Alyssa Thomas, knocked out of Game 2 two days ago by a dislocated shoulder, made a surprise start and led the Connecticut Sun to a 77-68 victory over the Las Vegas Aces on Thursday night for a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five semifinal series.

After Alyssa Thomas outdueled A'ja Wilson to lead the Sun to a series lead, should Vegas be concerned? Basketball analyst Kia Nurse has more on this, and the impressive play of the Storm.

Connecticut forward Alyssa Thomas, who was forced out of Tuesday's loss with a shoulder injury, led all scorers with 23 points to give Connecticut a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five semifinal series.

Alysha Clark's putback at the buzzer lifted the Seattle Storm past the Minnesota Lynx 88-86 on Tuesday night in the first game of the semifinal series.

Jasmine Thomas had a career-high 31 points, Alyssa Thomas scored 18, and the Connecticut Sun pulled away early and cruised to an 87-62 win over the Las Vegas Aces in Game of 1 of the best-of-five WNBA semifinals Sunday.

The opener of the WNBA playoff series between the Seattle Storm and the Minnesota Lynx was postponed nearly 90 minutes before its scheduled tipoff Sunday because of inconclusive COVID-19 test results for Storm players.

The Connecticut Sun draw the No. 1 seed Las Vegas Aces while the Minnesota Lynx will contend with the No. 2 Seattle Storm in the WNBA semifinals. Watch Game 1 of the semifinals Sunday between the Las Vegas Aces and the Connecticut Sun LIVE at 1 p.m. EST/10 a.m. PST on TSN2 and streaming on TSN.ca, the TSN App and TSN Direct.

Rookie of the year Crystal Dangerfield scored 15 of her 17 points in the second half and Minnesota beat Phoenix 80-79 on Thursday night to advance to the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs.