2004 Seattle Storm season
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.
Regular season
Season Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
| May 20 | Minnesota | 88-85 | Win | 1-0 |
| May 22 | Los Angeles | 93-67 | Win | 2-0 |
| May 28 | @ Phoenix | 76-84 | Loss | 2-1 |
| June 1 | @ Los Angeles | 70-73 | Loss | 2-2 |
| June 3 | Phoenix | 72-45 | Win | 3-2 |
| June 5 | @ Sacramento | 65-63 | Win | 4-2 |
| June 11 | Connecticut | 68-63 | Win | 5-2 |
| June 15 | @ New York | 86-62 | Win | 6-2 |
| June 18 | @ Houston | 69-63 | Win | 7-2 |
| June 19 | @ San Antonio | 74-61 | Win | 8-2 |
| June 22 | Houston | 57-63 | Loss | 8-3 |
| June 26 | New York | 62-67 | Loss | 8-4 |
| July 1 | San Antonio | 76-52 | Win | 9-4 |
| July 3 | Sacramento | 75-61 | Win | 10-4 |
| July 7 | @ Washington | 69-72 | Loss | 10-5 |
| July 8 | @ Charlotte | 67-70 | Loss | 10-6 |
| July 10 | @ Detroit | 65-70 | Loss | 10-7 |
| July 12 | San Antonio | 75-59 | Win | 11-7 |
| July 15 | @ Sacramento | 66-63 | Win | 12-7 |
| July 17 | Washington | 85-83 | Win | 13-7 |
| July 22 | Indiana | 59-54 | Win | 14-7 |
| July 24 | Houston | 67-63 | Win | 15-7 |
| July 27 | @ Houston | 55-80 | Loss | 15-8 |
| July 30 | @ Minnesota | 70-55 | Win | 16-8 |
| August 1 | Charlotte | 87-55 | Win | 17-8 |
| September 1 | Sacramento | 65-73 | Loss | 17-9 |
| September 3 | @ Los Angeles | 81-82 | Loss | 17-10 |
| September 4 | @ Phoenix | 55-63 | Loss | 17-11 |
| September 8 | Detroit | 86-67 | Win | 18-11 |
| September 10 | @ Minnesota | 61-64 | Loss | 18-12 |
| September 12 | @ Connecticut | 64-71 | Loss | 18-13 |
| September 13 | @ Indiana | 76-70 | Win | 19-13 |
| September 15 | Phoenix | 73-58 | Win | 20-13 |
| September 18 | Los Angeles | 80-83 | Loss | 20-14 |
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 over Minnesota Lynx
- Won WNBA Western Conference Finals over Sacramento Monarchs
- Won WNBA Finals over Connecticut Sun
Awards and honors
- Betty Lennox, WNBA Finals MVP Award
- Lauren Jackson, WNBA Peak Performer
- Lauren Jackson, '''Best WNBA Player ESPY Award'''