Storm end franchise-record skid behind Flau'jae Johnson's career night
Johnson scored a career-high 28 points and Dominique Malonga added 20 as Seattle ended an 11-game losing streak.
- On Thursday, the Seattle Storm ended an 11-game losing streak with a 99-88 victory over the New York Liberty, led by Flau'jae Johnson's career-high 28 points on 11-for-23 shooting.
- Dominique Malonga became the youngest player in WNBA history to reach 500 career points, contributing 20 points and 10 rebounds for her second straight double-double in the victory.
- Jonquel Jones led the Liberty with 26 points and Leonie Fiebich added 19, though New York rallied to cut a 16-point deficit to eight points with three minutes remaining.
- Following the defeat, the Liberty travel to San Francisco on Sunday at 7 p.m. EDT to face the Golden State Valkyries in their next matchup.
- Golden State enters with a 9-3 home record this season, while the Liberty hold a 6-3 road record, setting up a battle between strong home and away performers.
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Golden State hosts New York after Jones' 26-point performance
New York visits the Golden State Valkyries after Jonquel Jones scored 26 points in the Liberty's 99-88 loss to the Seattle Storm. Sunday's game is the second meeting of the season between the two teams. The Valkyries won the last…
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Storm end franchise-record skid behind Flau'jae Johnson's career night
Rookie Flau'jae Johnson scored a career-high 28 points and Dominique Malonga added 20 points and 10 rebounds as the Seattle Storm snapped a franchise-record 11-game losing streak with a 99-88 victory against the visiting New York Liberty on Thursday night.
Seattle Storm snap 11-game losing streak with a 99-88 victory over the New York Liberty
Flau’jae Johnson scored a career-high 28 points, Dominique Malonga became the youngest player in WNBA history to reach 500 career points, and the Seattle Storm snapped an 11-game skid with a 99-88 victory over the New York Liberty on Thursday night
The WNBA meeting ended with Seattle Storm's 99-88 victory against New York Liberty in a high-paced duel, with alternations and a final stage in which the local group ended up imposing its greatest offensive success and its ability to execute at decisive moments. Beyond the scoreboard, the match left a very clear reading in Spanish key: the upward progression of Awa Fam, increasingly settled in the Seattle rotation, and the contribution of Raquel…
WNBA – The Storm, carried by Flau的jae Johnson and Dominique Malonga, mastered Liberty and regained the taste for victory (99-88). After his victory over the Aces, the Liberty was able to follow by finishing a Storm team on a series of eleven consecutive defeats before this match. The New York franchise thus approached this duel in a favourite position despite the absences of Breanna Stewart and Satou Sabally. If Jonquel Jones (26 points, 8 rebou…
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