The 2018 WNBA season is officially done thanks to a Finals sweep by the Seattle Storm.
WNBA playoff series are all best-of-five from the first round through the Finals. Somewhat surprisingly, the Seattle Storm only needed three games to put away the Washington Mystics and claim the title of champion for the 2018 season.
The final game was largely decided by perimeter shooting, with the Storm going 13 of 26 from deep. The stretch-bigs proved to be the difference. A four-time NCAA champion at UCONN, the Storm were led by regular season MVP, Breanna Stewart. This is the sixth time that a player has won the regular season MVP award and also gone on the win Finals MVP.
Stewart’s greatness at just 24 years old is impressive. On the other end of the spectrum, her teammate, Sue Bird’s continued excellence at age 37 stands out as well. She is one of the most tenured and respected players in the league.
The Washington Mystics, led by star Elena Della Donne are certainly disappointed by the results, but had a great season.
First and Second Team All-WNBA
Following the championship, the WNBA also released the picks for All-WNBA First and Second team. For anyone following along, the list is not too surprising. The league tweeted out the selections below.
ICYMI: @ESPN unveils the 2018 All #WNBA Teams!
— WNBA (@WNBA) September 14, 2018
First Team:@ECambage@De11eDonne@TipHayes3@BreannaStewart@DianaTaurasi
Second Team:@SkyDigg4@BrittneyGriner@MooreMaya@Candace_Parker@Sloot22#WatchMeWork pic.twitter.com/sBtozJsaqK
Congratulations to Finals standouts and First-Team selections, Breanna Stewart and Elena Della Donne as well as everyone else selected. It was another great season.
Now the wait is on for NCAA and NBA basketball. NBA preseason action starts September 28th, so it will be here before you know it! OKC Thunder All-Star Russell Westbrook has already been declared out for the preseason with arthroscopic knee surgery, so basketball news continues.
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