WNBA Simulated Tournaments Round 1: Seattle Storm vs Las Vegas Aces

he I'm suniga and with me at the broadcast table are Tim swarts and Brian BMI our starting lineups a look at the matchups here and who will see for our starting five for both teams now here is AUM oou sets a screen there's juw Lloyd with the three off to a good start as she hits her first shot attempt and every year it seems like like we set a league record for thre's made thre's attempted do you see this trend ending anytime soon I don't see it ending I maybe it'll Plateau but if you look at each draft class that we come in each year it seems like every Big now can shoot it and that just wasn't the case 5 six years ago I agree and there's certainly a trickle down effect from a young age even post players are practicing threes the skills of players are matching this era now here here's diin Smith pass to AUM to the middle here's Lloyd and he uses the glass on the layup recognizing the defense's mises and capitalizing on them that's part of what makes auma Cas so special right there she's able to find someone wide open here's gray now here's Plum it's stolen by auma [Applause] outside diin Smith good first shot first basket what handles from dickin Smith she has perfected the dribble Skyler can send Defenders into a tizzy gray right side well Brian chel Gray is the whole package and and really a true point guard well she's consistent with her scoring and she can can really move the ball around one of the better Shooters as far as percentage in the WNBA and this is our first free throw of the [Applause] game shooting two and she knocks down the first one well great shows effort and intensity on both offense and defense I'd say she's one of the better two-way players in the [Applause] league and that's good as she hits both [Applause] shots ohou with the ball outside Lloyd ohou sets a screen to the inside magnador lays it up and in off the pretty assist you know sometimes you forget basketball is a team game we have so much emphasis on the individual but a player like J Lloyd she's a great team player sets up the bucket there young shot is off you don't want to give up that kind of look often they're very lucky they didn't get burnt pass to AUM Vivians outside diin Smith six to shoot with the floater goes back up and there's the nice layup by AUM crashing the boards with ferocious intensity AUM is a cut throw [Applause] rebounder gray outside Stokes defended by magore [Music] here's Wilson that's good from 17 ft away a smart player with good and tangibles Wilson's a consistent scoring threat whenever she's out on the court oh outside outside diin Smith takes the three Asia Wilson grabs the board the aces trailing pass the [Applause] gray scen by Young gray in the post guarded by diin Smith off with the layup Plum misses surprising Miss wouldn't you say I mean she usually devours those wide open opportunities Victor Mion for three Stokes with the rebound it could be so deflating to miss a wide open look like that Ray guarded by diin Smith be on the AR and and it's gray missing pass to AUM outside Lloyd O sets the screen the try he's now two for three with that and it's the aces with the ball trailing by five outside Young from outside that falls nice speed that time from Jackie young the sweet Lefty stroke of Kelsey Plum dialed in from distance pass to magore outside Lloyd screen by magore the three is up Asia Wilson grabs the board here's [Applause] gray and here's Plum another three for Las Vegas and this is the mindset Plum has to possess because when she buries quick shots it gets her going Seattle [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] so both teams changing it up here [Applause] and here the storm now oh go outside pass to Lloyd and the play stops whistle looks like an illegal screen you have to make sure your feet are set but when you set those screens they'll get you for it I thought maybe she was set now I know that's a difficult call to make but I think maybe they got that one wrong the aces with the lead now Bell Pass to [Applause] Young fires the three storm with the rebound oh gum outside [Applause] Whit come and it's going to be a 3 second call seconds Las Vegas AC now into the lineup for seatt number 23 Jordan [Applause] hon and here are the aces now pass to Bell Clark guarded by Russell shoots from the right block Second Chance shot outside young down to five on the shot clock the aces with another [Applause] Miss from Deep W she hit it incredible a miracle he to finish off that quarter how'd you get that to go down fantastic shot and at the end of one a closely contested game so far it's the storm they lead by a bucket stay with us as we get set to bring you quarter number two after [Applause] this and off we go a close game now entering the second quarter and before we move on what do you guys think about what we've seen from the storm not much room to operate on this one a very tough D through one you know they haven't