LAS VEGAS — The Seattle Storm were on the road and down a starter to injury as they began the WNBA semifinals Sunday at No. 1 seed Las Vegas.
But the Storm's other four usual starters — all past No. 1 draft picks — did what they have made great careers of doing best.
And Seattle struck first with a 76-73 victory in Game 1 at a sold-out Michelob Ultra Arena. Guard Jewell Loyd and forward Breanna Stewart, back-to-back top picks by the Storm in 2015 and 2016, had 26 and 24 points, respectively.
Both are among the most unstoppable clutch scorers in the league, and they came through again and again Sunday for Seattle. Guard Sue Bird, the team's top selection in 2002, had 12 assists and no turnovers.
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