Seattle Storm

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Sue Bird had 25 points as the Seattle Storm defeated the Washington Mystics on Tuesday night to win their fifth straight game. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** Victoria Dunlap (right) of the Washington Mystics goes to the basket against the Seattle Storm's Le'coe Willingham during the Storm's 73-63 home win on July 3, 2011. (Associated Press)

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Washington Mystics' Crystal Langhorne, left, tries to put a move on Seattle Storm's Sue Bird in the first half of a WNBA basketball game Tuesday, July 12, 2011, in Seattle. The Storm won 79-71. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Victoria Dunlap (right) of the Washington Mystics goes to the basket against the Seattle Storm's Le'coe Willingham. Dunlap was playing in place of injured forward Crystal Langhorne.

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Seattle Storm guard Sue Bird, right, celebrates with Lauren Jackson, of Australia, after the Storm defeated the Atlanta Dream 87-84 in Game 3 of the WNBA basketball finals Thursday, Sept. 16, 2010, in Atlanta, sweeping the series. (AP Photo/Eric S. Lesser)

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WNBA president Donna Orender speaks to reporters before the first basketball game of the WNBA finals between the Seattle Storm and the Atlanta Dream in Seattle on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)

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Seattle Storm's Lauren Jackson shoots during a WNBA basketball practice Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010, in Seattle. After posting one of the best regular seasons in league history, Seattle's quest to finally shake its playoff curse begins Wednesday night when the Storm host nemesis Los Angeles Sparks in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)