WNBA: The storm ends the 17-game winning streak to 1-1 after 1115 days of playoff win

On September 17, in the first round of the 2025 WNBA playoffs, Las Vegas Ace was reversed by the Seattle Storm 83-86 away. They suffered a 14-point comeback and the total score was chased to 1-1 to win the match point. Both sides will come to the Ace’s home court for the next game to play the "three major battles". The 17 consecutive wins from the regular season to the playoffs were ended. They missed the 18 consecutive win record held by Sparks in 2001. The record of ace coach Harmon's first round of the playoffs was also ended. The Storm won the playoffs again after 1115 days. The last time was on August 28, 2022, and it was also a victory over the Ace.

Statistics

Las Vegas Ace: 3 players in the team scored in double digits, Wilson scored 21 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks, Wilson scored 17 times in a single game in the playoffs, first in history with 20+2 blocks, Jackie Young scored 25 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, and Loyd scored 13 points.

Seattle Storm: Ogwumik scored 24 points and 10 rebounds, Diggins scored 4 three-pointers, 26 points and 7 assists, Malonga scored 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Wheeler scored 11 points.

Game Review

Ace made great progress in the second half of the regular season. They won a 16-game winning streak and also made a counterattack and rose to second place in the regular season. In the first game of the first round of the playoffs, the Ace beat the Storm 102-77 at home, and had won a total of 17 consecutive victories from the regular season to the playoffs.

This game, the Ace challenged the Storm away. The two sides fought hard in the first half. The Ace led by 1 point in the first quarter 22-21, and the two sides tied 23-23 in a single quarter, so the end of the first half, and the Ace led by 1 point in the Storm 45-44. In the first two quarters, the Ace relied on core Wilson to support the overall situation. Wilson played for 20 minutes and did not take a break for a second in the first half. She scored 16 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists efficiently, becoming the only player in the team to score in double digits. In contrast, the two scored in double digits in the first two quarters, Ogwumik scored 5 of 8 and Diggins scored 13 points in 5 of 10 and 15 points and 4 assists.

After the change of sides, Jackie Young burst into continuous attacks on the inside and caused damage. She scored 12 points in a row with free throws and free throws and performed bravely, and led the ace to gradually gain a double-digit lead. Wolsey and Loyd also scored one after another. The ace once expanded their lead by 14 points with 67-53. The Storm responded with an 8-2 offensive to chase points. At the end of the third quarter, the ace was chased to lead the Storm 69-61. In the last quarter of the game, the performance of Ace on both offense and defense declined sharply. They encountered a storm and stubborn counterattack to chase points, but with 4 minutes and 9 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Ace still took a 79-70 lead. Diggins and Wheeler each made a three-pointer, and Wheeler also made a free throw and caught up with 2 points. Jackie Young and Wheeler each made a mid-range shot, while Loyd made one of two free throws, and then Diggins made a mid-range shot and assisted Malonga to overtake the score 2+1. The ace made a fatal mistake, Diggins made a key mid-range shot with 4.2 seconds left in the breakthrough, Loyd missed a three-pointer, and finally the ace was defeated by the Storm 83-86, and the total score was chased to 1-1.

Both sides start

Las Vegas ace: Bell, Wilson, Smith, Grey, Jackie Young

Seattle Storm: Gaby, Ogwumik, Magbego, Sykes, Diggins

(Text/Zuiwofusheng)