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00:00.
00:44It's the WNBA on 2K Sports.
00:47Welcome in, everybody.
00:48It's the Seattle Storm with Brian Banefitemi and Tim Swartz.
00:53I'm Blake Suniga, and we're thrilled to have you with us.
00:57And tonight, we have a pair of teams that highlight the value of strong teamwork.
01:02You've got to love it.
01:02Well, no doubt.
01:03Yeah, they're two of the best passing teams in the league.
01:06The chemistry on both sides is pretty obvious.
01:08And they're also two of the smartest teams.
01:11We're not going to see a lot of wasted possessions or careless turnovers here tonight.
01:15She can time her passes so perfectly.
01:18What an assist.
01:19Pass to Horsten.
01:22Screen by Magmagor.
01:23Down low.
01:25Well-timed pass and goes straight to the bucket for the layup.
01:29When you defend the pick-and-roll, if Magmagor is the screener, it is really tough to contain.
01:35Here's Pow Pow.
01:37Morrell.
01:38Horsten defending.
01:39Oh.
01:40And a three ball is good.
01:42I mean, that shot just becomes effortless for her when the defense is so relaxed like that.
01:51Now Heideman.
01:52Malanga sets a screen.
01:59Pass to Magmagor.
02:01And good.
02:03Coming up the assist by Malanga.
02:04I like how Magmagor picks her spots on offense, knows when to look to score inside.
02:11To the right side.
02:14Out to the right wing.
02:18To the middle.
02:20Seattle.
02:20Weighs it up and banks it in.
02:22That pass led her so perfectly, she didn't even have to break stride.
02:28One of the blockbuster trades in recent WNBA history.
02:31Seattle trading Jewel Lloyd away in a three-team deal.
02:35Yeah, Jewel going to Los Angeles after ten seasons and five all-star appearances with the Storm.
02:40Seattle ends up with the second pick in the 2025 draft and a 2026 first as well.
02:46Oh, that's a great haul if you ask me.
02:48And that one's good.
02:50Four straight makes out of the gate.
02:51That's just a nice start.
02:53Now about two minutes gone by in the first quarter.
02:59Here's Heideman.
03:01Hole defending.
03:02Puts up the three.
03:03They get it back.
03:05Pass to Heideman.
03:08Here's Magmagor.
03:09And finally they hit one.
03:11Playing with enthusiasm.
03:14Hezi Magmagor.
03:15Big second-chance bucket.
03:19Hole up top.
03:23And it's in.
03:26Good ball movement.
03:27She put that pass in the ideal spot and I can guarantee you her teammate appreciated it.
03:34Here's Heideman.
03:35Pass to Horsten.
03:38Malongas, that's a screen.
03:41For the basket.
03:43Her second of two attempts.
03:45An example of some fine interior passing before that basket.
03:52Here's Burrell.
03:54Horsten defending.
03:56And here's Pow Pow.
03:57Pass to Hole.
03:59Let's go with a three.
04:00The shot is good on the assist by Pow Pow.
04:03Wow.
04:03A textbook key to Hole who was all set up, ready to shoot.
04:10Here's Heideman.
04:12Now Brown.
04:17Here's Horsten.
04:18Looking for first basket still in this one.
04:21Shot clock at three.
04:23Goes back up.
04:24It's hold in by Burrell.
04:28To the paint.
04:31Up and in on the layup.
04:33They wasted no time settling into their offense.
04:35Yeah, they're locked in right now.
04:38Really making the most out of their possessions.
04:41I love the game plan from this coach early.
04:43Now here's McAvoy.
04:45She has six.
04:47From 12 feet out.
04:49Heideman.
04:50It's good.
04:52You simply cannot say enough about the quarter she's having.
04:57I mean, every one of her attempts has gone down.
05:01Pass to Burrell.
05:05And the ball out of play.
05:07The Storm will have it.
05:08The ball goes to Siemens.
05:10Both teams deciding to change it up.
