Sue Bird continued her impressive play and led the Storm past the Sky and into the playoffs. This snapped a three game winning streak for the Sky.

Chicago led through the first half and part of the second as they took advantage of 16 first half turnovers from Seattle. But Bird turned it on and keyed two big runs to help her team win. She was perfect from the floor in the fourth quarter as her team took over. ''Bird lit us up, and there were too many mental mistakes,'' Sky forward Candice Dupree said. ''If Bird didn't score, then she got the ball to a wide-open teammate.

Until the turnaround by the Storm in the third quarter, Jia Perkins was the story - hitting 9 of her first 10 shots. She would miss her final two attempts, but finished with a game high 22. "This is very frustrating," said Perkins. "We had control of the game until the fourth quarter. That's what hurts the worst."