2007 Seattle Storm season

The 2007 WNBA season was the eighth for the Seattle Storm. The Storm struggled through the season, but they were able to reach the playoffs, falling in the first round to eventual champion, Phoenix Mercury.

2007 Seattle Storm season
CoachAnne Donovan
ArenaKeyArena
Attendance7,974 per game
Results
Record17–17 (.500)
Place4th (Western)
Playoff finishLost First Round (2-0) to Phoenix Mercury
Team Leaders
PointsLauren Jackson 23.8 ppg
ReboundsLauren Jackson 9.7 rpg
AssistsSue Bird 6.2 apg

Offseason

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Dispersal Draft

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Based on the Storm's 2006 record, they would pick 7th in the Charlotte Sting dispersal draft. The Storm picked Tye'sha Fluker.

WNBA draft

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Round Pick Player Nationality School/Club Team
1 7 Katie Gearlds   United States Purdue
3 33 Brandie Hoskins   United States Ohio State

Regular season

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Season standings

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Western Conference W L PCT GB Home Road Conf.
Phoenix Mercury x 23 11 .676 12–5 11–6 17–5
San Antonio Silver Stars x 20 14 .588 3.0 9–8 11–6 13–9
Sacramento Monarchs x 19 15 .559 4.0 12–5 7–10 12–10
Seattle Storm x 17 17 .500 6.0 12–5 5–12 11–11
Houston Comets o 13 21 .382 10.0 7–10 6–11 10–12
Minnesota Lynx o 10 24 .294 13.0 7–10 3–14 8–14
Los Angeles Sparks o 10 24 .294 13.0 5–12 5–12 6–16

Season schedule

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Date Opponent Score Result Record
May 19 Houston 82-69 Win 1-0
May 23 Phoenix 100-87 Win 2-0
May 25 @ San Antonio 71-82 Loss 2-1
June 2 San Antonio 68-78 Loss 2-2
June 7 @ Sacramento 72-81 Loss 2-3
June 9 Minnesota 90-76 Win 3-3
June 12 @ Chicago 81-69 Win 4-3
June 13 @ Indiana 62-90 Loss 4-4
June 15 Houston 84-71 Win 5-4
June 20 Detroit 71-87 Loss 5-5
June 22 @ Minnesota 76-78 Loss 5-6
June 24 @ Los Angeles 83-71 Win 6-6
June 26 Chicago 94-76 Win 7-6
June 28 @ Houston 76-81 Loss 7-7
July 1 New York 84-53 Win 8-7
July 3 Los Angeles 90-71 Win 9-7
July 6 @ Houston 71-55 Win 10-7
July 7 @ San Antonio 73-80 Loss 10-8
July 10 @ Los Angeles 82-47 Win 11-8
July 11 Connecticut 63-76 Loss 11-9
July 17 @ Phoenix 79-89 Loss 11-10
July 20 @ Connecticut 58-76 Loss 11-11
July 22 @ New York 77-75 Win 12-11
July 24 @ Washington 96-97 (OT) Loss 12-12
July 27 Indiana 89-75 Win 13-12
July 29 San Antonio 88-92 Loss 13-13
July 31 Sacramento 74-78 Loss 13-14
August 3 @ Sacramento 76-82 Loss 13-15
August 4 Phoenix 111-101 Win 14-15
August 7 @ Minnesota 74-95 Loss 14-16
August 9 @ Detroit 70-97 Loss 14-17
August 11 Washington 91-68 Win 15-17
August 14 Minnesota 81-67 Win 16-17
August 17 Los Angeles 97-77 Win 17-17

Playoffs

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Game Date Opponent Score Result Record
Western Conference Semifinals
1 August 24 Phoenix 84-101 Loss 0-1
2 August 26 @ Phoenix 89-95 Loss 0-2

Player stats

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Player GP REB AST STL BLK PTS
Lauren Jackson 31 300 40 31 63 739
Betty Lennox 34 160 92 36 5 454
Iziane Castro Marques 34 96 95 35 4 419
Sue Bird 29 57 143 43 8 303
Janell Burse 29 154 22 13 28 256
Wendy Palmer 34 145 17 15 7 156
Tanisha Wright 34 43 69 31 2 139
Katie Gearlds 33 53 24 12 6 132
Shyra Ely 29 39 11 8 1 65
Ashley Robinson 33 100 14 16 25 48
Doneeka Lewis 6 2 6 1 0 10
Astou Ndiaye-Diatta 4 7 0 1 1 10
Shona Thorburn 2 1 0 0 0 2
Tye'sha Fluker 9 7 0 0 1 1

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "2007 Seattle Storm Stats".
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