05:24Seattle trailing here.
05:29And here's Heideman.
05:30Pass to Magvigor.
05:33Terrific work to get in the shooter's face.
05:35And then go straight to the boards for the rebound.
05:39Bucket is good.
05:40That's a heads-up play right there, guys.
05:42Not just on the assist, but also on the finish.
05:48Yes, Katie Lu on the wing.
05:50Nailed from three-point land.
05:52One of the purest strokes in the game.
05:54Samuelson, a feared player from beyond the arc.
06:01And the ball out of play.
06:02The Storm will have it.
06:06And the Storm making a change here.
06:22Now Melbourne.
06:26Here's Cook.
06:28Over to the wing.
06:31Here's Dolson.
06:32Get it, get it, get it, get it!
06:35Here's Kubai.
06:36One up, one down.
06:38She makes her first shot in this game.
06:40She's got a great read of where that miss was going.
06:44And that enabled her to be the first player to it and get the foot back.
06:49Harrison no good.
06:51Seattle with the ball.
06:53They trail by one.
06:58And here's Melbourne.
06:59No scoring yet from her, but that's likely to change.
07:04Stripped away.
07:07Pass to Johannes.
07:09Yep, that goes.
07:11A nice one-two punch there, guys.
07:14Great defensive play.
07:15Great bucket in transition.
07:17That's how to play aggressive attacking basketball.
07:20And that's matching your defense with your offense.
07:23And a good game so far as we conclude the first quarter.
07:27Up by three.
07:29After this break, we'll be back with the start of the second quarter on 2K Sports.
07:49And so far, it's been a closely contested game as we get the second quarter going.
07:54Really just the start they wanted to this game. Solid offense through one.
07:58Not a lot of stalls for them on the offensive end here.
08:09Now Melbourne.
08:14Samuelson right side.
08:17Offensive rebound.
08:19Here's Dolson.
08:21Laid in with a nice touch off the glass.
08:23Another reason you want Dolson on your team.
08:26She can turn a missed basket into points.
08:29Tremendous effort on the boards.
08:31Hey, when we talk about the stretch 5, Stephanie Dolson really fits the bill, guys.
08:37Oh, absolutely.
08:38I mean, she's 6'5", so defensively she is a stout rim protector.
08:43And then shooting it, she's a career 40% shooter from deep.
08:47And has had multiple seasons shooting the ball over 46% from three-point land.
08:53Incredible.
08:56Harrison.
08:57Guarded by Dolson.
08:58And a shot goes in.
09:00She was one step ahead of the D in making that pass.
09:03Nice assist.
09:06Pass to Cook.
09:08Here's Kubai.
09:11Dolson.
09:13Over Harrison.
09:16That one falls.
09:17Her second basket of the game.
09:19She is now 2 for 3.
09:21Scoring inside, it's about a lot of things.
09:23To me, touch is most important.
09:25And Dolson knows how to get the ball in the hoop.
09:29And she banks in the layup.
09:31That's what I call pretty passive.
09:33Timely recognition as to where the open teammate was.
09:40Sanderson outside.
09:42That's the 3-5.
09:44They get it again.
09:515 to shoot.
09:53Here's Dolson.
09:55And the layup is good.
09:57She's really getting involved in the offense here after being held without a single point in the first quarter.
10:23And we're about 2 minutes into the second quarter here.
10:28Here's Pow Pow.
10:30And she makes that one.
10:32Very high quality shot.
10:34Can't get enough of those.
10:38Brown with it.
10:40He hasn't scored yet.
10:41That, I'm sure, will change.
10:43Samuelson.
10:45And the 3 off target.
10:46You know, it's not been the best quarter for her as far as scoring.
10:50We'll see if she can get back on track.
10:52That one goes in.
10:54Not much resistance on the inside.
10:56That's their 5th consecutive make in the paint.
11:01Those looks they're allowing are almost automatic.
11:04In fact, I'll just say it.
