16 August 2012
Rusty & Sick, but They Still Get the Win
There were a few moments in tonight's game that showed some rust on the team. Not as many as I expected, honestly, but they were there.
Ann Wauters is still not playing. Tina Thompson wraps up her knee every time she sits down. And the surprise: Sue Bird only played the first quarter. She never came back out after halftime. Turns out she has a stomach bug. (Side note: I can barely function when I'm feeling queasy. I cannot imagine playing basketball with an upset stomach!)
The game was pretty even for the first quarter. Phoenix pulled ahead in the first part of the second, but after two timeouts less than a minute apart, Seattle went on a 8-0 run, got the lead, and never let go. (In her article Jayda Evans mentioned it being a 6-0 run, Ped thought it was a 6-0 run, but I was pretty sure it was 8-0. Play-by-play actually says it was 10-0! But the first 8 were relatively close together -- 5:29-4:02 -- and the last two points came at 2:56. So that's why I thought it was 8. Not sure why Jayda and Ped were confused .... ;) )
Final score 72-58, but that's generous to Phoenix.
Ann Wauters is still not playing. Tina Thompson wraps up her knee every time she sits down. And the surprise: Sue Bird only played the first quarter. She never came back out after halftime. Turns out she has a stomach bug. (Side note: I can barely function when I'm feeling queasy. I cannot imagine playing basketball with an upset stomach!)
The game was pretty even for the first quarter. Phoenix pulled ahead in the first part of the second, but after two timeouts less than a minute apart, Seattle went on a 8-0 run, got the lead, and never let go. (In her article Jayda Evans mentioned it being a 6-0 run, Ped thought it was a 6-0 run, but I was pretty sure it was 8-0. Play-by-play actually says it was 10-0! But the first 8 were relatively close together -- 5:29-4:02 -- and the last two points came at 2:56. So that's why I thought it was 8. Not sure why Jayda and Ped were confused .... ;) )
Final score 72-58, but that's generous to Phoenix.
Labels: Seattle Storm
# posted by mamurd @ 10:52 PM 
