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WNBA Finals Seattle Storm vs Las Vegas Aces Game 3 19:00 ET The Las Vegas Aces will be on the brink of elimination when playing Game 3 of their WNBA finals best of five series on Tuesday against the Seattle Storm. Las Vegas trails Seattle in the series 2-0 following a 104-91 loss on Sunday in Game 2. Las Vegas rallied during the first half from a deficit of 13 points but could not keep up with the hot shooting Storm in the second half. A’ja Wilson scored 20 points to lead Las Vegas and Emma Cannon and Angel McCoughtry each scored 17. Seattle squandered a first-half lead of 13 points on Sunday but scored 56 second-half points to defeat the Aces by 13. Breanna Stewart was the leading scorer for Seattle with 22 points and was one of five players for the Storm to score in double-figures. A victory on Tuesday by Seattle would give the Storm their second WNBA title in the last three seasons. Sue Bird, who is 39, scored 16 points and handed out 10 assists. LIVE STREAM

WNBA Finals Las Vegas Aces vs Seattle Storm Game 2 15:00 ET The 2020 WNBA Finals are set as the No. 1 seed Las Vegas Aces and No. 2 seed Seattle Storm will meet in a best-of-five series to determine the 2020 league champion in Bradenton, Fla. Since the WNBA debuted its current playoff format in 2016, this is the fourth time in five years that the top two seeds in the playoffs are meeting in The Finals, and with both of those teams representing the same conference. The only exception came in 2018, when the No. 1 seed Seattle Storm swept the No. 3 seed Washington Mystics in five games. The Storm are back in the Finals for the fourth time in franchise history as they look to join the Minnesota Lynx and Houston Comets as the only teams to win four WNBA championships. The Aces are making their second appearance in the WNBA Finals, 12 years and one relocation and rebranding removed from the San Antonio Silver Stars being swept in the 2008 WNBA Finals by current Aces coach Bill Lai...

WNBA Sunday Night Connecticut Sun vs Las Vegas Aces Game 4 13:00 ET It's win or go home die for the No 1-seeded Aces as they trail 2-1 to the seventh-seeded Sun in the best-of-five semi-final series heading into Game 4. Will the Aces hit back in Game 4 with their season on the line? Much will depend on MVP Wilson, who averaged 20.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 2.0 blocked shots and 1.23 steals in 31.7 minutes per game over the 22-game regular season. The 6ft 4in forward led the WNBA in blocks, ranked second in scoring and finished sixth in rebounding. However, support from Kayla McBride, Angel McCoughtry and Sixth Woman of the Year Dearica Hamby will be essential if the Aces are to keep their title hopes alive. LIVE STREAM

WNBA Thursday Night Connecticut Sun vs Las Vegas Aces Game 3 21:30 ET In a five-game series tied at 1-1, Game 3 is extremely important. The Sun have to feel that they let Game 2 get away from them. The contest was tied at 73 with three minutes to play and the Aces closed the game on a 10-2 run. Sun point-forward Alyssa Thomas was injured in the first quarter of Game 2 and she will no doubt be missed as she sits on the sidelines for Game 3. The injury forced the Sun to play three lineups they had never played this season, which is huge in terms of continuity and overall comfortability within the offense. The Sun were plus-10 in rebounding in Game 1 but were just plus-1 in Game 2 and they saw their turnovers increase. Both of these factors need to be worked out if the Sun are going to stay in this series. The Aces are the top seed and saw A’ja Wilson, their top player, score 29 points and record seven blocks in a tremendous defensive performance. The winner of this game will b...

WNBA Las Vegas Aces vs Connecticut Sun Game 1 As the top-seeded Las Vegas Aces look to make their first Finals appearance since the franchise was in San Antonio in 2008, they face a Connecticut Sun team looking to get back to the Finals, where they finished as the runner up after a five-game series with Washington. However, this is not the same Sun team that played in last year’s Finals. While Alyssa and Jasmine Thomas remain, the Sun added versatile wing DeWanna Bonner, veteran point guard Briann January and Brionna Jones has seen her role grow immensely with the absence of Jonquel Jones. The Aces also have a revamped roster compared to last year’s squad that was eliminated in the Semifinals by Washington. Las Vegas lost two starters with Liz Cambage and Kelsey Plum both missing the season, but added veteran wing Angel McCoughtry, who has been a great complement to MVP A’ja Wilson as the Aces completed their best regular season in team history. The Sun and Aces have four WN...