11:05They are automatic.
11:08The 3-ball.
11:10Buries it from 3-point range.
11:12She's certainly heating up from outside.
11:15And that's now her 3rd 3-ball for the game.
11:192nd this quarter.
11:20Watch out.
11:23Seattle leading.
11:27Inside.
11:29Dolson.
11:30Shots good.
11:31Good pass work.
11:32The assist was right on target.
11:38And in this 2nd quarter, a little under 3 1⁄2 minutes played already.
11:42Boy, did they ever make a mess out of that one.
11:45A terrible turnover.
11:54And here's the storm now.
11:58Now a timeout called by Seattle.
12:11Baseball.
12:11Get in place!
12:12You've got big run of applause for you!
12:14,
12:14Dance the video.
12:15The airtime the drill.
12:16Dance it!
12:32Here in the second quarter
12:33Just under three and a half minutes played
12:36Here's Brown
12:40Pass to Magbagor
12:41Another shot
12:42That shot is off
12:44Comes up empty for the second time this game
12:47Four for six
12:52Pow pow
12:53Defended by Magbagor
12:55Pow pow can't get it to go
12:57Nearly got a finger to that shot
12:59In the block attempt
13:00It was just as effective as a block
13:03Made her completely
13:05Change her release point
13:07And caused a miss
13:08A nice shot by Magbagor
13:11What a passing display she's putting on
13:13She is spoiling us today
13:15Just another incredible assist
13:18For the highlight reel
13:19And the reel is getting quite long
13:21And the shot goes down
13:24And she's having a quarter
13:26Converting at a high percentage
13:34Pass to Magbagor
13:38It's in
13:39Basket number six for her thus far
13:41She has missed only two shots from the floor
13:44And this is how effective Magbagor can be
13:47All about getting into a rhythm
13:48And when you watch Ezzie Magbagor
13:51Her defense is what stands out to me fellas
13:53A perennial all defensive team member
13:56Ezzie is long at six foot four
13:58And defends with effort
13:59Don't you dare sleep on her offense though
14:02It continues to get better with each year
14:05And two free throws coming up
14:07As she misses that one
14:09Drawing the whistle
14:10On a lot of contact there
14:11I really like it when Ezzie
14:13Is aggressive inside
14:14Challenging the defense
14:16Two shots
14:28And the first one drops
14:30You look at someone
14:31Like Ezzie Magbagor
14:33A modern big length defensively
14:35Can hit jumpers
14:36Just so talented
14:40Doesn't get the second
14:46Malunga covering
14:47That's the Burrell
14:51Goes right through
14:52For bucket number three
14:54She's a perfect
14:55Three for three
14:57And they have a chance to go
14:58Two for one here
14:59Let's see how they play the clock
15:02Malunga outside
15:04Now Magbagor
15:08Here's Horsten
15:10Yes and it's Magbagor
15:12Who gets the assist
15:13It seems that
15:14Every pass they make
15:16Is leading to a score here
15:17Just phenomenal ball movement
15:19Everyone's looking for the best shot
15:20And it's paid off
15:21During this run
15:23Pass to PowPow
15:26Now here's Juhasz
15:29The three pointer
15:30No good
15:34Now here's Horsten
15:36Here's Heidemann
15:38Ah no good
15:39On the last second attempt there
15:41So we conclude the first half
15:43Storm out in front
15:44Up six
15:45And don't go away
15:47After the break
15:48We'll see you right back here
15:49For the start of quarter number three
16:18Will be
16:44And it's been a back and forth game with no ground given through the first half.
16:49Third quarter getting started here.
16:51And what a performance we're seeing out there by Magmagor.
16:55Her rebounding, particularly the offensive rebounding, was superb in the first half.
17:00She was really battling hard inside.
17:02And that allowed them to get several shots on the same possession multiple times.
17:07I mean, her work on the offensive blast has been invaluable.
17:15Start of the third quarter here after a closely contested first half.
