Howard, Loyd lift defending champ Storm past Mercury 77-68

Natasha Howard had 21 points and 16 rebounds, Jewell Loyd added 17 points and the Seattle Storm opened defensive of their WNBA title with a 77-68 win over the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday.
May 25, 2019, 11:41 pm - Associated Press

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Shot Chart

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  • Natasha Howard makes 5-foot hook shot
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 31-foot three point jumper
  • Briann January makes layup
  • Crystal Langhorne makes 20-foot three point jumper (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Essence Carson makes 13-foot jump bank shot
  • Natasha Howard misses driving layup
  • Brittney Griner makes 4-foot two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
  • Jewell Loyd misses 17-foot jumper
  • Natasha Howard misses layup
  • Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)
  • Brittney Griner misses layup
  • Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Jordin Canada makes 19-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Yvonne Turner makes 23-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Brittney Griner makes 10-foot jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot
  • Crystal Langhorne makes layup (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Essence Carson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Yvonne Turner assists)
  • Jewell Loyd misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • DeWanna Bonner misses layup
  • Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Yvonne Turner misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jewell Loyd misses 12-foot jumper
  • Brittney Griner makes 11-foot jumper (Yvonne Turner assists)
  • Jordin Canada makes 16-foot jumper
  • Alanna Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (DeWanna Bonner assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Natasha Howard misses layup
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 16-foot jumper
  • Jordin Canada misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 12-foot jumper
  • Shavonte Zellous makes 2-foot layup (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Shavonte Zellous misses free throw 1 of 1
  • DeWanna Bonner makes 16-foot jumper
  • Crystal Langhorne misses layup
  • Crystal Langhorne makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Crystal Langhorne makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Essence Carson misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Crystal Langhorne misses layup
  • Yvonne Turner makes two point shot
  • Sami Whitcomb misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 19-foot jumper
  • Crystal Langhorne misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Briann January makes 19-foot jumper
  • Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jewell Loyd makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Sami Whitcomb makes 24-foot three point jumper (Shavonte Zellous assists)
  • Natasha Howard misses layup
  • Yvonne Turner misses three point jumper
  • Jordin Canada makes two point shot
  • Shavonte Zellous misses 17-foot jumper
  • Shavonte Zellous misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner misses 13-foot jumper
  • Natasha Howard makes two point shot (Jewell Loyd assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner makes technical free throw
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Natasha Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • DeWanna Bonner misses layup
  • Natasha Howard misses 12-foot jumper
  • Natasha Howard misses layup
  • Natasha Howard makes driving layup (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Sophie Cunningham misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jordin Canada misses driving floating jump shot
  • Natasha Howard makes layup
  • Natasha Howard misses two point shot
  • Natasha Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Natasha Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Essence Carson makes 11-foot jumper
  • Natasha Howard misses driving layup
  • Essence Carson misses driving layup
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner makes 10-foot two point shot (Yvonne Turner assists)
  • Jordin Canada misses driving floating jump shot
  • Natasha Howard makes jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)
  • Essence Carson misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jewell Loyd makes 24-foot three point jumper
  • DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Natasha Howard misses free throw 1 of 3
  • Natasha Howard misses free throw 2 of 3
  • Natasha Howard misses free throw 3 of 3
  • Brittney Griner misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis makes 20-foot jumper (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Natasha Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Natasha Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 13-foot jumper
  • DeWanna Bonner makes layup
  • Natasha Howard makes driving layup
  • Brittney Griner misses layup
  • Brittney Griner misses 19-foot jumper
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 13-foot jumper
  • Jewell Loyd misses driving layup
  • Crystal Langhorne misses layup
  • Crystal Langhorne makes 2-foot layup (Jewell Loyd assists)
  • Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis makes 25-foot three point jumper (Natasha Howard assists)
  • Jewell Loyd makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis assists)
  • Brittney Griner makes 6-foot two point shot (DeWanna Bonner assists)
  • Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jewell Loyd misses 19-foot jumper
  • Brittney Griner makes layup (Yvonne Turner assists)
  • Natasha Howard makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Jordin Canada makes two point shot (Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup
  • DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Jordin Canada misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • DeWanna Bonner makes 29-foot three point jumper (Briann January assists)
  • Sami Whitcomb misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Alanna Smith misses tip shot
  • Shavonte Zellous misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Alanna Smith misses layup
  • DeWanna Bonner makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
  • DeWanna Bonner makes driving layup
  • DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Natasha Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner misses layup
  • Natasha Howard makes 7-foot two point shot
  • DeWanna Bonner makes 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jewell Loyd misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jewell Loyd makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jordin Canada misses two point shot
  • Jordin Canada misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Jordin Canada makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Brittney Griner misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Brittney Griner makes 7-foot two point shot (Alanna Smith assists)
  • Jewell Loyd makes pullup jump shot
  • Natasha Howard misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
  • Sophie Cunningham misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner misses tip shot
  • Jordin Canada makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jordin Canada misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Jewell Loyd makes 17-foot jumper
  • Alanna Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Crystal Langhorne makes 21-foot jumper (Shavonte Zellous assists)
  • Brittney Griner makes layup (Essence Carson assists)
  • Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jewell Loyd makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jordin Canada makes two point shot
  • Jordin Canada makes two point shot
  • DeWanna Bonner makes 17-foot jumper (Briann January assists)
  • Crystal Langhorne misses 13-foot jumper
  • DeWanna Bonner makes two point shot
  • DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Brittney Griner makes layup (Essence Carson assists)
  • Jordin Canada makes driving layup
  • DeWanna Bonner misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jordin Canada misses 13-foot jumper
  • Crystal Langhorne misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Natasha Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Natasha Howard misses free throw 2 of 2
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