The Wubble is over and a champion has been crowned. Congratulations to the 2020 WNBA Champion Seattle Storm.
What We Know:
- The Seattle Storm defeated the Las Vegas Aces 92-59 in Tuesday night’s game. Seattle completed their 3-0 sweep with a 33-point win – the largest margin in WNBA Finals history.
- “Sweep” doesn’t even begin to describe how dominant the Storm were during the Finals and throughout these playoffs. Seattle entered the postseason as the 2nd seed and didn’t lose a single game, sweeping their way through the playoffs. In the finals, they beat the Aces by double digits in each of the three games.
- Seattle got two all-time performances in Game 1. Breanna Stewart poured in 37 points, the second-most in Finals history, along with 15 rebounds and 4 blocks. Sue Bird set the WNBA Finals record with 16 assists, further cementing her status as one of the greatest guards in league history. Throughout the series, Seattle also received huge contributions from Jewell Loyd, Natasha Howard, and Alysha Clark.
- Stewart was unanimously named Finals MVP, adding another trophy to her awards case. In just four seasons, she has already won a league MVP, two WNBA championships, and two Finals MVPs. Stewart is only the fifth player in league history to win multiple Finals MVP awards. She is just one year removed from a devastating Achilles tear injury, missing the whole 2019 season. Now she’s the champ and Finals MVP – what a way to come back to the league.
- The Las Vegas Aces had an excellent season in the wubble but came up short. Las Vegas entered the postseason as the top seed in the league and they won both games against Seattle during the regular season. Aces forward A’ja Wilson won regular-season MVP in just her third season. The Aces defeated the Connecticut Sun 3-2 in a close five-game series. Wilson was great throughout the playoffs and veteran forward Angel McCoughtry put in some excellent performances, but it just wasn’t enough in the end to overcome Seattle.
Seattle has now won two championships in three years. This is the franchise’s fourth title (2004, 2010, 2018, 2020), tied for the most in WNBA history. Sue Bird has been the Storm’s starting point guard during each title run.
