News Watch the Storm in a Deciding Game 3 of the WNBA Finals
September 15, 2010 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Seattle Storm News Release
SEATTLE, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010 - The 2010 WNBA Western Conference Champion Seattle Storm is encouraging fans to gather and watch the city's most exciting team in a deciding Game 3 of the 2010 WNBA Finals. Storm viewing parties will be held at various locations around the Seattle Center Campus, including the Center House. For a complete list of all Storm viewing party locations, please log on to stormbasketball.com.
"The fans are the backbone of the Storm organization and while the team is playing in Atlanta, we know they're cheering them on from home," said Karen Bryant, Storm CEO. The amount of support shown by the fans and the city of Seattle is truly inspirational and we look forward to celebrating the team's success when they return."
The Storm, making its second appearance in the WNBA Finals in franchise history, is playing the Dream in Atlanta in a deciding Game 3 this Thursday, Sept. 16. The game will be broadcast to a national audience on ESPN2 beginning at 5 p.m. PST. In 2004, the Storm defeated the Connecticut Sun two out of three games and was crowned the WNBA's champion - Seattle's first pro sports championship in 25 years.
Should the Storm play in a noon WNBA Finals Game 4 on Sunday, Sept 19, a viewing party will be held at KeyArena - stay tuned for details.
Finishing the regular season at 28-6 (17-0 at home), the Storm secured the WNBA's best overall record and home-court advantage throughout the 2010 WNBA Playoffs with an 80-70 victory over the Finals opponent, the Dream, on Tues., Aug. 10. The team's 17-0 home record is the WNBA's best since the league moved to a 34-game regular season schedule. The Storm swept the Los Angeles Sparks and the Phoenix Mercury in two games apiece in the first two rounds of the playoffs.
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