2004 Seattle Storm season
WNBA team season
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The 2004 WNBA season was the fifth season for the Seattle Storm. They captured their first title in franchise history, bringing a title back to Seattle for the first time since 1979 when the Seattle SuperSonics, the Storm's former sister team, brought a title to Seattle by beating the Washington Bullets.
| 2004 Seattle Storm season | |
|---|---|
WNBA champions | |
| Head coach | Anne Donovan |
| Arena | KeyArena |
| Attendance | 7,899 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 20–14 (.588) |
| Place | 2nd (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Won WNBA Finals (2-1) vs Connecticut Sun |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Lauren Jackson 20.5 ppg |
| Rebounds | Lauren Jackson 6.7 rpg |
| Assists | Sue Bird 6.5 apg |
Offseason
WNBA draft
| Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Trina Frierson |  United States |
Louisiana Tech |
Regular season
Season standings
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Sparks x | 25 | 9 | .735 | – | 15–2 | 10–7 | 16–6 |
| Seattle Storm x | 20 | 14 | .588 | 5.0 | 13–4 | 7–10 | 13–9 |
| Minnesota Lynx x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 7.0 | 11–6 | 7–10 | 12–10 |
| Sacramento Monarchs x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 7.0 | 10–7 | 8–9 | 12–10 |
| Phoenix Mercury o | 17 | 17 | .500 | 8.0 | 10–7 | 7–10 | 11–11 |
| Houston Comets o | 13 | 21 | .382 | 12.0 | 9–8 | 4–13 | 7–15 |
| San Antonio Silver Stars o | 9 | 25 | .265 | 16.0 | 6–11 | 3–14 | 6–16 |
Season schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 20 | Minnesota | W 88–85 | 1–0 |
| 2 | May 22 | Los Angeles | W 93–67 | 2–0 |
| 3 | May 28 | @ Phoenix | L 76–84 | 2–1 |
| 4 | June 1 | @ Los Angeles | L 70–73 | 2–2 |
| 5 | June 3 | Phoenix | W 72–45 | 3–2 |
| 6 | June 5 | @ Sacramento | W 65–63 | 4–2 |
| 7 | June 11 | Connecticut | W 68–63 | 5–2 |
| 8 | June 15 | @ New York | W 86–62 | 6–2 |
| 9 | June 18 | @ Houston | W 69–63 | 7–2 |
| 10 | June 19 | @ San Antonio | W 74–61 | 8–2 |
| 11 | June 22 | Houston | L 57–63 | 8–3 |
| 12 | June 26 | New York | L 62–67 | 8–4 |
| 13 | July 1 | San Antonio | W 76–52 | 9–4 |
| 14 | July 3 | Sacramento | W 75–61 | 10–4 |
| 15 | July 7 | @ Washington | L 69–72 | 10–5 |
| 16 | July 8 | @ Charlotte | L 67–70 | 10–6 |
| 17 | July 10 | @ Detroit | L 65–70 | 10–7 |
| 18 | July 12 | San Antonio | W 75–59 | 11–7 |
| 19 | July 15 | @ Sacramento | W 66–63 | 12–7 |
| 20 | July 17 | Washington | W 85–83 | 13–7 |
| 21 | July 22 | Indiana | W 59–54 | 14–7 |
| 22 | July 24 | Houston | W 67–63 | 15–7 |
| 23 | July 27 | @ Houston | L 55–80 | 15–8 |
| 24 | July 30 | @ Minnesota | W 70–55 | 16–8 |
| 25 | August 1 | Charlotte | W 87–55 | 17–8 |
| 26 | September 1 | Sacramento | L 65–73 | 17–9 |
| 27 | September 3 | @ Los Angeles | L 81–82 | 17–10 |
| 28 | September 4 | @ Phoenix | L 55–63 | 17–11 |
| 29 | September 8 | Detroit | W 86–67 | 18–11 |
| 30 | September 10 | @ Minnesota | L 61–64 | 18–12 |
| 31 | September 12 | @ Connecticut | L 64–71 | 18–13 |
| 32 | September 13 | @ Indiana | W 76–70 | 19–13 |
| 33 | September 15 | Phoenix | W 73–58 | 20–13 |
| 34 | September 18 | Los Angeles | L 80–83 | 20–14 |
Playoff Results
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | |
| Western Conference Semifinals | |||||
| 1 | September 25 | @ Minnesota | W 70–58 | 1–0 | |
| 2 | September 27 | Minnesota | W 64–54 | 2–0 | |
| Western Conference Finals | |||||
| 1 | October 1 | @ Sacramento | L 72–74 (OT) | 0–1 | |
| 2 | October 3 | Sacramento | W 66–54 | 1–1 | |
| 3 | October 5 | Sacramento | W 82–62 | 2–1 | |
| WNBA Finals | |||||
| 1 | October 8 | @ Connecticut | L 64–68 | 0–1 | |
| 2 | October 10 | Connecticut | W 67–65 | 1–1 | |
| 3 | October 12 | Connecticut | W 74–60 | 2–1 | |
Player stats
Note: GP= Games played; REB= Rebounds; AST= Assists; STL = Steals; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points; AVG = Average
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren Jackson | 31 | 207 | 51 | 31 | 62 | 634 |
| Sue Bird | 34 | 106 | 184 | 51 | 5 | 439 |
| Betty Lennox | 32 | 159 | 79 | 34 | 3 | 358 |
| Sheri Sam | 34 | 139 | 82 | 53 | 6 | 310 |
| Kamila Vodichkova | 34 | 168 | 55 | 32 | 12 | 273 |
| Janell Burse | 29 | 96 | 19 | 23 | 36 | 141 |
| Tully Bevilaqua | 34 | 26 | 29 | 38 | 2 | 79 |
| Adia Barnes | 34 | 63 | 31 | 23 | 2 | 67 |
| Alicia Thompson | 23 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 52 |
| Simone Edwards | 23 | 56 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 48 |
| Michelle Greco | 13 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 29 |
| Trina Frierson | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Playoffs
- Won WNBA Western Conference Semifinals (2-0) over Minnesota Lynx
- Won WNBA Western Conference Finals (2-1) over Sacramento Monarchs
- Won WNBA Finals (2-1) over Connecticut Sun [2]