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Storm end regular season with win over Dallas

Seattle Storm's Jewell Loyd, left, Breanna Stewart, second left, Sue Bird and Alysha Clark, right, celebrate as they take a commanding lead in the fourth quarter as New York Liberty's Kia Nurse, second from right, walks past in a WNBA basketball game, Monday, Aug. 6, 2018, in New York. Seattle won 96-80. Photo: Associated Press/Mark Lennihan


SEATTLE (AP) — Breanna Stewart and Crystal Langhorne had 15 points each to help the Seattle Storm beat the Dallas Wings 84-68 in the regular-season finale for both teams Sunday.

Sue Bird sat out the game and Stewart played just 13 minutes in the game that had no effect on the Storm’s No. 1 playoff seed.

Seattle (26-8) closed the season winning eight of the last nine and will begin the playoffs in the semifinals with byes through the first two single-elimination rounds and home-court advantage throughout.

The Storm pulled away in the second quarter with an 18-5 run to lead 41-24. Dallas (15-19) cut it to 61-50 early in the third quarter before Seattle built to its largest lead at 79-54 at the end of the period.

Glory Johnson led the Wings with 16 points. Liz Cambage added 11 points, and Azura Stevens had 10.

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