given up a lot of easy chances at [Applause] all now Coulson outside [Applause] young pass the CL shoots over Russell excellent D there from Mercedes Russell Seattle leading outside whitcom now here's [Applause] hon inside here's AUM and Bell pulls it down and for coaches in the league what would you two say is the biggest challenge well to me it's not about what happens on the floor it's not about even the X's and O's it's about the locker room keeping your players happy making sure there are some good vibes and for me when we talk about Hoops it's about defense getting the system in place and getting your players to buy in not everyone wants to play defense but if you can get them to you will be rewarded now here's whc [Applause] come oh left side takes the three and the storm another three a solid three-point shooter give aay room to pull the trigger and she's not going to hesitate Mark outside Bell Pass to Young from outside the ark and the aces another three right back at you they immediately get those three points back just trading punches from long range been a heavyweight fight now here's hon looking for a first basket still in this [Applause] one now whitcom shoots the three it's not going to go forward here's Bell foron defending pass to [Applause] Coulson dying her luck from Deep hon with the rebound Seattle trailing here here's Madu Whit come the three ball that's basket number two with their third shot off to a fast two for three and these two teams continue to trade punches back and forth like heavyweight Fighters the momentum swings are impossible to keep track of the energy in this building just keeps changing it's been such a crazy game here's Coulson up top Clark from downtown it doesn't go for her and now about 3 minutes gone in the second quarter of basketball here's whitcom misses the three here's Bell worst in defending pass to Coulson tries a three storm with the rebound and here's hon to the paint Russell inside she's covered by Clark the offensive rebound here's Madu one up one down she makes her first shot in this game perseverance it always pays off on the offensive glast the aces trailing some tough offensive sets and they really want to turn it around they got to lock in and need a basket just to regain some momentum and the aces call time [Applause] here your breaker Dance Crew Make Some Noise man [Applause] closing in on four minutes played here in the second quarter and Wilson gets it to go on the court Wilson doesn't take no for an answer I mean she'll battle through any defense outside Divan Pi by Russell down low and no good nice def defense from Asia [Applause] Wilson pass to gray back to Plum yes great play by jela gr set it up consistently keeping her teammates involved and engaged Ray's willingness to move the ball is contagious now here's diin Smith outside Lloyd the three and hon gets the whistle that time that's her first outl so both teams making some changes here [Applause] on the aces with the lead now here's Plum he's got nine [Music] [Applause] it's stolen by [Applause] magnor pass to AUM Vivians out to the left wing six on the shot [Applause] clock and they turn it over 24 seconds buzzer signaling this shot clock violation and here are the aces [Applause] now Plum with it pass to stoke Wilson she's covered by auma [Music] Wilson in The Post oh there kicks it out to Plum shot clock at two that's good and it's Asia Wilson with the assist just on fire from Beyond The Arc seems like just about all her points are coming from [Applause] Deep outside Lloyd to stop the run buries it from three-point range and Lloyd is a proficient three-point shooter which is probably why she takes these in bunches and we're through the first half of play here in what's been a good one Aces ahead leading by a point and join us right back here after the break for the start of the second half [Applause] the start of the second half getting underway both teams battling hard through the first two quarters you got to like what Kelsey Plum has done in this game what I noticed more than anything about her first half offense was she didn't waste her opportuni she made just about every good look she had and they were pretty much all good looks I mean her shot selection has been phenomenal throughout the game you love for her presence on this team as a score it has a calming effect for them she's a fall back option whenever they need one now here is Vivians no scoring yet from her but that's likely to change a nice shot by magore not letting the physical defense deter her magore plays with such tenacity and what you like about juel Lloyd she's very unselfish but can also take over with her scoring she really understands what the team needs from her and that can change night to night or even moment to moment but no matter what happens she's able to feel out the situation and deliv it now here is AUM Five Points in the [Applause] game now here is Lloyd defense right on her out of bounds it'll be Aces