17:22Here's Horstin.
17:24Pass to Heidemann.
17:27Let's it go from deep.
17:29Rebound by Ullass.
17:31She can't get anything to drop.
17:34And the way she's going, it's probably not something she can try to shoot her way out of.
17:38And I'm sure her teammates would agree with that.
17:41You know, the last thing they want to see her do it is shooting it more.
17:45To the inside.
17:47Magmagor.
17:47It falls for her seventh bucket of the contest.
17:50She's seven for nine today.
17:52She is feeling it.
17:53Shooting a terrific percentage from the field.
17:57That's good by Burrell.
17:59A wide open three.
18:01They need much better communication defensively.
18:04Seattle leading.
18:09Inside.
18:10Magmagor.
18:11In it goes for the eighth time in ten attempts.
18:15They continue to get it inside.
18:17The defense struggling to just contain them.
18:19And look, when you make five in a row from in tight like they have,
18:23it also just takes pressure off your perimeter, guys.
18:25Great point.
18:30Foul called that time on the way up.
18:32And that will give her two chances at the free throw line.
18:34First team foul.
18:48And she makes the first.
19:03Both good at the line.
19:12Third quarter of basketball.
19:14We're about one and a half minutes in.
19:19Pass to Malanga.
19:20And here's Horstin.
19:23Five on the clock.
19:24To the paint.
19:25Heideman.
19:26Hole defending.
19:27And the shot goes in.
19:29Their second half has started well.
19:31They've been good on three of their first four attempts.
19:33I like to see that.
19:37Here's Pau Pau.
19:40That one is good again.
19:42She is six for eight from the floor with that basket.
19:45Look, I'm not sure who was supposed to pick her up,
19:47but someone's going to get an earful from the coach
19:50for leaving her that wide open.
19:52Time called here.
19:53The Storm decide to talk it over.
20:01And here's Matt.
20:02And here's Matt.
20:02And here's Matt.
20:02And here's Matt.
20:24And here's Maglagor.
20:2617 points in the game.
20:28Chalk up two right there.
20:30Wow.
20:31I mean, come on.
20:32That's ten straight points in the paint.
20:34The defense, it's just nowhere to be found.
20:37They have to start committing more bodies down low.
20:40Down low.
20:41Oh, yes, she did.
20:43Five up.
20:44Five down for her so far.
20:47Off to a hot start this half.
20:48That's four straight big buckets.
20:54Here's Heideman.
20:55Hole defending.
20:56Brown.
20:57The three-pointer off the mark.
21:03Here's Pau Pau.
21:05And it's all evened up.
21:06Five straight now.
21:07Coming out of halftime.
21:08Rolling.
21:12Now Heideman.
21:18Pass to Malanga.
21:20Maglagor.
21:22No good from outside.
21:27Defended by Maglagor.
21:32Over to the left wing.
21:37Pau Pau on the wing.
21:38Malanga covering.
21:40So she gets the whistle.
21:42Contact on the way up.
21:43Two shots.
21:44Next.
21:45Well, the defense looking to protect the rim at all costs there.
21:49Something you struggled with in your career, Tim.
21:52But definitely saved the layup with that foul.
21:54She's going to have to earn him at the line.
22:01And the storm making a change here.
22:14And that one falls and that puts them up.
22:17It's a one-point game now.
22:31He's perfect from the line this time.
22:35Just over three and a half minutes through the third quarter of play now.
22:42It's Melbourne.
22:43Makes it off the glass.
22:45They own the paint right now.
22:46Ten straight coming from the inside.
22:48They are constantly finding lanes to the hoop.
22:51Getting great looks in tight.
22:57Malanga covering.
22:59Here's Burrell.
23:01Tries again.
23:03And that's two points on the layup.
23:04Yeah, you know how a lot of people talk about flipping the switch.
23:08Well, her switch has definitely been flipped to on in this quarter, guys.
23:13I mean, just dominant scoring.
23:18Back to Magma Gore.
23:20Soft touch off the glass.
23:27Man, these guys have had some good motion on offense.
23:30Nice assists.
23:31When everybody's involved offensively, it's in a way helping you defensively, too.
23:37Count it.
23:38Nice pass.
23:39She got that ball right into her teammate's shooting pocket.
23:43And it yielded great results.
23:47Pass to Brown.
23:49For three.
23:51A shot off that time.
23:55To the middle.
23:57It's stolen away.
24:02Here's Melbourne.
24:03Guarded by Juhas.
24:05Now here's Brown.
24:07Trains the three-pointer.
24:09You just can't let Brown get her feet set.
24:12Shoot comfortably off the path.
24:13She will bury those all night.
24:16Here's Bell.
24:18Misses in close.
24:19What appeared to be an easy two points just went straight out the window.
24:27Brown with it.
24:29The offensive rebound.
24:32Malunga shot is off.
24:37Now here's Juhas.
24:39Malunga covering.
24:40Inside.
24:42It's good for the seventh time this game.
24:45And she shot seven and made seven.
24:48I think that's 100%.
24:51I think that's 100%.
24:54Four seconds left.
24:58The putback.
24:59And as we finish the third quarter, it's still close.
25:02Both teams trading buckets.
25:04It's the storm.
25:05They lead by one.
25:07We'll be right back to the action when we return.
25:29And thanks for joining us again as the fourth quarter of play is set to get rolling.
25:33It's been a close battle to this point.
25:44Now here's Pau Pau.
25:47One, three, three, three.
25:49One, three, three, two, two, three.
25:50To the paint.
25:50Here's Harrison.
25:52And stolen by Dolson.
25:58Nice pass.
25:59Led him to the rack perfectly for the layup.
26:01That's deflating for a team.
26:03Coughing the ball up.
26:04Then having it turn into immediate points at the other end.
26:08Yeah, that just feels like giving up two buckets.
26:11And the layup's good.
26:13Off the glass.
26:15Terrific assist.
26:16That was a diamond from Miller.
26:19Seattle in the lead.
26:22Pass to Melbourne.
26:23To the inside.
26:25And it's Kubai missing.
26:27Those chances, usually they're two points for her.
26:30To be, I guess, just enough to bother her.
26:33And here's Bell.
26:40Six to shoot.
26:42Now Pau Pau.
26:44Gets it to go for bucket number eight.
26:46He's taken just ten shots.
26:51Samuelson outside.
26:55Dolson.
26:56He falls for the sixth time and seven tries this contest.
27:00That's an 86% accuracy mark.
27:06Pass to Pau Pau.
27:1320 feet out.
27:15And it's Seattle with the rebound.
27:21Here's Heideman.
27:22Here's Dolson.
27:25And it's going to be out of bounds.
27:27The Storm will get the ball here.
27:29So, both teams making some changes here.
27:43Last quarter of play.
27:44About two minutes in now.
27:46From about 19 feet.
27:48And again, it's the Storm missing.
27:51Not our best game.
27:52But they're getting it done collectively.
27:55Shoots a three.
27:56Shot's good by Bell.
27:58The hot shooting continues.
28:00Along with the lack of defense, neither team expending much energy when it's meant to protect the basket.
28:06Yeah, Brian.
28:06We need to see better effort.
28:10Pass to Dolson.
28:13Heideman.
28:17Clock at four.
28:18Now, Melbourne.
28:20Launches it.
28:21The shot will not fall.
28:24For those joining us, fourth quarter here.
28:26And we're just over two and a half minutes into it.
28:33So, the whistle blows on the shot.
28:35Two free throws for the contact there.
28:38Stephanie Dolson picks one up.
28:48And the first one at the line is good.
28:51So, both teams changing it up here.
29:01Both shots good from the strike.
29:04They're drawing more whistles and working their way to the line here in the second half.
29:07And that's the right thing to do with the lead.
