Set The Tempo Postgame: Kiki Rice Scores Career High as Toronto Tempo Fall to Seattle Storm

This might be the best-case scenario for the Toronto Tempo down the stretch.In this episode of Set The Tempo, Tyler Conium reacts to Toronto’s 90-78 loss to the Seattle Storm, their second straight defeat after snapping a 12-game losing streak in Vancouver.But this loss came with one massive positive: Kiki Rice set a new career high with 24 points, adding 5 assists, 3 rebounds and a steal in one of the most encouraging performances of her rookie season.With Brittney Sykes, Marina Mabrey, Aneesah Morrow, Nyara Sabally and Julie Allemand all unavailable or leaving for FIBA duty, the Tempo are running out a heavily depleted roster. Still, Rice, Izzy Harrison and Laura Yuskaitė gave fans exactly what they should want to see late in the season: development, production and competitive effort — while Toronto’s draft lottery positioning remains strong.🚨 In this episode:📉 Tempo Fall to Seattle* Toronto loses 90-78 to the Storm* Tempo have lost two straight after beating Portland* Seattle improves to 8-31* Toronto continues to sit near the top of the WNBA Draft Lottery picture📅 Next Game: Toronto Tempo at Las Vegas Aces🎧 New episodes after EVERY Tempo game and during the FIBA break📲 Follow @TylerConium🇨🇦 Kiki Rice looks like the future — and the draft lottery watch is officially onLet’s Set The Tempo. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thesqueezes.substack.com