ball and if you're just joining us we've played just over a minute here in the third pass to sto Plum Jackie Young on the [Applause] wing and here is gray Wilson sets a screen gray no good it's rare to see her come up empty on such a wide open look now magor now here is AUM pass to Lloyd for the tie Wilson pulls it down two minutes gone in this third quarter [Applause] [Music] now gray outside young with it and Vivians picks her up defensively shot clock at five back to gray jacks up a three for with the rebound you know you watch her and you see her mechanics are totally out of whack right now she's lost all field for her shot yeah and it's not hard to tell you know just look at her numbers right now nothing is going down for here's young can't hit that one good d by Neco gum tries the spin move pass to magore Vivians screen By magore Di and Smith she's guarded by Plum oh McCay left side outside Lloyd the shot goes down and it gets this game back to even as a defense you can't let that happen you know let Lloyd step into a jumper too deadly to allow the catch and shoot now here's gray pass to Plum launches a three it's in and she's a very efficient five for six on the game thre's going down quickly at both ends what and an answer you come at me with the three I'm coming right back everybody gets a three here's Lloyd 11 points in the game three-pointer it's rebounded by Young now here's gray guarded by diin Smith and she doesn't miss many of those especially with the defender not in the best of positions Lloyd she's guarded by plum Floyd up top pass to Vivians there's the three drains the three-pointer well that's an assertive three ball by Vivien she really commits to her shot selection from Beyond The Ark Ray outside now here's Wilson she's covered by auma back to [Applause] gray the 17 footer goes down so dangerous in that pick and roll set gray can move the ball but option one is her excellent shot pass to magore Floyd Green by magnor for the lead Stokes with the rebound the aces with the lead [Applause] here's gray now here's [Applause] Wilson lays it up and Banks it in and this is where you get Wilson the ball a skilled interior player who's comfortable attacking from that [Applause] spot outside diin Smith Lloyd back to diin Smith pass to Lloyd launches it Kelsey Plum comes up with three down she is brid from three I don't know what's worse the fact that she can't hit anything from out there or the fact that she keeps on trying to and Bray gets it to go a big time offensive Talent who can score points from all over the floor R can punish defenses from Deep now here's Lloyd 11 points in the [Applause] game shot to stop the run they get it backin Smith and that one drops for coaches love to see hustle AKA what diin Smith is all about I love how she always using a winning attitude and that's going to do it for the third quarter Aces ahead up by five and fourth quarter basketball will be coming your way on 2K sports right after [Applause] this the all right we will welcome you back to what's been a hardfought battle fourth quar should be good Seattle trailing here pass to Russell with the [Music] ball back to Russell roock at [Applause] six now here is Lloyd lets the three fly good on the triple well you give Lloyd any room around the arc and she'll take it she shoots threes without hesitating at all pass to Bell now gustaffson outside Plum and here is gray fires from Deep rebounded by vivianss well maybe she thinks she can shoot her way out of this cold skull but I don't think that's the case someone tell her it's time to give up the three the right Whit come with it to take the lead to tie it up and so she draws the foul in the shot the line shoul look at Russell going on the attack draws a good foul and manages to get the shot in the air Mercedes Russ shooting [Applause] two makes it and the next one could tie it up [Applause] that one drops she ties it up here's Mercedes Russell at the free throw line not her strongest suits but somewhere that she could still make a difference outside Plum for three it's good as five others before it were he's now shooting six for seven boy the defense we've seen today reminds me of the Great defensive era back in the 80s so wouldn't you say yeah right I mean neither team has done enough on defense to warn any kind of compliment I'm not giving him any that's for [Applause] sure back to Lloyd pick by Russell there's the triple and that one's good boy today we're seeing what Lloyd can do put the ball in the Bucket over and over her diverse skill set it allows her to rack up some points now here's Plum pass to gustofson Bell and here's Plum covered by Lloyd to the middle here's gray used the shot fake to create the angle but couldn't get it to [Applause] ball right side Lloyd here's Vivians [Applause] right side wh come oh and she misses the goahead basket inside here's Clark good work defensively by Sammy whitcom yo yo yo watch this watch this and just about 3 minutes through