SEATTLE (AP) - Seattle Storm fans chanted "M-V-P, M-V-P" as Sue Bird went to the free-throw line late in the game Saturday night.

"It's definitely flattering," Bird said of the MVP chants. "It's cool to know. I know the fans here always support the team."

Bird had 21 of her 23 points in the second half and the Seattle Storm rallied from a 13-point deficit to beat the Minnesota Lynx 96-88.

Seattle (21-10), which secured its fifth straight playoff berth two nights earlier, set a franchise record for wins and moved one game ahead of idle San Antonio atop the Western Conference with three games remaining.

Five Seattle players scored in double figures as the Storm topped their previous win total set in 2004 and matched in 2005.

Tanisha Wright and Swin Cash scored 17 points each as Seattle improved its league-best home record to 15-1. Camille Little added 16 points and Yolanda Griffith had 11.

"I was really concerned at halftime," Seattle coach Brian Agler said. "I just didn't think we had enough juice tonight. But they responded and created some things off of defense. But hats off to Minnesota, they're a tremendous offensive team."

Seimone Augustus had 26 points to lead Minnesota (14-16). Anna DeForge scored 17 points and Lindsey Harding had 11 points and 10 assists for the Lynx, who dropped into a tie with Houston and defending champion Phoenix for fifth place in the Westtwo games behind fourth-place Sacramento.

Seattle trailed by 13 points early in the third quarter before it outscored the Lynx 22-9 to tie the score at 57. Little had eight points to lead the comeback. Bird scored Seattle's final six points of the third to give the Storm a 68-66 lead.

"There were a lot of turnovers and a lot of easy buckets in transition for them," Bird said of the 13-point deficit. "As we went along, we cut down the turnovers and were able to rally. That's one thing about this team, we never give up."

Anna DeForge had 13 points in the first half to help Minnesota to a 46-35 halftime lead. The Lynx led by as many as 12 in the opening half. DeForge shot 5-for-5 from the field in the half, including three 3-pointers.

Bird missed all four of her shots from the field in the opening half. She had one assist.

"I couldn't even get good looks," Bird said. "They were doing a good job of trapping. I just wanted to stay aggressive and finally I got a little jumper to drop."

Agler described how Bird's improved play in the second half turned the game around for Seattle.

"You saw how our team played in the first half compared to how the team and she played in the second half," Agler said. "I can't say enough about her."

Seattle's Sheryl Swoopes was knocked unconscious after she took an elbow to head with 1:10 left in the game. She was taken from the floor by stretcher as medical staff stabilized her head and body in braces as a precaution.

Swoopes woke up after medical staff removed her by stretcher from the floor, Agler said. Paramedics transported Swoopes to a hospital to be checked out as a precaution. "She had feeling and mobility," Agler said. "Things looked positive before she left (for the hospital)."