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Including Game 2, the Storm and Aces have equally split their six games in 2025. The winner of Game 3, which takes place in Vegas on Thursday at 9:30 p.m. ET, will face the winner of the series between the No. 3 Atlanta Dream and No. 6 Indiana Fever, which also was pushed to a Game 3 on Tuesday night.

Two days later, their captivating and gut-wrenching conclusion to the WNBA season still hurts, haunts and in some ways inspires the Storm.

The Las Vegas Aces defeated the Seattle Storm 74-73 on Thursday in a decisive Game 3, behind a dominant 38-point performance from A'ja Wilson.

Last winter, All-Star Jewell Loyd requested a trade after filing complaints; an independent probe reported no violations and Loyd was moved to Las Vegas in a three-team deal. The WNBA separately reviewed a June complaint about an alleged profanity incident and declined to open a formal investigation.

The first year of the WNBA’s new first-round playoff format, where the lower-seeded team hosts Game 2, instantly has proven impactful, as the No. 6-seed Indiana Fever and No. 7-seed Seattle Storm harnessed their homecourt advantages to shake off poor Game 1 performances,

Seattle fought back and eventually took the lead after Dominique Malonga hit a layup while getting fouled with 31 seconds left in the game. After the Aces turned the ball over on their ensuing possession, Skylar Diggins sealed the win with a pull-up jumper.

Skylar Diggins scored 26 points, including the go-ahead jumper with 4.2 seconds left, and Nneka Ogwumike added 24 points and 10 rebounds as the Seattle Storm edged the Las Vegas Aces 86-83 on Tuesday night to force a decisive Game 3 in their playoff series. The victory marked Seattle’s first postseason win since 2022.