the fourth and Final fin quarter [Applause] here pass to Lloyd to take the lead wh come over gr whitcom misses some of the shots we've taken today have been absolute head scratchers she's out there playing like it's a game of horse and it's not she had all the space she needed but just could not find the bottom of the bucket now here's Vivians OT shot and she drops that one in and that's the thing about vivans she believes in herself and this team believes in her time out called the aces one of the stories here juwel Lloyd getting it done today she is on fire from Beyond The Arc they're giving her way too much room and she's making them pay all right Lu coming on of the cour come on and get louder for your Breakers next give the hand fans your Breakers a little over 3 and A2 minutes in the books now for this fourth [Applause] quarter gray outside five on the clock pass the plum shot to stop the Dr storm with the rebound you can tell she thought that triple was going to fall she's just shaking her head after that Miss outside di Smith gray defending storm another three seems like diin Smith never gives up chases down a big bucket for this team gray outside pass to Wilson over OU yes once again and she remains a perfect six attempts six mates Seattle leading here's Lloyd to the inside viian outside for Dian Smith and a miss there on the triple and great that falls nice speed that time from jaff Young well the allstar Chelsea Gray With The Hoop remember she was a role player in this league now she's a superstar Floyd she's guarded by Plum with the step back pass the VII diin Smith here's the three Skyler diin Smith missing again critical possession right here crowd on Kings and needles PL be careful what a big shot by Plum a WNBA Champion Kelce very comfortable in these moments time called here the storm decide to talk it over your thoughts guys looking at how much time they have I think it's likely we'll see them try get a good look at scor quickly yeah I think in a possible two for one situation this next play they run it's going to be interesting to see what they go with no room for eror screen by magnor there's je Lloyd with the three it's rebounded by Young and this could be a turning point critical possession here there's a 4se second difference from a shot clocking game CL Wilson outside tries it from 19 what a bucket by Wilson refuses to let the high Stak Shaker and six it time called here the swarmm decide to talk it over your thoughts guys with this much time remaining they should be able to get themselves a decent shot at the basket still a contested three is never an easy shot on the wing jeel lyd so it's the aces taking the W in a close game what a show they put on here at home tonight these are those games that are so great to win and so hard to lose I love being on the edge of I se but just wondering what would happen this time and that'll wrap it up from Gord Washington I'm Blake CA rounding out the broadcast team are Tim Schwarz and Brian bateni we're glad to have you with us and with a moment here before we get to the tip off here tonight's starting lineups all right I know this is going to be a struggle for both of you but put your coach's hat on you have one shot to win the game of anyone in this league who do you want taking it oh give me the vet Diana terazzi she's got that Mama mentality she's totally Fearless I'd go with jwell Jones it's 66 her height helps her get those shots off and over defenders and she's so strong Jones won't let anybody knock her off of her spot and also she can score anywhere on the floor inside mid-range three-point land now here is Lloyd pass to AUM livian OU sets a screen here's diin Smith ouay left side clock at six outside diing Smith there's the three Stokes with the rebound we played just over a minute here in the first back to [Applause] Plum pass to Gray and here is Wilson and the officials whistle a foul on the shot the bucket's good and she'll go to the line well guys Asia Wilson continues to demonstrate why she's a top Defender the 2022 WNBA defensive player of the year Asia Wilson takes defense very seriously and she expects her teammates to do the same you just got to love how she sets the [Applause] tone the first overall pick in the 2018 draft Asia Wilson more than lived up to expectations winning Rookie of the Year with Las Vegas scoring 20 per game now here is Vivians screen by magore Dian Smith gray defending there's D Lloyd with the three and the storm Miss again yeah she didn't punish them for the weak coverage that time but they just can't count on her missing absolutely Brian she's got to go right back to that shot here's Plum yes great play by Chelsea Gray to set it up and I'm sensing this game really starting to swing their way yeah they're taking charge no doubt about it and that lead's going to get more and more comfortable as they do I agree Brian let's see how this one plays out now here is [Applause] Lloyd pass to magore to stop the run the