Overview

• Las Vegas finished the regular season with 16 consecutive wins to secure the No. 2 seed and home court for Game 1.
• Wilson averaged 23.4 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.3 blocks, with key support from Jackie Young, Chelsea Gray and ex-Storm guard Jewell Loyd, now a bench sharpshooter.
• Seattle and Las Vegas split four regular-season games, most recently a 90-86 Aces win on Aug. 8, with both teams notching road victories.
• The revised 1-1-1 format sends Game 2 to Seattle on Tuesday, a shift praised by Storm coach Noelle Quinn and criticized by Aces coach Becky Hammon.
• The Storm earned the No. 7 seed with a 74-73 win over the Golden State Valkyries and lean on balanced scoring and a top-four defense led by Nneka Ogwumike, Skylar Diggins and rookie Dominique Malonga.