8:03 pm
September 12

Storm @ Mystics

What will be the match result?

Seattle Storm (26-8)

@ Washington Mystics (22-12)

 

Current odds:

Seattle Storm: (+185)

Washington Mystics: (-225)

 

• The line for this game is Washington by 5.5 points.

• The top-seeded Storm led Phoenix 2-0 in the semifinals and then dropped two straight road games before winning Game 5 in Seattle. With Mystics star Elena Delle Donne appearing to get stronger with each passing day, the Storm can’t afford to give away any games.

• Home has been an evolving term for the Mystics of late. With Capital One Arena unavailable, the Mystics played their semifinal home games at the Smith Center on the George Washington University campus. With that facility no longer an option, they’ll be hosting the Storm at EagleBank Arena on the George Mason campus in Fairfax, Va.

• Seattle is in the WNBA Finals for the third time in franchise history. They won the championship in their first two appearances in 2004 and 2010. They’re on the verge of becoming the sixth franchise in league history to win at least three championships. To win the first championship in franchise history, the third-seeded Mystics must win three straight games, something no WNBA team has done in the best-of-five Finals.

• In Game 1, Washington made just 3 of 21 shots from beyond the arc. In Game 2 they were 0-for-16, though they forced 15 turnovers and were in the game until the end losing 75-73. Both teams rely heavily on the 3-point shot. Seattle led the league by scoring 31.1 percent of their points from beyond the arc, with Washington next at 29.8 percent.

• After scoring 10 points of 4-for-11 shooting in Game 1, Delle Donne — who suffered a bone bruise in her left knee in the semifinals — scored 17 points on 7 of-16 shooting in Game 2 while switching from a brace to a sleeve. However, she was scoreless in the fourth quarter.

• Meanwhile, league MVP Breanna Stewart has been nearly unstoppable, averaging 23.5 points, 5.0 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.5 steals in the first two games.

5/10
Confidence
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Washington Mystics
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