rebound by Asia Wilson you see Defender is afraid to get in her way a lot of times when she's on her way to the bucket but not that time outside Plum Wilson back to Plum fires the three the offensive rebound Wilson no good Seattle trailing [Applause] here pass to diin Smith and we're about 3 minutes into this first quarter gets that one to fall after missing her first two one for three from the field here's gray here's Stokes defended by magregor here's Wilson on The Mark with the 15-footer a complex offensive game makes Wilson just so difficult to defend coaches must have a hard time game planning against her now here's diin Smith boy from long R and the three ball is good she found the perfect spot behind the AR there a big gap in the D outside [Applause] young and it's going to be a 3se second call so both teams changing it up here [Applause] now digging Smith outside [Applause] Lloyd back to diin Smith from pass the AR that falls nice that time from J ly tremend is fine by Lloyd she's really a combo guard but she has point guard Savvy s her teammates are open now here's Young no scoring yet from her but that's likely to [Applause] change here's gray weighs it up and baks it in you love to see a guard like Chelsea Gray take contact and still complete the play that's toughness pass to magore screen by magore from long R in the storm another three talk about falling asleep on defense I don't know how you can give a shooter like her that much space from Beyond The Ark now here's gray now Wilson guarded by Russell and the layup is good consistently keeping her teammates involved and engaged Ray's willingness to move the ball is contagious here's diin Smith he has [Applause] five soft touch off the glass took up out of six that's a pair of teammates on the same page the aces leading gray outside down low and that's out of bounds Las Vegas substitution on the cour [Applause] on defense Seattle pass to gustaffson that falls nice spead that time from Jackie young a natural point guard Young's A Gifted passer has that six sense to set up teammates outside whitcom [Applause] back to Lloyd jacks up a three and the storm another three what a start to this game all offense early yeah this is just playground stuff forget about defending just keep letting it Fly that's okay with [Applause] me Ray outside 4 seconds left no good on the layup you know typically she has the touch to finish when she's in that tight sure what happened there and so that's a lot of scoring in a competitive first quarter Aces ahead up by one and we'll bring you the startup Quarter Two when we [Applause] return neither team able to jump out ahead as we begin the second quarter and guys what's your take on the aces so far a lot of shots in close from them early good sign it's a lot easier to get Buckets inside and they've done that through [Applause] one and here's Coulson pass to Bell yo look down young with it shoots the three Lloyd grabs the board it's rare to see her come up empty on such a wide open look and during the 2020 Rubble playoffs juw Lloyd was Unreal for the storm a huge reason Seattle won that title Lloyd was basically 50 4090 had 28 points in game one of the finals picking up her second ring that's Guston the shot comes [Applause] out now here is Lloyd he's covered closely it's good who watch out jeel Lloyd taking ankor and here's Bell [Applause] young pass to Coulson puts up the three buries it from three-point range coming into the league as a great passer young has that radar on her knowing where everyone is on the court oh outside now witam three-pointer and Bell pulls it down you don't want to give up that kind of look often they're very lucky they didn't get burned outside young pass to Coulson here's Guston they set the pick outside young six to shoot for wicom storm with the rebound she just assumed she's going to knock those down when she's as open as she was [Music] there second quarter of play with around two minutes gone so far Russell with it and Clark pulls it down here's Bell Pass to Gustafson Young and here's Coulson trying her luck from deep and the acce is another three the storm Trail outside Lloyd and we're just over 2 and2 minutes into the second period well you could see it in her eyes she wanted to return the favor with that three but she just couldn't get to go pass to [Applause] Coulson here's [Applause] Bell now [Applause] young and here's Bell beyond the AR Russell pulls it in outside Lloyd to stop the drought Dance rebounded by Jackie Young and it's the aces with the ball their biggest lead of the game was nine pass to Bell Json here's young now cson she tries for three drains it from Beyond The Ark yet another three for her she's really been draining him here in the second and the storm with possession trailing here by eight Seattle calls timeout and Jackie young the first pick in the 2019 draft average just six points per game as a rookie but she used that number as fuel and motivation and young earning an All-Star