The
2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...
Seattle Storm season was the franchise's 21st season in the
Women's National Basketball Association
The Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) is an American professional basketball league. It is composed of twelve teams, all based in the United States. The league was founded on April 22, 1996, as the women's counterpart to the Natio ...
(WNBA). The regular season was originally scheduled to tip off at home versus the
Dallas Wings on May 15, 2020. However, the beginning of the 2020 WNBA schedule was delayed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ...
. The shortened season tipped off on July 25, 2020, versus the
New York Liberty.
Due to ongoing renovations at
Climate Pledge Arena
Climate Pledge Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is located north of Downtown Seattle in the entertainment complex known as Seattle Center, the site of the 1962 World's Fair, for which it was or ...
the Storm will continue to split time between the
Alaska Airlines Arena
Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion (formerly and still commonly referred to as Hec Edmundson Pavilion or simply Hec Ed) is an indoor arena in the northwest United States, on the campus of the University of Washington i ...
and the
Angel of the Winds Arena
Angel of the Winds Arena (originally known as Everett Events Center) is a multi-purpose complex in Everett, Washington, United States, designed and developed by the Everett Public Facilities District. It opened in October 2003, with the naming ...
.
This WNBA season would have featured an all-time high 36 regular-season games. However, the plan for expanded games was put on hold on April 3, when the WNBA postponed its season due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. Under a plan approved on June 15, the league was scheduled to hold a shortened 22-game regular season at
IMG Academy
IMG Academy is a preparatory boarding school and sports training destination in Bradenton, Florida, United States. IMG Academy is set across over 600 acres and features programs consisting of sport camps for youth athletes, adult camps, a board ...
, without fans present, starting on July 24.
Gary Kloppenburg
Gary Robert Kloppenburg (born January 6, 1953) is an American basketball coach.
Early life and college career
Kloppenburg was born in 1953, when his father Bob Kloppenburg was head coach at Lindsay High School in Lindsay, California. When Bob Klo ...
was named the interim head coach for the year, when
Dan Hughes announced he would sit out the season due to COVID-19 concerns.
The Storm got off to a hot start, winning their first two games before losing to last' years champions
Washington
Washington commonly refers to:
* Washington (state), United States
* Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States
** A metonym for the federal government of the United States
** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
. They then went on a nine-game winning streak, and their record sat at 10–1 halfway through the season. The winning streak was ended by a two-game losing streak, just after the halfway mark of the season. The Storm then rallied for seven straight wins and were 18–3 entering the final game of the regular season. They faced off against the 17–4
Las Vegas Aces
The Las Vegas Aces are an American professional basketball team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Aces compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team play ...
. With a win, the Storm could secure the first seed in the
playoffs
The playoffs, play-offs, postseason or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade. Depending on the league, the playoffs may be eit ...
. A loss, would mean the Storm would be the second seed via tie-breaker rules. The Aces prevailed 86–84, and the Storm ended up as the second seed.
As the second seed, the Storm received a double-bye into the Semifinals and would play the higher remaining seed. They faced off against the fourth seed
Minnesota Lynx. The Storm swept the series three games to none. The first game was a close one, with the Storm winning by two points, but they won the second two games by double digits to advance to the finals. In the finals, they faced off against the Aces again. The Storm again swept the series, three games to none. No game was very close, with the Storm winning the first two games by thirteen, and the third game by thirty three points. The Storm won their fourth WNBA Championship.
Transactions
WNBA draft
Trades and roster changes
Roster
Game log
Regular season
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New York Liberty
W 87–71,
Stewart (18)
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Stewart (8)
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Bird
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IMG Academy
IMG Academy is a preparatory boarding school and sports training destination in Bradenton, Florida, United States. IMG Academy is set across over 600 acres and features programs consisting of sport camps for youth athletes, adult camps, a board ...
0
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, July 28
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Minnesota Lynx
W 90–66,
Stewart (18)
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Stewart (10)
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Loyd Loyd may refer to:
Places United States
* Loyd, Colorado
* Loyd, Illinois
* Loyd, Louisiana
* Loyd, Mississippi
* Loyd, Wisconsin, unincorporated community
People Given name
* Loyd Auerbach, professor of parapsychology
* Loyd Blankenship (bo ...
(6)
, IMG Academy
0
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, 3
, July 30
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Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Mystics compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Eastern Conference (WNBA), Eastern Conference ...
L 71–89,
Stewart (15)
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Stewart (10)
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Clark
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(4)
, IMG Academy
0
, 2–1
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, 4
, August 1
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Los Angeles Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks (LA Sparks) are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Sparks compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team was foun ...
W 81–75,
Stewart (21)
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Stewart (9)
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Clark
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(6)
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IMG Academy
IMG Academy is a preparatory boarding school and sports training destination in Bradenton, Florida, United States. IMG Academy is set across over 600 acres and features programs consisting of sport camps for youth athletes, adult camps, a board ...
