Sue Bird
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Bird's big 4th lifts Storm past Mercury to Finals

Sue Bird scored 14 of her 22 points in the fourth quarter, and the Seattle Storm advanced to the WNBA Finals for the third time in franchise history by rallying for a 94-84 win over the Phoenix Mercury in Game 5 on Tuesday night.
Sep 5, 2018, 07:58 am - Associated Press

Game Flow

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Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • DeWanna Bonner makes 31-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Breanna Stewart misses two point shot
  • Brittney Griner misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Jewell Loyd misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Yvonne Turner makes 26-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Sue Bird misses 17-foot jumper
  • DeWanna Bonner makes jumper
  • Alysha Clark misses 5-foot jumper
  • Breanna Stewart misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Yvonne Turner misses layup
  • Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Yvonne Turner makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Breanna Stewart misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Brittney Griner makes layup (Briann January assists)
  • Sue Bird makes 26-foot three pointer
  • Diana Taurasi makes 35-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Natasha Howard makes three point jumper (Sue Bird assists)
  • Alysha Clark misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Yvonne Turner misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Breanna Stewart makes two point shot (Jewell Loyd assists)
  • Brittney Griner makes 4-foot two point shot (Yvonne Turner assists)
  • Breanna Stewart makes driving layup
  • Briann January misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Diana Taurasi misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Yvonne Turner makes driving layup (Briann January assists)
  • Yvonne Turner misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Sue Bird makes 3-foot layup (Breanna Stewart assists)
  • Brittney Griner misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Yvonne Turner makes two point shot (Briann January assists)
  • Alysha Clark misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 15-foot jumper
  • Sue Bird makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Sue Bird misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Alysha Clark blocks DeWanna Bonner's two point shot
  • Sue Bird makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Brittney Griner makes layup (Yvonne Turner assists)
  • Jordin Canada makes 15-foot jumper (Sue Bird assists)
  • Briann January misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Alysha Clark makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Alysha Clark makes free throw 2 of 2
  • DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup
  • Diana Taurasi misses 30-foot three point jumper
  • Yvonne Turner makes 22-foot jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Breanna Stewart misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jordin Canada misses 17-foot jumper
  • Sami Whitcomb makes driving floating jump shot
  • Diana Taurasi makes driving layup (Yvonne Turner assists)
  • Sami Whitcomb makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Yvonne Turner makes driving layup
  • Yvonne Turner makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Sue Bird misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner makes 3-foot layup (Camille Little assists)
  • Sue Bird misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Breanna Stewart makes 5-foot two point shot
  • Briann January makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Breanna Stewart misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Camille Little makes 2-foot layup (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Sue Bird misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Diana Taurasi misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner blocks Sue Bird 's 4-foot driving layup
  • Brittney Griner misses 6-foot jumper
  • Jewell Loyd makes 11-foot two point shot (Sue Bird assists)
  • Yvonne Turner misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jewell Loyd makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Brittney Griner makes driving layup
  • Breanna Stewart makes 7-foot two point shot (Natasha Howard assists)
  • Diana Taurasi misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Breanna Stewart makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Briann January misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jewell Loyd blocks DeWanna Bonner 's 27-foot three point jumper
  • Breanna Stewart misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
  • Brittney Griner misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Jewell Loyd makes alley oop layup (Sue Bird assists)
  • Briann January misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner blocks Breanna Stewart 's 4-foot layup
  • Alysha Clark misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Natasha Howard misses 17-foot jumper
  • Breanna Stewart makes 12-foot two point shot (Jewell Loyd assists)
  • Diana Taurasi makes two point shot
  • Sue Bird misses three point jumper
  • Jewell Loyd misses 21-foot step back jumpshot
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Breanna Stewart makes 13-foot two point shot
  • Yvonne Turner makes two point shot
  • Briann January makes 3-foot layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
  • Alysha Clark makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Yvonne Turner misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Sue Bird misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Natasha Howard makes layup
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Breanna Stewart misses 8-foot jumper
  • Sue Bird blocks Yvonne Turner 's 8-foot two point shot
  • Briann January makes 7-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Jewell Loyd misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Diana Taurasi makes 27-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
  • Breanna Stewart makes driving floating jump shot
  • Brittney Griner makes layup (Briann January assists)
  • Brittney Griner blocks Natasha Howard 's 7-foot layup
  • Sami Whitcomb misses driving floating jump shot
  • Sami Whitcomb makes 26-foot three point jumper (Alysha Clark assists)
  • Breanna Stewart makes 11-foot two point shot
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Natasha Howard misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Diana Taurasi misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Sue Bird misses 18-foot jumper
  • Brittney Griner blocks Sami Whitcomb's driving layup
  • Alysha Clark makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sami Whitcomb assists)
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Brittney Griner makes driving layup (Briann January assists)
  • Sami Whitcomb misses driving layup
  • Yvonne Turner misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Sue Bird misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
  • Yvonne Turner makes 19-foot jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Alysha Clark makes 18-foot jumper (Crystal Langhorne assists)
  • Sami Whitcomb blocks Yvonne Turner's driving layup
  • Crystal Langhorne misses driving layup
  • Camille Little misses 19-foot jumper
  • Sami Whitcomb makes driving layup
  • Crystal Langhorne blocks Yvonne Turner 's 7-foot driving layup
  • Camille Little misses layup
  • Jordin Canada makes two point shot
  • Briann January misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jordin Canada makes 25-foot three point jumper (Breanna Stewart assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup
  • DeWanna Bonner misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Sami Whitcomb misses driving layup
  • DeWanna Bonner makes 26-foot three point jumper (Diana Taurasi assists)
  • Breanna Stewart misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Diana Taurasi makes 9-foot two point shot
  • Breanna Stewart makes 28-foot three point jumper (Sue Bird assists)
  • Diana Taurasi makes 27-foot three point jumper
  • Sue Bird makes 29-foot three point jumper (Sami Whitcomb assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Breanna Stewart makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Breanna Stewart makes free throw 2 of 2
  • DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup
  • Sue Bird makes 21-foot step back jumpshot
  • Briann January misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Briann January makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Breanna Stewart misses driving layup
  • Sue Bird makes 28-foot three point jumper (Natasha Howard assists)
  • Breanna Stewart makes two point shot
  • Diana Taurasi misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Sue Bird makes 28-foot three point jumper (Sami Whitcomb assists)
  • Diana Taurasi misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Sue Bird misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Breanna Stewart misses 19-foot jumper
  • Alysha Clark misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Alysha Clark makes 2-foot layup (Sami Whitcomb assists)
  • Briann January makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Briann January makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Sami Whitcomb misses 31-foot three point jumper
  • Sue Bird makes 32-foot three pointer
  • Briann January makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Brittney Griner makes layup (DeWanna Bonner assists)
  • Alysha Clark makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Alysha Clark makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Diana Taurasi makes two point shot
  • Natasha Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Natasha Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Diana Taurasi misses driving layup
  • Sami Whitcomb misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Sami Whitcomb makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Yvonne Turner misses 23-foot three point jumper
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