2 Mins Read
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    Embarrassment is a powerful tool.

    Shamed by a lousy game Saturday against the Liberty in New York, the Storm, behind Camille Little’s 27 points and nine rebounds, charged back Sunday in Uncasville, CN., with an 89-83 win in overtime against the Connecticut Sun, the Eastern Conference’s best team.

    “It got our attention,” Storm coach Brian Agler said after the Storm’s sixth win in seven games. “We had a good win at Washington (72-55 a week ago). We were on a good stretch. We go to New York. We sit in a hotel for three days. Everybody is telling us how good we were playing now, and we go in there and lay an egg.

    “We had quite a few conversations between last night and today. We talked more about ourselves and what we have to get corrected and how that’s not us. (The) Seattle Storm, we compete. We’re champions.”

    In the absence of center Ann Wauters, who sat out with a sore calf, Little’s season-best performance helped lead contributions from several role players. Off the bench, Tina Thompson had 20 points, seven rebounds and four blocks, and fellow reserve Ewelina Kobryn added 13. Team leader Sue Bird finished with 11 points, eight assists and five rebounds.

    The Storm’s double-teaming defense held Suns star Tina Charles to 13 points. Kara Lawson led Connecticut (10-4) with 22.

    Little had five points in overtime, and Katie Smith made a contested 3-pointer from the right corner with less than three minutes left to give Seattle a 79-78 lead. After a Little a free throw, Bird followed with an open 3-pointer for an 83-78 with 1:52 left.

    Lawson made three free throws, but Little countered with a putback off a missed Thompson 3-pointer. Allison Hightower (16 points, four assists) made two free throws for Connecticut with 48.3 seconds remaining. Moments later, Little drove for a layup that clinched the outcome.

    The Storm are 2-1 on the road trip and has a game Saturday at Los Angeles.

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    2 Comments

    1. RadioGuy on July 4, 2012 7:54 am

      Very big win for the Storm.  I wonder if they were looking past New York when they lost Saturday, but this could be considered  a “statement” game that you shouldn’t write Seattle off after that 1-7 start:  The first was the win against Minnesota and the third will be next weekend in LA, where the Storm would get a huge boost by beating the Sparks after losing all three times against them thus far (two in heartbreaking fashion).

      I understand the Storm are considered a “niche” team among Seattle fans, but they’re so much more important than wins and losses.  Little girls need role models too, and the Storm have given them several over the years.  This is not to say the WNBA compares to the NBA in terms of quality of play (it doesn’t), but there’s a lot more to the Storm than eight straight playoff appearances and two WNBA titles.

    2. RadioGuy on July 4, 2012 6:54 am

      Very big win for the Storm.  I wonder if they were looking past New York when they lost Saturday, but this could be considered  a “statement” game that you shouldn’t write Seattle off after that 1-7 start:  The first was the win against Minnesota and the third will be next weekend in LA, where the Storm would get a huge boost by beating the Sparks after losing all three times against them thus far (two in heartbreaking fashion).

      I understand the Storm are considered a “niche” team among Seattle fans, but they’re so much more important than wins and losses.  Little girls need role models too, and the Storm have given them several over the years.  This is not to say the WNBA compares to the NBA in terms of quality of play (it doesn’t), but there’s a lot more to the Storm than eight straight playoff appearances and two WNBA titles.

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