0
, 3–1
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, August 4
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Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun are an American professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut that competes in the Eastern Conference of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
The team was established as the Orlando Miracle in ...
W 87–74,
Stewart (22)
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Howard (6)
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Canada
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(6)
, IMG Academy
0
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, 6
, August 6
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Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded for the 2008 WNBA season. The team is owned by real e ...
W 93–92,
Stewart (27)
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Stewart (8)
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Canada
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(6)
, IMG Academy
0
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, 7
, August 8
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Phoenix Mercury
W 74–68,
Loyd Loyd may refer to:
Places United States
* Loyd, Colorado
* Loyd, Illinois
* Loyd, Louisiana
* Loyd, Mississippi
* Loyd, Wisconsin, unincorporated community
People Given name
* Loyd Auerbach, professor of parapsychology
* Loyd Blankenship (bo ...
(20)
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Howard (10)
,
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
(10)
, IMG Academy
0
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, August 10
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Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Sky compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Eastern Conference. The franchise was founded prior to the 2 ...
W 89–71,
Stewart (25)
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Howard (7)
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Stewart (7)
, IMG Academy
0
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, 9
, August 12
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Atlanta Dream
The Atlanta Dream are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded for the 2008 WNBA season. The team is owned by real e ...
W 100–63, ''Tied'' (20)
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Stewart (9)
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Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
(10)
, IMG Academy
0
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, 10
, August 14
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Dallas Wings
W 83–65,
Stewart (21)
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Howard (8)
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Bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweig ...
(5)
, IMG Academy
0
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, August 16
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Connecticut Sun
The Connecticut Sun are an American professional basketball team based in Uncasville, Connecticut that competes in the Eastern Conference of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA).
The team was established as the Orlando Miracle in ...
W 95–72,
Stewart (19)
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Howard (11)
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Loyd Loyd may refer to:
Places United States
* Loyd, Colorado
* Loyd, Illinois
* Loyd, Louisiana
* Loyd, Mississippi
* Loyd, Wisconsin, unincorporated community
People Given name
* Loyd Auerbach, professor of parapsychology
* Loyd Blankenship (bo ...
(5)
, IMG Academy
0
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, 12
, August 18
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New York Liberty
W 105–64,
Prince
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(16)
,
Howard (11)
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Bird
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(7)
, IMG Academy
0
, 11–1
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, 13
, August 20
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Indiana Fever
L 84–90,
Loyd Loyd may refer to:
Places United States
* Loyd, Colorado
* Loyd, Illinois
* Loyd, Louisiana
* Loyd, Mississippi
* Loyd, Wisconsin, unincorporated community
People Given name
* Loyd Auerbach, professor of parapsychology
* Loyd Blankenship (bo ...
(35)
, ''3 tied'' (5)
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Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
(6)
, IMG Academy
0
, 11–2
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, 14
, August 22
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Las Vegas Aces
The Las Vegas Aces are an American professional basketball team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Aces compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team play ...
L 74–82,
Stewart (29)
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Stewart (18)
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Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
(7)
, IMG Academy
0
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, 15
, August 25
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Indiana Fever
W 87–74,
Stewart (27)
, ''Tied'' (9)
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Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
(5)
, IMG Academy
0
, 12–3
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, 16
, August 29
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Chicago Sky
The Chicago Sky are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Sky compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Eastern Conference. The franchise was founded prior to the 2 ...
W 88–74,
Stewart (21)
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Howard (15)
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Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
(9)
, IMG Academy
0
, 13–3
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, 17
, September 2
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Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics are an American professional basketball team based in Washington, D.C. The Mystics compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Eastern Conference (WNBA), Eastern Conference ...
W 71–64,
Stewart (16)
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Stewart (14)
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Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
(5)
, IMG Academy
0
, 14–3
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, 18
, September 4
,
Los Angeles Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks (LA Sparks) are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Sparks compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team was foun ...
W 90–89,
Loyd Loyd may refer to:
Places United States
* Loyd, Colorado
* Loyd, Illinois
* Loyd, Louisiana
* Loyd, Mississippi
* Loyd, Wisconsin, unincorporated community
People Given name
* Loyd Auerbach, professor of parapsychology
* Loyd Blankenship (bo ...
(25)
,
Stewart (8)
,
Stewart (9)
, IMG Academy
0
, 15–3
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, 19
, September 6
,
Minnesota Lynx
W 103–88,
Howard (19)
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Clark
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(5)
, ''Tied'' (7)
, IMG Academy
0
, 16–3
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, 20
, September 9
,
Dallas Wings
W 107–95, ''Tied'' (23)
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Stewart (11)
,
Bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweig ...
(9)
, IMG Academy
0
, 17–3
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, 21
, September 11
,
Phoenix Mercury
W 80–63,
Canada
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(13)
, ''Tied'' (7)
,
Loyd Loyd may refer to:
Places United States
* Loyd, Colorado
* Loyd, Illinois
* Loyd, Louisiana
* Loyd, Mississippi
* Loyd, Wisconsin, unincorporated community
People Given name
* Loyd Auerbach, professor of parapsychology
* Loyd Blankenship (bo ...
