After 39 games and over 50 minutes, Nika Mühl finally found the basket.
It took until the final game of the regular season but at long last, Nika Mühl scored her first WNBA points in the Seattle Storm’s 89-70 win over the Phoenix Mercury on Thursday night. Fittingly, it came off a steal.
Nika Mühl just etched her name in the scoring column ✅
The rook secures her first career basket vs. the Mercury!
SEA-PHX | League Pass pic.twitter.com/1449klPmjW
— WNBA (@WNBA) September 20, 2024
Mühl’s basket happened on the 12th shot of her professional career after 53 minutes of action. In a remarkable coincidence, her first points at UConn were also on her 12th shot attempt following 58 minutes of play.
To make Mühl’s moment even more special, Geno Auriemma witnessed it live since he was in the crowd to see Diana Taurasi play what may have been the final home game of her career. Sue Bird was there for that same reason and got out of her seat for Mühl’s basket.
NIKA MUHL JUST SCORED HER FIRST POINTS OFF A STEAL HELLOOOO
also peep Sue Bird cheering her on in the right corner pic.twitter.com/ih2mqs9JfC
— Amber♡̆̈✨ (@amberr618) September 20, 2024
Even Paige Bueckers joined in on the excitement from back in Storrs.
First bucket twinnnnnnnnnnn
— Paige Bueckers (@paigebueckers1) September 20, 2024
The Storm enter the playoffs as the fifth seed, where they will play the two-time defending champion and fourth seeded Las Vegas Aces in a three-game series starting on Sept. 22. Las Vegas will host the first two games but it’ll shift back to Seattle for Game Three, if necessary.