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Seattle earns 1st win with new coach, Storm win 98-89 over Phoenix
The Seattle Strom recently let go of Jenny Boucek in this troubled season and Sunday we got to see interim coach Gary Kloppenburg take a shot at the reeling green and gold. The win stops a 4 game losing streak in a season that was beginning to look unsalvageable. With the win the Storm are still in the playoff hunt as they move into a tie with he Chicago Sky at 11-16 for the eighth and final spot with just 7 games left
Highlights | Storm defeats Mercury 98-89! #StormWins pic.twitter.com/p84uE1MWod
— Seattle Storm (@seattlestorm) August 13, 2017
Breanna Stewart and Jewel Lloyd would each bring in 20 points to lead the team. Center Crystal Langhorne would also prove particularly efficient with 8-9 from the field with 19 point
https://twitter.com/seattlestorm/status/896564519589236736
This league’s #1 team, Minnesota Lynx (21-4) come into Key Arena after having wrapped up a playoff spot. A win could propel the Strom into the 8th and final spot for the playoffs.
Standings
| Rank | Team | W | L | PCT | GB |
| #1 | Minnesota Lynx – x | 21 | 4 | 0.840 | – |
| #2 | Los Angeles Sparks – x | 19 | 8 | 0.704 | 3 |
| #3 | Connecticut Sun – x | 17 | 9 | 0.654 | 4.5 |
| #4 | Washington Mystics | 16 | 10 | 0.615 | 5.5 |
| #5 | New York Liberty | 15 | 12 | 0.556 | 7 |
| #6 | Phoenix Mercury | 14 | 13 | 0.519 | 8 |
| #7 | Dallas Wings | 13 | 16 | 0.448 | 10 |
| #8 | Chicago Sky | 11 | 16 | 0.407 | 11 |
| #9 | Seattle Storm | 11 | 16 | 0.407 | 11 |