STORMY SKY Breanna Stewart jumps for the tip off against the Chicago Sky
Seattle Storm forward Breanna Stewart bent her knees She raised the basketball above her head and jumped releasing the ball Swish It sailed through the net for two points The score brought Seattle to within three points of the Chicago Sky 71 68 It was September 3 the final game of the 2017 regular season for the Storm They had lost the previous three games in a row This was the last chance to end their losing streak before the playoffs began Chicago led by six points with about five minutes left in the game Suddenly Jewell Loyd threw a pass to Stewart near the basket
YOUTH GUL Stewart sank a layup Every time Seattle closed the gap in the score Chicago pulled ahead again But Stewart kept fighting She was full of energy and confidence at both ends of the court Stewart made a long shot with less than two minutes Stewart keeps the ball away from a Sky player on the game clock It finally gave Seattle the lead 81 80 But Chicago had plenty of time to take the lead back The Storm played tough defense Chicago's Cappie Pondexter jumped to take a shot Stewart stretched her long arm and swatted the ball away from the basket Stewart sank two free throws in the final seconds to secure the win for Seattle 85 80 She led all players in
the game with 29 points The Storm celebrated the end of their losing streak but they couldn't start a winning streak They lost a few days later in the playoffs The loss marked the end of Stewart's second year in the Women's National Basketball Association WNBA Losing in the playoffs hurt but she had blossomed into a superstar during the season The Storm had a bright future Stewart made almost 80 percent of her free throws in 2017