Game nod in 2022 Plus winning a title with the aces a great example of investing in yourself [Applause] Vivians she's covered by Clark back to Vivians pass to russle and the play stops whistle on what looks like an illegal screen you have to make sure your feet are set but when you set those screens they'll get you for it I thought maybe she was set now I know that's a difficult call to make but I think maybe they got that one wrong two minutes remain first now here's [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] gray Wilson the screen gray in the post from outside the ark can it from downtown a lethal shooter from range back in 2017 Chelsea grade was 48% for the year from deep that was best in the WNBA now here's diin Smith seven points in the Game Boy from long range alive Russell and there's the bucket staying with it that time an offensive glass getting it done the aces leading [Applause] Plum with it pass to Wilson kicks it out to Plum now here's gray gson for in [Applause] defending gson gets the bucket oh she's got such a great touch and feel around the rim she made that reverse look easy but trust me when I tell you it's not now here's diin Smith here's Russell Lloyd picked by Russ for three outside Lloyd pass to Hon six on the shot clock rebound by the aces on second separating the shot clock and the game clock Lloyd up top gray defending outside [Applause] Lloyd that one no good and the first half now in the books the aces on top up 11 and we'll be back right after halftime to get the third quarter underway [Music] and as we begin the second half first half wasn't even close and we'll see if there is a comeback on our hands or more of the same as we get the third started one of the stories here juwel Lloyd getting it done today and those threes have been dropping for her absolute dead ey shooting in that first half yeah I'll say I mean this could not have been a more productive day for her from long range welcome back to the start of the second half big margin on our hands but we'll see if that Gap Narrows down in the final two quarters gray outside pass to Wilson double team on Asia Wilson just five to shoot l Plum from outside that falls nice feed that time from Jackie young all right here's a question for you two what type of skill do you think has become undervalued in today's game ball handling we're seeing so many players who can shoot these days but the real difference makers are the ones with a tight handle I'll go with rebounding the a defensive possession you have to secure the board and offensively you can extend bad possessions with oo from the top of the key and the aces tack on two [Applause] more and about a minute of action so far in the third quarter K by aumy from long R in the storm another three oh I think she she owes the three-pointer dinnner it's been her best friend today no question well it has been today anyway I mean look most of her points have been courtesy of the deep ball pass to Young Wilson she's covered by auma shot clock at six and it's gray missing I thought that was going to drop it looked good from here looked good here too I'm as shocked as [Applause] you now Diggin Smith s seven points in the [Applause] game outside Lloyd screen by magore takes the three and it's Lloyd missing yeah the great Shooters they know when they've got enough opening to go for the three I didn't think it was a bad choice there yeah not very good defensive coverage that time but he got lucky on the wing neum to Vivien laes it sinks the three-pointer well that's an assertive three ball by Vivien she really commits to a shot selection from Beyond The [Applause] Ark outside Plum over Lloyd and another Miss by Las Vegas the storm Trail and it's obvious where Kelsey Plum gets her athleticism I mean just look at her family yeah her mom was a volleyball player in college while her dad played football and baseball now you put all that together and you see that Kelsey Plum has carved out her Niche on the hardwood now here's gray seven points in the game pass to Young gray Jackie Young on the wing covered by VII to in the Dr and it's laid in by Young crashy handles from Young certainly doesn't lack confidence on the floor I got outside [Applause] viian from downtown it's hauled in by Chelsea Gray she had all the Time in the World to get that shot off fires from deep and Jackie young good for three well over the years when you look at the three-point numbers for young they've been improving just shows you how much work Jackie puts into her game now a timeout called by Seattle [Music] [Applause] Anders [Applause] get second half here and we're just over for 3 and 1/2 minutes into it Lloyd guarded by Young here's di Smith laid in with a nice touch on the glass consistently carrying a solid workload diin Smith has proven her ability to succeed at this level now here's gray she has seven pass the CL from Deep with the rebound now diin Smith outside Lloyd hi and Smith with the bucket Total Focus