Flau’jae Johnson scores 20 points and the Storm beat the short-handed Tempo 90-78
SEATTLE (AP) - Flau'jae Johnson scored 20 points, Dominique Malonga continued 18 and the Seattle Storm beat the short-handed Toronto Tempo 90-78 on Wednesday night.
SEATTLE (AP) – Flau'jae Johnson scored 20 points, Dominique Malonga continued 18 and the Seattle Storm beat the short-handed Toronto Tempo 90-78 on Wednesday night.
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Key points
- Seattle closed the third quarter on an 11-4 run to take a 64-61 lead and opened the fourth with a 9-2 spurt for a 10-point advantage.
- Rookie Kiki Rice scored a season-high 24 points for Toronto (11-27).
- Toronto was without its top three scorers in Marina Mabrey (adductor), Brittney Sykes (foot) and Nyara Sabally (calf).
- Jade Melbourne had 16 points and seven assists for Seattle (8-31).
Jade Melbourne had 16 points and seven assists for Seattle (8-31). It had lost 14 of its last 15 games. Awa Fam and Zia Cooke each scored 10 points.
Rookie Kiki Rice scored a season-high 24 points for Toronto (11-27). Isabelle Harrison had 17 points and 14 rebounds.
For now, flau'jae Johnson scores 20 points and the Storm beat the short-handed Tempo remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.
