BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Breanna Stewart and Sue Fowl helped Seattle end off a dominant season with one other championship.

The dynamic duo powered the Storm to their second title in three seasons. They each missed final yr with accidents.

Stewart scored 26 factors and Seattle accomplished a sweep of the Las Vegas Aces with a 92-59 rout Tuesday evening. It was the largest margin of victory in WNBA Finals historical past.

”It would not really feel actual we simply received and that I used to be in a position to contribute the best way I did,” mentioned Fowl, who averaged 11 assists for the three finals video games. ”One thing when it is all mentioned and performed that I am extremely pleased with.”

It is the fourth title in franchise historical past for the Storm, who additionally received in 2004, 2010 and 2018. Seattle had just about the identical core group that received the 2018 championship again for this yr, led by Stewart, Fowl and Jewell Loyd. The Storm joined Minnesota and Houston as the one franchises to win 4 championships.

Seattle has now received a document 11 video games in a row within the WNBA Finals, relationship to the staff’s first championship in 2004. Fowl has been part of all of them. The veteran guard, who turns 40 subsequent week, was as soon as once more a catalyst for the Storm.

Fowl mentioned she was most pleased with the truth that she received all of it with one franchise in three completely different many years.

”There are core teams which have a two-, four-, six-, possibly 10-year run,” she mentioned. ”I have been right here for technically 19 seasons, 17 I’ve performed. To have the ability to recreate that magic with completely different teams.”

Fowl, who had 5 factors and 7 assists within the clincher, mentioned she hadn’t thought of whether or not she’ll come again subsequent yr.

”Apparently sufficient it is by no means a day of resolution. I simply form of begin figuring out and see how I really feel,” she mentioned. ”I want I may provide you with extra. If the best way I really feel proper now, if I’m going by my offseason and proceed to construct on that in a great way I do not see why I will not be enjoying subsequent summer season.”

The 26-year-old Stewart set a WNBA document by scoring greater than 20 factors for the sixth straight finals recreation. She was a unanimous alternative as WNBA Finals MVP. It was the second time in her younger profession that she received the award, changing into the fifth participant with a number of finals MVPs.

”I wished to win a hoop, that was the precedence. No matter else comes, comes,” Stewart mentioned.

Her play all season confirmed she had totally recovered from a torn Achilles tendon that sidelined her for your complete 2019 season.

”She’s simply a kind of generational gamers that comes by every so often that may face adversity and even get stronger due to it and that is what we noticed of her,” Seattle coach Gary Kloppenburg mentioned. ”She missed an entire yr and got here again as a greater participant in each class on either side of the ball. Testomony to her work ethic and need to be such a fantastic participant.”

Stewart and Fowl have been each on the bench for a lot of the fourth quarter with the sport effectively in hand. The 33-point margin of victory was the largest in WNBA Finals historical past.

The staff shared hugs at middle courtroom after the ultimate buzzer as yellow and inexperienced confetti streamed down on them. After the on-court celebration, the league had the gamers’ households on a video display screen celebrating throughout the globe. As a result of the season was performed in a bubble in Bradenton, Florida, the league solely allowed every participant to have one visitor attend.

A’ja Wilson, the league’s regular-season MVP, tried to maintain the Aces alive. She had 14 of her 18 factors within the first quarter, hitting 5 of her 9 photographs. She additionally took 4 of the staff’s six free throws within the interval. The Aces, who led the league by averaging greater than 23 makes an attempt within the common season, solely had 5 complete in Sport 2. Coach Invoice Laimbeer voiced his displeasure that the staff could not get to the foul line on Sunday.

Regardless of scoring the primary seven factors of the sport, Las Vegas trailed 23-21 after one quarter after the Storm closed the interval on an 11-2 run. Seattle then scored the primary six factors of the second. Stewart picked up her third foul early within the quarter and needed to sit for the ultimate 7-plus minutes.

It did not matter as Seattle prolonged its two-point benefit to 43-34 on the half.

Seattle put the sport away within the third quarter, scoring 12 of the primary 14 factors within the interval.

The Aces’ future is shiny. The staff was lacking Liz Cambage and Kelsey Plum – starters from final yr. Cambage was granted a medical exemption to skip enjoying this season. Plum tore her Achilles tendon.

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”I do know it hurts. However finish of the day you be taught and develop from it,” Wilson mentioned. ”I do know I grew from it. That is successful in my ebook and I will continue to grow.”

MISSING HAMBY: The Aces clearly may have used Sixth Lady of the 12 months Dearica Hamby within the sequence. She mentioned Monday she had been coping with a quad damage for the previous two months and felt her proper knee get injured in Sport three of the semifinals in opposition to Connecticut. Hamby performed by the damage to complete that recreation however did not return. She mentioned she most probably would not want surgical procedure. She averaged 13.Zero factors, 7.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.7 steals throughout the common season.

WINLESS ANGEL: Angel McCoughtry got here to Las Vegas this season after spending her whole profession in Atlanta since getting drafted No. 1 in 2009. She led the Dream to a few WNBA Finals appearances however the staff was swept in each. She’s now 0-12 within the championship spherical.