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.<\/p>\n
The victory marked Seattle\u2019s first postseason win since 2022.<\/p>\n
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The series now shifts to Las Vegas on Thursday, where the winner will advance to the WNBA semifinals.<\/p>\n
Las Vegas had been one of the league\u2019s hottest teams, entering the series after closing the regular season on a 16-game winning streak.<\/p>\n
The defending champions opened the playoffs with a Game 1 victory Sunday, but Seattle\u2019s rally in Game 2 ended their momentum.<\/p>\n
Seattle trailed 79-70 with under five minutes to play before closing on a 16-4 run.<\/p>\n
Dominique Malonga made a key three-point play on a transition layup with 31 seconds left to give the Storm their first lead since the second quarter.<\/p>\n
On the next possession, Chelsea Gray turned the ball over while trying to find Jackie Young inside.<\/p>\n
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Ogwumike then controlled the clock before handing off to Diggins, who drove into the lane and hit a jumper near the free-throw line.<\/p>\n
That basket put Seattle ahead 86-83 with 4.2 seconds remaining.<\/p>\n
Jewell Loyd had a chance to tie it for Las Vegas at the buzzer, but her 3-pointer bounced off the rim.<\/p>\n
Malonga posted a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds, while Erica Wheeler also scored 11 for Seattle.<\/p>\n
Diggins, who had been limited to 12 points in the series opener, delivered 15 in the second quarter alone to keep the Storm close.<\/p>\n
Young led Las Vegas with 25 points. A\u2019ja Wilson added 21 points and 13 rebounds, recording her 22nd career playoff double-double.<\/p>\n
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Ogwumike powered Seattle early, scoring 11 points in the opening quarter.<\/p>\n
Diggins carried the load in the second, helping the Storm close the first half on a 7-0 run to pull within 45-44 at the break.<\/p>\n
Her late steal and 3-pointer with under a minute before halftime cut further into Las Vegas\u2019 advantage.<\/p>\n
Seattle\u2019s win ensures that the playoff series will be decided in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Skylar Diggins scored 26 points, including the go-ahead jumper with 4.2 seconds left, and Nneka Ogwumike added 24…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":234410,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[2341,15535,100254,48329,15536,15537,2184,4144,2337,1494,30231,62,67,132,68,232],"class_list":{"0":"post-234409","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-aja-wilson","9":"tag-chelsea-gray","10":"tag-dominique-malonga","11":"tag-erica-wheeler","12":"tag-jackie-young","13":"tag-jewell-loyd","14":"tag-las-vegas","15":"tag-las-vegas-aces","16":"tag-nneka-ogwumike","17":"tag-seattle-storm","18":"tag-skylar-diggins","19":"tag-sports","20":"tag-united-states","21":"tag-unitedstates","22":"tag-us","23":"tag-wnba"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115220978294944073","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234409"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234409\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234410"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}