The 2016 WNBA season was the 17th season for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association. The season began on May 15 on the road against Los Angeles. The Storm would lose that game 66âÂÂ96, but would rebound in the very next game to defeat Phoenix 81âÂÂ80. The team would then lose two of its next three, including an overtime loss to Washington to finish May 2âÂÂ3. They began June with a stretch of games where they went 1âÂÂ3, only defeating Phoenix over that stretch. In their next four games, they went 1âÂÂ3 again, defeating only Indiana. They finished the month 2âÂÂ1, defeating Connecticut and Atlanta before losing to Dallas. The Storm finished June 4âÂÂ7. They lost their first two games in July before defeating San Antonio. They would finish the month 2âÂÂ3, defeating Washington and San Antonio again. They went into the Olympic break 9âÂÂ15 and out of the playoff picture. However, upon the return from the break, they went 2âÂÂ1 in August, defeating Los Angeles and Dallas while losing to Minnesota. They began September with a road loss against Chicago before winning four straight games. This run included three road victories and a home victory over Los Angeles. A defeat against Phoenix in the penultimate game left their playoff status in the air. The Storm defeated Chicago 88âÂÂ75 in the final game of the season to secure a playoff berth. They finished the regular season 16âÂÂ18 and tied for third place in the Western Conference.
The Storm earned the seventh seed in the 2016 WNBA playoffs by virtue of a tiebreaker over the Phoenix Mercury, having won the season series 2âÂÂ1. As the seventh seed, they traveled to sixth-seed Atlanta for the first round. The Storm won the regular season series between the teams 2âÂÂ1, but this record did not carry over into the Playoffs. The Storm led 45âÂÂ37 at halftime, but the Dream won the game 94âÂÂ85 to end Seattle's season. First overall pick Breanna Stewart was a highlight of the season as she led the team in points and rebounds, won Rookie of the Year, and was selected to the All-WNBA Second Team. The Storm had two other players make all-WNBA teams, with Sue Bird being selected to the First Team, and Jewell Loyd also being selected to the Second Team.
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|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | May 4 | Phoenix | L 73âÂÂ81 | Jewell Loyd (16) | Breanna Stewart (8) | Sue Bird (3) | KeyArena<br>3,721 | 1âÂÂ0 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 2 | May 8 | @ Phoenix | W 76âÂÂ70 | Alysha Clark (20) | Jewell Loyd (6) | Jewell Loyd (8) | Talking Stick Resort Arena<br>4,074 | 1âÂÂ1
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | May 15 | @ Los Angeles | L 66âÂÂ96 | Breanna Stewart (23) | Breanna Stewart (6) | Jewell Loyd (5) | Staples Center<br>10,591 | 0âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 2 | May 20 | @ Phoenix | W 81âÂÂ80 | Jewell Loyd (30) | Breanna Stewart (13) | Sue Bird (4) | Talking Stick Resort Arena<br>13,048 | 1âÂÂ1 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 3 | May 22 | Minnesota | L 71âÂÂ78 | Alysha Clark (20) | Breanna Stewart (13) | Sue Bird (9) | KeyArena<br>9,686 | 1âÂÂ2 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 4 | May 26 | Washington | L 82âÂÂ84 (OT) | Breanna Stewart (25) | Breanna Stewart (7) | Sue Bird (5) | KeyArena<br>5,239 | 1âÂÂ3 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 5 | May 28 | Connecticut | W 93âÂÂ81 | Jewell Loyd (26) | Crystal Langhorne (8) | Bird, Loyd (5) | KeyArena<br>4,456 | 2âÂÂ3
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 6 | June 1 | @ Indiana | L 75âÂÂ85 | Breanna Stewart (22) | Breanna Stewart (8) | Sue Bird (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>6,721 | 2âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 7 | June 3 | Phoenix | W 95âÂÂ81 | Jewell Loyd (32) | Breanna Stewart (10) | Breanna Stewart (9) | KeyArena<br>6,510 | 3âÂÂ4 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 8 | June 5 | New York | L 78âÂÂ86 | Alysha Clark (23) | Breanna Stewart (17) | Sue Bird (10) | KeyArena<br>6,240 | 3âÂÂ5 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 9 | June 10 | @ Connecticut | L 76âÂÂ77 | Sue Bird (24) | Breanna Stewart (12) | Sue Bird (8) | Mohegan Sun Arena<br>8,075 | 3âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 10 | June 12 | @ Indiana | W 90âÂÂ88 | Jewell Loyd (20) | Sue Bird (6) | Breanna Stewart (6) | Bankers Life Fieldhouse<br>6,724 | 4âÂÂ6 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 11 | June 14 | @ San Antonio | L 