The Seattle Storm are clinging to the ultimate playoff spot within the WNBA as they attempt to sneak into the postseason and make some noise when it counts. So as to take action, they should end the common season sturdy.
Wednesday evening, the Storm misplaced much more floor in that race, dropping a essential sport in opposition to the Atlanta Dream 85-75 in entrance of their house followers within the Pacific Northwest. Nevertheless, star level gained Skylar Diggins-Smith nonetheless achieved a really spectacular feat throughout the contest.
Diggins completed the sport with simply seven factors however she additionally recorded 4 assists, marking her 72nd consecutive sport with a minimum of three assists. That’s now the second-longest streak in WNBA, historical past, and he or she handed a pair of legends within the course of.
“Skylar Diggins recorded her 72nd consecutive sport with a minimum of 3 assists, passing Teresa Weatherspoon and Ticha Penicheiro for the second-longest such streak in WNBA historical past,” the workforce wrote in a put up on social media.
Diggins has been main this Storm squad all season lengthy after they traded away Jewell Loyd over the offseason, leaving the Notre Dame product because the clear-cut star in Seattle. Nevertheless, she should proceed to step up her sport if she desires to get the Storm into the playoffs and advance into the postseason.
This loss dropped the Storm under .500, and so they now sit at 16-17 with simply seven video games left within the common season. They’re nonetheless a half-game forward of the Los Angeles Sparks for the ultimate playoff spot, however LA nonetheless has eight video games remaining to shut that floor.
Seattle’s schedule the remainder of the way in which is a little bit of a blended bag, so it should reap the benefits of its alternatives in opposition to groups under it within the standings. That slate features a pair of video games in opposition to the Chicago Sky and one in opposition to the Dallas Wings, nevertheless it additionally has tilts in opposition to the mighty Minnesota Lynx and the Phoenix Mercury.
Nevertheless, if Diggins continues to play at a excessive stage, the Storm can be a tricky out for almost anyone.