29:09You want to keep going at defenders and find a way to get to the line.
29:13Get those freebies.
29:16Malunga, shot is off.
29:20Pass to Burrell.
29:22Pow, pow.
29:23Field goal number nine.
29:25Nine for 12 with that basket.
29:27And, guys, her consistent shooting, it's helped them take this lead.
29:36Here's Heideman.
29:37Guarded by Pow Pow.
29:39They need this.
29:41And there's the nice layup by Magbibor.
29:44Huge point from Enzi.
29:45She wanted the ball, not scared of the moment.
29:48One team.
30:12Plenty of drama in this one so far.
30:14Well, hopefully, from our standpoint, at least, don't be surprised if it isn't decided until the final buzzer.
30:20We can only hope.
30:22Pass to Pow Pow.
30:23Fires the three.
30:25A fin in.
30:26That's her tenth make in the contest.
30:28And she's only taken 13 shots to get there.
30:34Down low.
30:35Malunga.
30:37Terrific assist and a nice finish.
30:39Just a solid play all around.
30:41And now both of these teams really in a groove here late.
30:45Yeah, and this game was already high scoring, but they've really taken it to another level here down the spread.
30:51Such a treat to watch, Brian.
30:55Pow Pow gets the bucket.
30:56She's had such a steady hand.
30:59And I think, watching this game, she's the one responsible for getting them this lead late.
31:05Yeah, her shooting percentage is unreal right now.
31:09Just so dependable here today.
31:12That assist got a little nod from her teammate after the bucket.
31:18Juhasz.
31:19Forced and defending.
31:23Now here's Pow Pow.
31:25She's guarded closely.
31:27Juhasz can't get it to go.
31:29You know, if the shot's not there for you, sometimes you've just got to recognize, don't shoot.
31:36I'm not quite sure what her mindset was there, but that was not a good shot.
31:44Now here's Hole.
31:45She's covered by Brown.
31:52Here's Juhasz.
31:54And a foul called on the shot.
31:56Got her on the way up that time, so she'll do two.
32:00Well, with her size and power, sometimes not fouling Juhasz can be a challenge.
32:06She doesn't hesitate to get physical.
32:14She doesn't hit the first, and that was one they really wanted.
32:18She's got one more, though.
32:25And she can't get the second one to drop either.
32:28Coming up empty that time.
32:31Pass to Magdegor.
32:35Pulls it from the elbow.
32:37She can't hit that time.
32:39Well, she's a player who, with a wide-open look, will rarely miss.
32:43Here's Pau Pau.
32:45Juhasz.
32:46Defended by Magdegor.
32:48Here's Pau Pau for three.
32:50And the necks from three-point range.
32:52And they are just killing them with the three-point shot here in the second half.
32:57Yeah, and the defense knows it.
32:59They are fully stretched out there trying to stop the three and still haven't been able to do it.
33:04Yeah, I don't know defensively what they can do different at this point.
33:07Now a timeout called by Seattle.
33:10They not only need to draw up a score here, but a quick one.
33:13And once they get that quick strike, there has to be an immediate foul.
33:17Yeah, Brian, they can't waste any time.
33:24Here's Heidemann.
33:26And the Storm miss again.
33:28And so they foul intentionally.
33:31Good team.
33:41Good on the first.
33:43And that makes it a seven-point lead.
33:51Second one is good.
33:52Getting both at the line.
33:53And it's an eight-point ball game.
33:55I think that deficit's too much to overcome.
33:58You nailed it, Tim.
33:59There just isn't enough ticks on the clock.
34:01They get the bus going, get the plane going.
34:04Whatever.
34:04They get it back.
34:06The second chance effort.
34:09No good on that shot.
34:22And so the home crowd created to a win.
34:24A confident win and one where they clearly showed the greater effort.
34:29And they put on a show here at home.
34:30I think they had and felt like they had the edge.
34:34And that extra companies.
34:35And that'll wrap it up.
34:36This is the next 14.
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