Seattle's Breanna Stewart Named WNBA MVP; Scored 28 Points against Phoenix Mercury in 91-87 victory

Breanna Stewart, the forward for Seattle Storm was chosen the WNBA MVP for the 2018 season. She was the second best scorer throughout the season.

Stewart got 372 total points in the voting outscoring her close competitor Dallas' Liz Cambage with a huge margin who received only 231 points. 33 out of 39 chose Stewart for the first place.

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Stewart received the award ahead of the semifinal playoff series against Phoenix.

Washington's forward Elena Delle Donne secured the third in the voting while Los Angeles' forward Candace Parker was placed fourth.

"I think each award I’ve won for its respective level means a lot, but to be the MVP of the WNBA, the best league in the world, it’s at the top. And to do it with this franchise, this team, my teammates I couldn’t have imagined it any other way."

Stewart said after receiving the award before Game 1 against Phoenix Mercury.

League's rookie of the year in 2016, the current MVP averaged 21.8 points and 8.4 rebounds as Seattle went 26-8 in the regular season. She managed to score 20 or more points in 22 matches this season.

Breanna Stewart also showed how worthy she is playing a decisive role in the WNBA semifinal opener Sunday. She scored 28 points including 6 three-pointers which led to the 91-87 victory over the No. 5-seed Phoenix.

 Jewell Loyd turned out to be the hero for the Storm in the last minutes of the game. She scored 23 points finding final seven points for Seattle which game Seattle the 20-12 lead in the fourth quarter