How great was Sue Bird on Tuesday night?
Playing with her fifth broken nose, the oldest player in the league at the young age of 37 was so great, she had everyone from NBA champions Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade tweeting about her greatness as she dominated the 4th quarter of Game 5 against buddy Diana Taurasi and the Phoenix Mercury the way Kobe used to dominate the Phoenix Suns -- remember when he scored 24 of his 37 in the 2nd half of Game 6 of the 2010 Western Conference Finals?
After missing five of six from three going into the final quarter, the Seattle Sniper knocked down four big threes and five-of-six shots for 14 of her 22 total points to help give the Seattle Storm a 94-84 comeback victory and a date with the Washington Mystics in the WNBA Finals.
"I don't know that I've had a fourth quarter like this in as big a game in my life, to be honest," Said Bird, who also ended up with a bloody nose in the fourth after a scramble led to her mask smashing down into her fifth broken nose.
Here's what a few fellow basketball greats had to say about her performance.
@S10Bird You’re a MONSTER!!! ????
— LeBron James (@KingJames) September 5, 2018
@S10Bird you are INCREDIBLE!!! I hope you play forever!
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) September 5, 2018
Ok @S10Bird @seattlestorm #WNBAPlayoffs #Clutch
— Kobe Bryant (@kobebryant) September 5, 2018
Hell yeah @S10Bird biiiiggggg shooottttttt Suuueeeeeeeee
— Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) September 5, 2018
Go head and build a statue outside the key for @S10Bird she’s a legend in the town!
— Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) September 5, 2018
CLOSE THAT SHIT OUT THEN @S10Bird !!!!! Y’all better stop playing with her!!!! #HuskyNation
— Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummond) September 5, 2018
That’s a fact! https://t.co/KoPpmFWVww
— Andre Drummond (@AndreDrummond) September 5, 2018
Sue Bird ❄️... ??
— Justin Anderson (@JusAnderson1) September 5, 2018
If you don’t like the WNBA you don’t like basketball!!!! Pay these ladies!!!
— Jared Sullinger Sr. (@Jared_Sully0) September 5, 2018
SUE. BIRD. ???pic.twitter.com/3zY7mBk2P6
— KG's Area 21 (@KGArea21) September 5, 2018
#Boss @S10Bird https://t.co/aWXpVImnMr
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) September 5, 2018
— ESPN Women's Hoops (@ESPN_WomenHoop) September 5, 2018
Doesn’t matter how they start. HOFers like @S10Bird know how to finish.
— David Aldridge (@davidaldridgedc) September 5, 2018
And here's a few hilarious tweets from Shea Serrano, who probably should be hired to do color commentary for a WNBA Finals game. Just make sure he has Kevin Garnett's curse button from Area 21.
I WOULD LIKE TO FORMALLY APOLOGIZE TO SUE BIRD FOR NOT NAMING ALL THREE OF MY SONS AFTER SUE BIRD
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) September 5, 2018
SUE BIRD BUILT THE STATUE OF LIBERTY AND SUE BIRD CARVED MT. RUSHMORE AND SUE BIRD WROTE EVERY SONG THAT EVER GOT TO NO. 1 ON ANY BILLBOARD CHART
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) September 5, 2018
BREAK MY NOSE LITERALLY TONIGHT IF IT MEANS I CAN PLAY BASKETBALL THE WAY SUE BIRD IS PLAYING THIS QUARTER
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) September 5, 2018
I HOPE SEATTLE CAN GET THEIR NEW STADIUM BUILT IN TIME FOR THE FINALS BECAUSE SUE BIRD FUCKING SET THIS ONE ON FIRE TONIGHT IT'S A WRECK
— Shea Serrano (@SheaSerrano) September 5, 2018
THE MVP
The Storm also got a game-high 28 points from WNBA MVP Breanna Stewart.
We goin’ to the ‘ship ? #WNBAFinals pic.twitter.com/sJjGs1vww4
— Seattle Storm (@seattlestorm) September 5, 2018
