Jewell Loyd scored 24 points, Ezi Magbegor added 17 points and the Seattle Storm nearly blew a 16-point halftime lead before they pulled away for an 81-71 win over the Phoenix Mercury.
The Seattle Storm signed five-time first-team all-WNBA center Tina Charlies for the rest of the season on Tuesday, three days after she was let go by Phoenix in a messy divorce from the Mercury.
The New York Liberty have hired Sandy Brondello as their new coach. Brondello led the Mercury to the WNBA Finals this year, and then parted ways with the team in the offseason.