(5)
, IMG Academy
0
, 18–3
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, 22
, September 13
,
Las Vegas Aces
The Las Vegas Aces are an American professional basketball team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Aces compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team play ...
L 84–86,
Loyd Loyd may refer to:
Places United States
* Loyd, Colorado
* Loyd, Illinois
* Loyd, Louisiana
* Loyd, Mississippi
* Loyd, Wisconsin, unincorporated community
People Given name
* Loyd Auerbach, professor of parapsychology
* Loyd Blankenship (bo ...
(30)
,
Russell (11)
,
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
(5)
, IMG Academy
0
, 18–4
Playoffs
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, 1
, September 22
,
Minnesota Lynx
W 88–86,
Loyd Loyd may refer to:
Places United States
* Loyd, Colorado
* Loyd, Illinois
* Loyd, Louisiana
* Loyd, Mississippi
* Loyd, Wisconsin, unincorporated community
People Given name
* Loyd Auerbach, professor of parapsychology
* Loyd Blankenship (bo ...
(25)
,
Stewart (10)
,
Bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweig ...
(8)
,
IMG Academy
IMG Academy is a preparatory boarding school and sports training destination in Bradenton, Florida, United States. IMG Academy is set across over 600 acres and features programs consisting of sport camps for youth athletes, adult camps, a board ...
, 1–0
, - style="background:#bbffbb;"
, 2
, September 24
,
Minnesota Lynx
W 89–79,
Loyd Loyd may refer to:
Places United States
* Loyd, Colorado
* Loyd, Illinois
* Loyd, Louisiana
* Loyd, Mississippi
* Loyd, Wisconsin, unincorporated community
People Given name
* Loyd Auerbach, professor of parapsychology
* Loyd Blankenship (bo ...
(20)
,
Stewart (8)
,
Stewart (7)
,
IMG Academy
IMG Academy is a preparatory boarding school and sports training destination in Bradenton, Florida, United States. IMG Academy is set across over 600 acres and features programs consisting of sport camps for youth athletes, adult camps, a board ...
, 2–0
, - style="background:#bbffbb;"
, 3
, September 27
,
Minnesota Lynx
W 92–71,
Stewart (31)
,
Clark
Clark is an English language surname, ultimately derived from the Latin with historical links to England, Scotland, and Ireland ''clericus'' meaning "scribe", "secretary" or a scholar within a religious order, referring to someone who was educate ...
(9)
,
Bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweig ...
(9)
,
IMG Academy
IMG Academy is a preparatory boarding school and sports training destination in Bradenton, Florida, United States. IMG Academy is set across over 600 acres and features programs consisting of sport camps for youth athletes, adult camps, a board ...
, 3–0
, - style="background:#bbffbb;"
, 1
, October 2
,
Las Vegas Aces
The Las Vegas Aces are an American professional basketball team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Aces compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team play ...
W 93–80,
Stewart (37)
,
Stewart (15)
,
Bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweig ...
(16)
,
IMG Academy
IMG Academy is a preparatory boarding school and sports training destination in Bradenton, Florida, United States. IMG Academy is set across over 600 acres and features programs consisting of sport camps for youth athletes, adult camps, a board ...
, 1–0
, - style="background:#bbffbb;"
, 2
, October 4
,
Las Vegas Aces
The Las Vegas Aces are an American professional basketball team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Aces compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team play ...
W 104–91,
Stewart (22)
,
Howard (8)
,
Bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweig ...
(10)
,
IMG Academy
IMG Academy is a preparatory boarding school and sports training destination in Bradenton, Florida, United States. IMG Academy is set across over 600 acres and features programs consisting of sport camps for youth athletes, adult camps, a board ...
, 2–0
, - style="background:#bbffbb;"
, 3
, October 6
,
Las Vegas Aces
The Las Vegas Aces are an American professional basketball team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Aces compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team play ...
W 92–59,
Stewart (26)
,
Loyd Loyd may refer to:
Places United States
* Loyd, Colorado
* Loyd, Illinois
* Loyd, Louisiana
* Loyd, Mississippi
* Loyd, Wisconsin, unincorporated community
People Given name
* Loyd Auerbach, professor of parapsychology
* Loyd Blankenship (bo ...
(9)
,
Bird
Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweig ...
(7)
,
IMG Academy
IMG Academy is a preparatory boarding school and sports training destination in Bradenton, Florida, United States. IMG Academy is set across over 600 acres and features programs consisting of sport camps for youth athletes, adult camps, a board ...
, 3–0
Standings
Playoffs
Statistics
Regular season
Awards and honors
References
External links
Official website of the Seattle Storm
{{2020 WNBA season by team
Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm seasons
Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm
Women's National Basketball Association championship seasons