SEATTLE – Indiana's boom survived Sunday's Seattle storm, extending their winning streak to five games to match the fever since August 2015, ahead of coach Stephanie White.
The fever also won five games in five straight games last August and September, but the game was led by All-Star guard Caitlin Clark, who averaged 24.2 points, 9.2 assists and 6.0 rebounds in five wins, scoring a total of 21 3-pointers. This winning streak is not as good as Clark, who has participated in the last seven games due to a groin injury.
In a 12-time upside in the fourth quarter Sunday, Indiana was able to withstand Seattle's 11-0 run, reducing profit margins to one point with the remaining 2:14 games in the Skylar Diggins three-pointer game.
“I also think it shows how we grow as a team because at the beginning of the season we were so inconsistent that if the team did, we would normally lose those games,” forward Sophie Cunningham said his Sophie Cunningham had a high 17 out of five 3 points since joining the fever. “Just show that we are getting closer and we trust each other – I think that’s the biggest part of trust and know that we can win these games even if they keep running.”
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“I'm proud of our residence – not only being together, because we're always together – but how we stayed even, we got down the next game. We did some big games at the critical moments that allowed us to win the court.”
The Storm does have many chances to tie the score. In the final 1:07 of the fourth quarter, Seattle missed five 3-pointers that could have been scored, eventually leading up with Gabby Williams in the last five seconds of effort. Aliyah Boston secured a turnover to end the threat with his sixth straight double (16 points, 12 rebounds).
“My belly flips there,” White said. “I think they did a really good job of execution. We did a great job of expecting action and communication screens. You know, we were lucky they didn't fall.”
For the storm, Sunday is the second defeat decided in the last few seconds of the weekend. Seattle lost to the Spark of Los Angeles in double overtime Friday when Diggins missed on the buzzer. The result was sixth in the WNBA standings, which was the game behind Indiana.
“I'm very proud of our group, playing hard on Friday's game and re-collecting to enable us to win the game,” Seattle coach Noelle Quinn said. “I think we're very good at finding the look we want. For us, we're not only looking for a moral victory on these specific things.
“We are getting better in these areas and we know these deposits will bring dividends, but yes, I think this group needs to win, pay off for all their hard work and try to put us in this position.”