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Jewell Loyd has made a big break from the slump in shooting, and when Seattle Storm hosted the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday night, she's heading out for another star.
Lloyd scored 22 points in six of eight three-point trials as Seattle (11-6) scored an 85-71 home win on Washington Mystics on Thursday night. Did. The six trays were one of the best shy in her career set last season.
Great performance came after Lloyd was 11 out of 42 (26.2%) out of the field in a three-game stretch. She failed to reach double digits in two games, including a 16-3 shot against the New York Liberty last Sunday.
According to the Seattle Times, Lloyd said, "I'm just going back to the basics." "I had time to form a shoot. Go to the gym early. Don't think too much. I know what I can do. We all know what we can do. I I'm just trying not to lose confidence in my abilities. I went to the gym, played music and took shots. "
Lloyd's 7th 20-point campaign Efforts have helped Storm win his sixth victory in the last seven games. All-star Breanna Stewart has added 19 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. Stewart leads the WNBA with an average score of 21.6.
Los Angeles (6-10) has lost four of the last five games, including Thursday's 82-59 home loss against the Chicago Sky. The 23-point margin was the club's second-largest setback of the season, following the 104-76 bombardment at Las Vegas Aces on May 23.
Sparks recorded 54-25 in half time. Against Chicago, falling 1-3 under provisional coach Fred Williams.
All-star Nneka Ogwumike led Sparks with 15 points. She earns a team best of 17.8 points on average and is doing her best to maintain the involvement of her teammates.
"I always tell myself this:" I can't pour from an empty cup, "said the Los Angeles Times, Ogmiche said. "If I could help myself first and then help everyone else, it would suit everyone better."
Seattle at the first meeting of the season 5 Recorded a home win of 83-80 on Sparks on May 20th. Stewart scored 28 points in the Storm and Liz Cambage poured during the season. This is the 25 best in Los Angeles.
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