This was a welcome relief after the previous road trip. LJ comes back and the whole team picks itself up. Let's just hope it is a sign of things to come.
Poor LJ, she looked like she was going to vomit everytime she stood at the free throw line in the first half. Betty was VINTAGE B-Money. Sue played like she did her first year with the team, fearless.
I really like the look of Ashley in the starting lineup. For the season Jackson/Robinson is +87 and Jackson/Burse is only +41. Bird/Robinson is +55 while Bird/Burse is only +11. Lennox/Robinson is +53 while Lennox/Burse is only +13. Only Izi has solid numbers with both (Burse: +45, Robinson: +43). The whole starting lineup with Ashley is +83 while it is only +64 with Burse, and that is ALL defense folks. 19 points better defensively matters a lot to a team that lost a slew of close games this year.
When JB is healthy she is a good defender/rebounder and a far superior scorer than Ashley. Unfortunately I don't think JB has been healthy for the past two seasons.
Most Effective Shooters
| Player | Floor % | Eff FG% |
| Tanisha Wright | 100% | 0% |
| Betty Lennox | 73% | 67% |
| Katie Gearlds | 58% | 71% |
| Sue Bird | 55% | 77% |
| Lauren Jackson | 50% | 45% |
Best Ratings
| Player | Off Rating | Indiv. Rating |
| Tanisha Wright | 225.0 | 200.0 |
| Betty Lennox | 151.54 | 139.51 |
| Katie Gearlds | 145.32 | 133.77 |
| Doneeka Lewis | 139.40 | 128.15 |
| Sue Bird | 131.40 | 128.04 |
| Lauren Jackson | 117.48 | 101.95 |
Best Plus/Minus
Sue Bird: +34
Lauren Jackson: +33
Ashley Robinson: +27
Iziane Castro Marques: +27
Betty Lennox: +20
Most Effective Lineup
Bird-Lennox-Castro-Jackson-Robinson: +34
How important is the bench? Well the starters dominated this game, but notice that Wright and Lewis show up in the ratings area...Tanisha played 17 minutes without taking a shot but had two rebounds, two assists and NO turnovers, while Doneeka played 5 minutes with 1-2 shooting, 2 assists, 2 points and NO turnovers. The Storm did not lose ground when the backcourt was resting and I absolutely LOVED that AD ran every play at the end of the game for Katie Gearlds. She was the only scorer out there and they ran the offense off of her.
Tonight is another chance to push towards .500 and repay a team that beat the Storm when they were down.
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