WNBA Sunday Night Seattle Storm vs Las Vegas Aces Seattle Storm All-Stars Sue Bird and Breanna Stewart missed Friday night's 83-60 win against the Phoenix Mercury due to injuries. Bird, who had missed nine games this season due to a bone bruise in her left knee initially suffered on July 30, reinjured the knee during a collision with Dallas Wings rookie Satou Sabally on Wednesday that left Sabally in the concussion protocol. Stewart has been dealing with tendinitis in her left foot. Coach Gary Kloppenburg indicated both players would be day-to-day going forward."I don't think it's anything serious," he said before the game. "They aggravated what they had before. Stewie has some slight tendinitis in there. We want to be precautionary on those two." LIVE STREAM

WNBA Thursday Night Minnesota Lynx vs Las Vegas Aces Minnesota Lynx Preview Minnesota Lynx have 13 wins and 8 losses this season. They come into this game after losing their previous against Washington Mystics, with a final score of 89-86. In that game, the Lynx scored 20 points in the first quarter, 21 in the second, 29 in the third, and 16 in the fourth. Crystal Dangerfield put up the most points for her side with 20 and 7 assists. Las Vegas Aces Preview Las Vegas won their previous game against Indiana Fever, in which the game ended with a final score of 92-86. In that game, the Aces registered 26 points in the first quarter, 32 in the second, 15 in the third and 19 in the fourth. A’ja Wilson was the top player as she scored 22 points with 2 assists, Jackie Young also did her bit with 17 points scored and 7 assists. LIVE STREAM

WNBA Tuesday Night Las Vegas Aces vs Indiana Fever About the Aces: They enter the final week of the season hoping to finish with one of the top two seeds and automatically advance to the semifinals. They have several WNBA award candidates, including Bill Laimbeer for Coach of the Year, A’ja Wilson for MVP and Defensive Player of the Year, Dearica Hamby for what would be her second straight Sixth Woman of the Year and Jackie Young for Most Improved. They won the first meeting with Indiana 98-79 on Aug. 11. About the Fever: Their playoff hopes are fading as they’re two games behind eighth-place Dallas with three games remaining. Kelsey Mitchell has been a standout all season and averages 17.5 points per game. Tiffany Mitchell (13.3), Candice Dupree (11.9) and Teaira McCowan (10.9) also average in double figures. Julie Allemand is a Rookie of the Year candidate with 8.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game. LIVE STREAM

WNBA Thursday Night Connecticut Sun vs Las Vegas Aces The Connecticut Sun almost have played themselves out of a hole. The Sun will face the Las Vegas Aces on Thursday in a WNBA regular-season game between teams seemingly destined for the playoffs. The Sun are in seventh place in the WNBA standings and can reach the .500 mark for the first time this season with a win over the Aces. Las Vegas is tied for second in the standings and trails the league-leading Seattle Storm by only one game. The Sun started the season 0-5 but have won eight of their last 12 games, including Tuesday’s win over the New York Liberty. LIVE STREAM

WNBA Tuesday Night Las Vegas Aces vs Phoenix Mercury Las Vegas Aces Preview Las Vegas Aces won their previous game, which was against New York Liberty. In that game, The Aces scored 19 points in the first quarter, 20 in the second, 17 in the third, and 24 in the third. Their top players were A’ja Wilson, as she put up 20 points, and Dearica Hamby who also put up 17 points with 4 assists. All in all, a good game for the Aces that allowed them to get their 12th win of the season. Phoenix Mercury Preview Phoenix Mercury also won their last game, with a finals score of 79-83. In the game, the Mercury registered 33 points in the first quarter, 18 in the second, 14 in the third, and 18 in the fourth. Skylar Diggins-Smith scored the most points for her side (25) and Diana Taurasi with 23 points. LIVE STREAM