2006 Seattle Storm season
The 2006 WNBA season was the seventh for the Seattle Storm. The Storm barely made the playoffs as the 4th seed, which they later lost to the Los Angeles Sparks in three games.
| 2006 Seattle Storm season | |
|---|---|
| Coach | Anne Donovan |
| Arena | KeyArena |
| Attendance | 8,568 per game |
| Results | |
| Record | 18–16 (.529) |
| Place | 4th (Western) |
| Playoff finish | Lost First Round (2-1) to Los Angeles Sparks |
| Team Leaders | |
| Points | Lauren Jackson 19.5 ppg |
| Rebounds | Lauren Jackson 7.7 rpg |
| Assists | Sue Bird 6.1 apg |
Offseason
WNBA Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 11 | Barbara Turner (G) |  United States | Connecticut |
| 2 | 25 | Dalila Esche (F) | United States | Florida |
| 3 | 39 | Erin Grant (G) | United States | Texas 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 | 15–5 |
| Sacramento Monarchs x | 21 | 13 | .618 | 4.0 | 14–3 | 7–10 | 10–10 |
| Houston Comets x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 7.0 | 12–5 | 6–11 | 11–9 |
| Seattle Storm x | 18 | 16 | .529 | 7.0 | 9–8 | 9–8 | 10–10 |
| Phoenix Mercury o | 18 | 16 | .529 | 7.0 | 10–7 | 8–9 | 8–12 |
| San Antonio Silver Stars o | 13 | 21 | .382 | 12.0 | 6–11 | 7–10 | 10–10 |
| Minnesota Lynx o | 10 | 24 | .294 | 15.0 | 8–9 | 2–15 | 6–14 |
Season schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| May 21 | Los Angeles | 90-67 | Win | 1-0 |
| May 23 | Houston | 59-84 | Loss | 1-1 |
| May 25 | @ Phoenix | 94-81 | Win | 2-1 |
| May 31 | @ Sacramento | 66-87 | Loss | 2-2 |
| June 2 | Phoenix | 97-87 | Win | 3-2 |
| June 4 | San Antonio | 87-89 | Loss | 3-3 |
| June 7 | Chicago | 86-73 | Win | 4-3 |
| June 9 | @ Connecticut | 81-85 | Loss | 4-4 |
| June 11 | @ Indiana | 62-69 | Loss | 4-5 |
| June 14 | @ Minnesota | 74-66 | Win | 5-5 |
| June 15 | @ Chicago | 74-61 | Win | 6-5 |
| June 17 | @ Sacramento | 74-76 | Loss | 6-6 |
| June 21 | Phoenix | 80-87 | Loss | 6-7 |
| June 23 | San Antonio | 87-57 | Win | 7-7 |
| June 25 | @ Houston | 74-84 | Loss | 7-8 |
| June 27 | Sacramento | 68-53 | Win | 8-8 |
| June 28 | @ Los Angeles | 75-67 | Win | 9-8 |
| July 1 | Minnesota | 92-75 | Win | 10-8 |
| July 9 | Indiana | 62-74 | Loss | 10-9 |
| July 14 | New York | 86-66 | Win | 11-9 |
| July 16 | Connecticut | 83-92 | Loss | 11-10 |
| July 18 | Sacramento | 61-74 | Loss | 11-11 |
| July 20 | @ Charlotte | 72-86 | Loss | 11-12 |
| July 22 | @ New York | 89-54 | Win | 12-12 |
| July 23 | @ Washington | 73-71 | Win | 13-12 |
| July 25 | @ Phoenix | 91-85 | Win | 14-12 |
| July 28 | Detroit | 67-77 | Loss | 14-13 |
| July 30 | Los Angeles | 70-71 | Loss | 14-14 |
| August 1 | @ Minnesota | 77-75 | Win | 15-14 |
| August 3 | Washington | 86-78 | Win | 16-14 |
| August 5 | Charlotte | 87-81 | Win | 17-14 |
| August 8 | @ Detroit | 81-79 | Win | 18-14 |
| August 10 | @ San Antonio | 65-75 | Loss | 18-15 |
| August 12 | @ Houston | 72-89 | Loss | 18-16 |
Playoffs
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| Western Conference Semifinals | |||||
| 1 | August 18 | Los Angeles | 84-72 | Win | 1-0 |
| 2 | August 20 | @ Los Angeles | 70-78 | Loss | 1-1 |
| 3 | August 22 | @ Los Angeles | 63-68 | Loss | 1-2 |
Player stats
| Player | GP | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS |
| Lauren Jackson | 30 | 230 | 48 | 24 | 51 | 585 |
| Betty Lennox | 34 | 137 | 73 | 36 | 5 | 465 |
| Sue Bird | 34 | 102 | 162 | 61 | 5 | 389 |
| Janell Burse | 27 | 178 | 22 | 17 | 25 | 300 |
| Iziane Castro Marques | 34 | 72 | 47 | 23 | 2 | 246 |
| Barbara Turner | 34 | 86 | 48 | 13 | 6 | 216 |
| Tiffani Johnson | 32 | 124 | 17 | 10 | 17 | 150 |
| Tanisha Wright | 33 | 60 | 41 | 11 | 2 | 124 |
| Shaunzinski Gortman | 20 | 48 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 56 |
| Wendy Palmer | 5 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 47 |
| Edwige Lawson-Wade | 26 | 21 | 29 | 15 | 1 | 43 |
| Ashley Robinson | 17 | 44 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
| Cisti Greenwalt | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kaayla Chones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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