Storm Weekly Forecast
Published on May 30, 2006 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Seattle Storm News Release
This Week's Opponents
Sacramento: The Storm took two of three from the Monarchs last summer, earning the distinction of being the only Western Conference team to win the season series against the eventual WNBA champions. Seattle has gone 5-2 against Sacramento over the last two seasons, though the Monarchs still hold a 12-8 advantage in the all-time series and are 8-2 against the Storm at ARCO Arena.
Phoenix: Seattle won the first meeting of the season 94-81 as Lauren Jackson poured in a career-high and franchise-record 35 points. The win improved the Storm's record to 12-9 all-time against the Mercury. Seattle has won six straight against the Mercury at KeyArena with the average margin of victory of 22.0 points, including a franchise record 41-point win (89-48) on July 19, 2002.
San Antonio: The Storm have won six of the last seven meetings with the Silver Stars to pull even at 10 games apiece in the all-time series. Of Seattle's 10 wins against San Antonio, nine have come by double-digit margins with each of the last three Storm victories being decided by 20-plus points.
Last Chance to Vote for WNBA All-Decade Team
Storm All-Stars Sue Bird and Lauren Jackson are among the 30 nominees for the WNBA's All-Decade Team. Fans are encouraged to vote for Bird and Jackson by logging on to storm.wnba.com. Voting for the All-Decade Team will continue through the end of the week, with the final team announced in June and honored at the 2006 WNBA All-Star Game set to take place at Madison Square Garden in New York City on July 12.
Upcoming Milestones
The following are statistical milestones the Storm are on pace to reach this week:
- Betty Lennox needs six points to reach 2,000 for her career.
- Sue Bird needs seven steals to reach 200 for her career.
- Wendy Palmer needs 30 points to reach 3,000 for her career.
- The Storm need 93 field goals to reach 5,000 in franchise history.
Game Date Opponent Location Time (PDT) Radio TV Home Tickets Remaining
Wednesday, May 31 Sacramento ARCO Arena 7 p.m. KJR AM None ---
Friday, June 2 Phoenix KeyArena 7 p.m. KJR AM None 2,800
Sunday, June 4 San Antonio KeyArena 6 p.m. KJR AM FSN Northwest 3,200
Tickets for all regular-season Storm home games are available by logging on to storm.wnba.com, by visiting any Ticketmaster location or by calling 206-217-WNBA.
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