from di Smith the bump doesn't stop her from hitting the [Applause] shot and here is gray pass to [Applause] Wilson it falls for her fifth field goal of the night now shooting five for eight where was the Box up some easy second chance points those kinds of mistakes on the glass will kill a team now here's diin Smith he's got 11 six to [Applause] shoot back to Lloyd launches a three Las Vegas grabs Miss they've led by as many as 14 points gray out side lets it go from Deep pass to Wilson goes back up young the three-pointer no good about 7 Seconds searing the shot and game clock outside Lloyd KCK by AUM okay from the left block and it's rebounded by Jackie young can't connect from short range here's AUM solid play on the low block and that one's good excellent vision from diin Smith she's a player that truly makes those around her better and we reached the end of the third Aces ahead they're up by six and fourth quarter basketball will be coming your way on 2K sports right after this it's the four and welcome back as we get rolling once more fourth quarter right ahead and what'll be a very well contested game and it's the storm with the ball six-point game outside Lloyd three-pointer no good on that [Applause] shot here's Bell the shot from 20 ft Russell pulls it in didn't see that Miss coming she's usually so good from that [Applause] ring outside Lloyd Vivian's up top and there's the 3 second [Applause] [Applause] violation now here's Plum covered by void gray outside there's a screen shoots over wicom and she nails that one right through the net one minute in now to the fourth [Applause] quarter outside DS back to Lloyd pass the meniu whitcom Great defending offensive rebound three Victoria Vivians hits the three-point bomb that buck it is why Vivian is key for this team scoring without having the ball much she can just kind of pour it in without having to over dribble Plum with it takes the three sinks the triple three's going down quickly at both ends what an answer you come at me with the three I'm coming right back everybody gets a three [Applause] here's wiom and she can't answer back the three-pointer offline to the paint here's guson that drops and it comes off an assist from Kelsey Plum nice find from Plum willing to get her teammates involved that's leadership right there outside Dian [Applause] pass to whitcom Russell with the screen five on the clock and she was fouled in the act of shooting and opportunity for a three-point play and one finishes are about creativity and Russell shows she can find ways to convert [Applause] and the free throw no good I think Russell has a promising future in this league it's clear that she wants to keep getting better and I think she will back to Gray pass the [Applause] plum this one for three and it's Seattle with the rebound left side diam Smith the lead pass was put in just the right spot to produce the layup what concentration from diing Smith able to take the contact and work through it [Applause] gray outside pass to Wilson back to gray to the middle young shots good her position might be guard and primarily point guard but young can score inside she's 6 feet tough and quite crafty time called here the storm decide to talk it over [Applause] and [Applause] [Music] your goer get [Applause] through a look at the clock a little under 3 and 1/2 minutes gone in the [Applause] fourth now here's maore deep Skyler against Smith and the storm Miss [Applause] again outside block pass to gray back to Plum good and it's Chelsea Gray who picks up the assist well when Kelsey Plum is getting buckets inside it's scary because she already does so much damage with their playmaking and perimeter gy from long range Las Vegas grabs the Miss she's having all sorts of problems with her shots yeah the words ice and and cold come to mind with the way she's seing the ball now here's Plum guarded closely block at six pass to Wilson over OA Wilson can't hit not a lot of time to get this one back under control yeah they have to do work and you were quickly scen by magnor with the three Stokes with the rebound I don't know if she just ran out of gas or what but she's been awful since the second half started got to get recharged pass to [Applause] Young back to gray the three Wilson [Applause] lets the three five and it's gray missing Seattle with the ball trailing by [Applause] 10 here's Vivians no good and they can't put an end to this drought 6 seconds separating the shot and game [Music] CLX Ray [Music] outside back to Wilson [Applause] good and it's Chelsea Gray who picks up the assist breathing life into the league since the day she was drafted Wilson brings passion and intensity every nighty from long range off Target with the shot so it's the aces winning this one easily and they came in here and took care of business like they were the home team they really did show some mental fortitude they were never rattled At All by the opposing fans and that'll wrap it [Music] [Music] up e for