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May 23, 2007

Storm 100, Mercury 87

(The post's title just about says it all, donchathink?)

The Storm had an amazing game tonight, both handing the Pheonix Mercury a loss and breaking into the triple digits for the first time ever (the previous franchise-high game had stood at 97 points).

The team fired on all cylinders for each of the four quarters - strong offense, outstanding defense, and top-notch rebound work by Janelle Burse, who snagged a career-high 19(!) during the evening. And the final score simply doesn't convey the absolute beating we gave the Mercury, because Anne benched the starting lineup with three minutes left in the game to give floor time to the others. It'd been a 20-point loss (or more) if LJ, Sue, Betty and Janelle had stayed in.

Incredible, just incredible.

I remember watching early-season games last year, and seeing the Storm stumble as they learned to play together. It's a natural thing - basketball is such a team sport that the players need time to find sync their rhythms, trust each other, find their intensity.

Well, that learning curve is gone in 2007. The Storm, today, are playing like they did at the tail end of the 2004 Championship season. They're tight, they're working well together, and they're hungry.

We're only 2 games in to the season, but ... something feels different.

(I'm just saying.)

The next home game is June 2, against San Antonio.

Posted by Gavin Shearer at May 23, 2007 10:28 PM. Posted to Seattle Storm.

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