Loyd ties record, scores 37; Storm top Mercury to get bye

— Jewell Loyd tied a WNBA record with 22 points in the first quarter and finished with a career-high 37 to help the Seattle Storm secure a first-round bye in the WNBA playoffs with a 94-85 win over the Phoenix Mercury on Friday night.
Sep 18, 2021, 11:45 am - AP

Probabilities & Game Flow

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According to ESPN Analytics

Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Brittney Griner misses 15-foot jumper
  • Jewell Loyd makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kia Nurse makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Jewell Loyd makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ezi Magbegor assists)
  • Shey Peddy makes 24-foot three point jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Mercedes Russell makes driving layup (Jewell Loyd assists)
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 6-foot jump bank shot (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jewell Loyd makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Shey Peddy misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jewell Loyd misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jewell Loyd makes 23-foot three point jumper (Mercedes Russell assists)
  • Kia Nurse misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jewell Loyd makes driving layup (Sue Bird assists)
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jewell Loyd makes 20-foot two point shot (Sue Bird assists)
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Jewell Loyd makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Sue Bird misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jewell Loyd makes two point shot (Katie Lou Samuelson assists)
  • Kia Nurse makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shey Peddy assists)
  • Jewell Loyd makes 26-foot step back jumpshot (Sue Bird assists)
  • Shey Peddy makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brianna Turner assists)
  • Ezi Magbegor misses driving layup
  • Sophie Cunningham misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
  • Mercedes Russell makes 5-foot two point shot (Stephanie Talbot assists)
  • Brittney Griner misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Brianna Turner makes tip shot
  • Mercedes Russell makes 10-foot two point shot (Sue Bird assists)
  • Brianna Turner makes 4-foot two point shot (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
  • Shey Peddy misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Sue Bird makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)
  • Shey Peddy makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Ezi Magbegor makes layup (Jewell Loyd assists)
  • Sophie Cunningham misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner makes 6-foot jumper
  • Kennedy Burke misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Sophie Cunningham makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Sophie Cunningham makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jordin Canada misses 36-foot three point jumper
  • Epiphanny Prince makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Kia Vaughn makes 9-foot jumper (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Mercedes Russell makes 12-foot two point shot
  • Shey Peddy makes technical free throw
  • Kia Nurse misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Kia Nurse makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kia Nurse makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Mercedes Russell makes 7-foot two point shot (Stephanie Talbot assists)
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith makes 23-foot three point jumper (Shey Peddy assists)
  • Stephanie Talbot makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ezi Magbegor assists)
  • Kia Vaughn misses 19-foot jumper
  • Brittney Griner misses two point shot
  • Stephanie Talbot makes 5-foot two point shot (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Ezi Magbegor misses layup
  • Brittney Griner makes layup (Shey Peddy assists)
  • Brittney Griner makes alley oop layup (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
  • Epiphanny Prince makes driving layup (Mercedes Russell assists)
  • Kia Nurse misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner makes 1-foot dunk
  • Jewell Loyd misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Epiphanny Prince makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ezi Magbegor assists)
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Stephanie Talbot makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)
  • Brittney Griner misses 21-foot jumper
  • Kia Nurse misses 18-foot jumper
  • Brittney Griner misses 7-foot two point shot
  • Brittney Griner makes tip shot
  • Jewell Loyd makes 8-foot two point shot (Stephanie Talbot assists)
  • Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Shey Peddy makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Shey Peddy makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jewell Loyd misses 19-foot jumper
  • Brianna Turner misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Sue Bird misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Mercedes Russell makes 5-foot two point shot
  • Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 3
  • Jewell Loyd makes free throw 2 of 3
  • Jewell Loyd makes free throw 3 of 3
  • Kia Nurse misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Shey Peddy misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Jewell Loyd misses driving layup
  • Brittney Griner makes 5-foot two point shot (Kia Nurse assists)
  • Brittney Griner misses 11-foot two point shot
  • Katie Lou Samuelson makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Mercedes Russell assists)
  • Brianna Turner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brianna Turner misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Ezi Magbegor makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sue Bird assists)
  • Sue Bird misses 20-foot jumper
  • Kia Nurse misses layup
  • Brianna Turner misses tip shot
  • Ezi Magbegor misses finger roll layup
  • Jewell Loyd misses 4-foot two point shot
  • Sue Bird misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kia Vaughn makes 10-foot jumper (Sophie Cunningham assists)
  • Katie Lou Samuelson makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Sophie Cunningham makes 24-foot three point jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
  • Katie Lou Samuelson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ezi Magbegor assists)
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Ezi Magbegor makes driving layup (Sue Bird assists)
  • Ezi Magbegor misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Kia Vaughn makes 11-foot jumper (Megan Walker assists)
  • Jewell Loyd misses 20-foot jumper
  • Mercedes Russell misses tip shot
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Sue Bird misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Mercedes Russell makes 6-foot two point shot (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Sophie Cunningham makes 12-foot two point shot (Megan Walker assists)
  • Ezi Magbegor makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Ezi Magbegor makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Stephanie Talbot misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Shey Peddy misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Shey Peddy misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
  • Kia Vaughn makes 19-foot jumper (Brianna Turner assists)
  • Jordin Canada makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jordin Canada makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Brianna Turner misses layup
  • Ezi Magbegor makes driving layup
  • Ezi Magbegor makes driving layup (Stephanie Talbot assists)
  • Ezi Magbegor makes driving layup
  • Shey Peddy misses driving floating jump shot
  • Ezi Magbegor misses 16-foot jumper
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Brittney Griner makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jordin Canada misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Jewell Loyd misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith makes technical free throw
  • Kia Nurse makes 23-foot three point jumper (Skylar Diggins-Smith assists)
  • Mercedes Russell misses 17-foot jumper
  • Brittney Griner makes 4-foot jump bank shot (Brianna Turner assists)
  • Kia Nurse misses 22-foot jumper
  • Jewell Loyd misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Jordin Canada misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Brianna Turner makes 6-foot layup (Brittney Griner assists)
  • Jewell Loyd makes 8-foot two point shot (Sue Bird assists)
  • Shey Peddy makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Sue Bird misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner makes 7-foot two point shot
  • Jewell Loyd misses 19-foot jumper
  • Kia Nurse makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Kia Nurse makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Jewell Loyd makes layup (Stephanie Talbot assists)
  • Kia Nurse misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Shey Peddy makes tip shot
  • Shey Peddy makes two point shot
  • Jewell Loyd misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Brittney Griner makes 6-foot two point shot (Shey Peddy assists)
  • Jewell Loyd makes driving layup
  • Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Kia Nurse misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Jewell Loyd makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Skylar Diggins-Smith misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Kia Nurse misses 27-foot three point jumper
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