The second Game 3 in a WNBA Playoff doubleheader on Thursday, Sept. 18 takes us out to Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas where the Seattle Storm are looking to upset the Las Vegas Aces.
The game is scheduled to start at 9:30 p.m. EDT and will be broadcast on ESPN2. Fans looking to watch this WNBA game can do so for free by using DIRECTV, which offers a free trial, or FuboTV, which also offers a free trial and up to $30 off your first month. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but has promotional offers available. ESPN+ plans are currently at $11.99 a month or $16.99 a month if you bundle with Hulu and Disney+.
The Storm were down big and facing elimination in Game 2, but they fought back from a 14-point second half deficit and grabbed the season-saving victory thanks to a go-ahead and-1 from rookie Dominique Malonga inside the final minute and a game-sealing jumper from Skylar Diggins in the final seconds. Diggins finished with 26 while Nneka Ogwumike went for 24 and 10 rebounds as Malonga and Erica Wheeler both provided 11 off the bench.
Three-time MVP and Aces leader A’ja Wilson was named a Co-Defensive Player of the Year on Thursday along with Alanna Smith of the Minnesota Lynx, who clinched their spot in the Second Round on Wednesday after a 17-point comeback against the Golden State Valkyries.
In Game 2, Wilson went for 21 points, 13 rebounds, five assists, two blocks and a steal while teammate Jackie Young went for 25 points, five rebounds and four assists in a losing effort. Wilson missed a jumper late that led to Malonga’s go-ahead bucket, an Young was supposed to be the recipient of a Chelsea Gray pass on the following possession that went out of bounds with the Aces down 1. And in the final possession, former Storm player Jewell Loyd missed on a game-tying attempt from 3, finishing with 13 points and going three-for-seven on attempts from distance.
The winner advances to the Second Round where they will take on the winner of the first game on Thursday between the Atlanta Dream and Indiana Fever.
Who: Seattle Storm vs. Las Vegas Aces
When: Thursday, Sept. 18 at 9:30 p.m. EDT
Where: Michelob ULTRA Arena in Las Vegas
Stream: FuboTV (free trial); Sling; DIRECTV (free trial); Paramount+ (free trial); ESPN+; Prime Video (free trial)
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