70âÂÂ77 | Breanna Stewart (19) | Breanna Stewart (15) | Sue Bird (4) | AT&T Center<br>3,319 | 4âÂÂ7 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 12 | June 16 | @ Dallas | L 79âÂÂ88 | Breanna Stewart (29) | Crystal Langhorne (7) | Sue Bird (6) | College Park Center<br>4,622 | 4âÂÂ8 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 13 | June 19 | Minnesota | L 84âÂÂ96 | Breanna Stewart (21) | Breanna Stewart (9) | Jewell Loyd (7) | KeyArena<br>5,749 | 4âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 14 | June 24 | Connecticut | W 98âÂÂ81 | Breanna Stewart (29) | Breanna Stewart (9) | Sue Bird (7) | KeyArena<br>6,568 | 5âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 15 | June 28 | Atlanta | W 84âÂÂ81 | Breanna Stewart (38) | Breanna Stewart (6) | Bird, Loyd (5) | KeyArena<br>4,648 | 6âÂÂ9 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 16 | June 30 | Dallas | L 78âÂÂ83 | Jewell Loyd (24) | Crystal Langhorne (9) | Breanna Stewart (6) | KeyArena<br>5,365 | 6âÂÂ10
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 17 | July 5 | @ Atlanta | L 64âÂÂ77 | Jewell Loyd (13) | Breanna Stewart (11) | Sue Bird (6) | Philips Arena<br>3,983 | 6âÂÂ11 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 18 | July 6 | @ New York | L 74âÂÂ78 | Breanna Stewart (24) | Breanna Stewart (16) | Sue Bird (10) | Madison Square Garden<br>9,852 | 6âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 19 | July 8 | @ San Antonio | W 78âÂÂ68 | Breanna Stewart (21) | Crystal Langhorne (8) | Bird, Clark, Langhorne (5) | AT&T Center<br>8,955 | 7âÂÂ12 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 20 | July 10 | Indiana | L 82âÂÂ93 | Breanna Stewart (32) | Breanna Stewart (11) | Sue Bird (7) | KeyArena<br>5,975 | 7âÂÂ13 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 21 | July 15 | Washington | W 80âÂÂ51 | Jewell Loyd (26) | Breanna Stewart (7) | Breanna Stewart (8) | KeyArena<br>9,686 | 8âÂÂ13 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 22 | July 17 | Chicago | L 88âÂÂ91 | Sue Bird (24) | Breanna Stewart (8) | Jewell Loyd (10) | KeyArena<br>5,318 | 8âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 23 | July 20 | San Antonio | W 83âÂÂ69 | Jewell Loyd (25) | Crystal Langhorne (10) | Sue Bird (8) | KeyArena<br>9,686 | 9âÂÂ14 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 24 | July 22 | @ Minnesota | L 72âÂÂ79 | Breanna Stewart (18) | Langhorne, Stewart (8) | Sue Bird (8) | Target Center<br>12,124 | 9âÂÂ15
|- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 25 | August 26 | Los Angeles | W 79âÂÂ72 | Crystal Langhorne (16) | Breanna Stewart (11) | Jewell Loyd (7) | KeyArena<br>9,481 | 10âÂÂ15 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 26 | August 28 | @ Minnesota | L 80âÂÂ92 | Jewell Loyd (20) | Langhorne, Stewart (6) | Bird, Loyd, Stewart (4) | Target Center<br>11,834 | 10âÂÂ16 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 27 | August 31 | Dallas | W 78âÂÂ66 | Jewell Loyd (23) | Breanna Stewart (12) | Bird, Langhorne, Loyd (4) | KeyArena<br>6,771 | 11âÂÂ16
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 28 | September 2 | @ Chicago | L 88âÂÂ92 | Jewell Loyd (23) | Loyd, Stewart (10) | Jewell Loyd (8) | Allstate Arena<br>5,997 | 11âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 29 | September 4 | @ Atlanta | W 91âÂÂ82 | Bird, Stewart (23) | Breanna Stewart (8) | Alysha Clark (7) | Philips Arena<br>5,695 | 12âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 30 | September 7 | @ New York | W 102âÂÂ78 | Jewell Loyd (25) | Langhorne, Stewart (9) | Sue Bird (8) | Madison Square Garden<br>8,159 | 13âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 31 | September 9 | @ Washington | W 81âÂÂ76 | Bird, Stewart (17) | Breanna Stewart (10) | Sue Bird (9) | Capital One Arena<br>5,564 | 14âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 32 | September 11 | Los Angeles | W 78âÂÂ60 | Breanna Stewart (20) | Crystal Langhorne (10) | Sue Bird (7) | KeyArena<br>9,348 | 15âÂÂ17 |- style="background:#fcc;" | 33 | September 15 | @ Phoenix | L 62âÂÂ86 | Breanna Stewart (14) | Breanna Stewart (9) | Clark, Loyd, Quinn (2) | Talking Stick Resort Arena<br>10,380 | 15âÂÂ18 |- style="background:#bbffbb;" | 34 | September 18 | Chicago | W 88âÂÂ75 | Breanna Stewart (18) | Breanna Stewart (11) | Jewell Loyd (6) | KeyArena<br>12,186 | 16âÂÂ18
|- style="background:#fcc;" | 1 | September 21 | @ Atlanta | L 85âÂÂ94 | Jewell Loyd (24) | Langhorne, Stewart (7) | Sue Bird (7) | McCamish Pavilion<br>2,553 | 0âÂÂ1
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