The Atlanta Dream and Las Vegas Aces have an opportunity to punch their tickets to the second round tonight in Game 2 of the WNBA playoffs.
Watch Dream vs. Fever LIVE at 7:30 p.m. ET/4:30 p.m. PT on TSN1/4 followed by Aces vs. Storm in a WNBA doubleheader at 9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 p.m. PT on TSN4 and streaming on TSN.ca and the TSN App.
The Dream beat the Indiana Fever 80-68 on Sunday in Game 1, with Allisha Gray and Rhyne Howard leading the way with 20 points each. The Fever had jumped out to a 21-18 lead after the first quarter, but the Dream responded with a strong second quarter, outscoring the Fever 22-12.
Kelsey Mitchell led the Fever in scoring with 27 points in Game 1 while Aliyah Boston had 12 rebounds and five assists.
This was Atlanta’s first playoff win since 2018 and are looking for their first playoff series win since 2013 when they went to the WNBA Finals.
Las Vegas, who ended the regular season on a 16-game winning streak, dominated the Seattle Storm in Game 1, pulling away with a 102-77 victory. The Aces started fast, outscoring the Storm 45-25 in the first half.
A’ja Wilson, who picked up AP Player of the Year last week, had 29 points with eight rebounds and eight assists. Jackie Young chipped in with 18 points while former Storm player Jewell Loyd (14 points) and Dana Evans (13 points) played well coming off the bench.
Gabby Williams led the Storm in scoring with 16 points while rookie Dominique Malonga had 12 points and 11 rebounds in her WNBA playoff debut.
The Storm need more from Nneka Ogwumike (11 points) and Skylar Diggins (12 points), who struggled in Game 1 and have yet to win a playoff game in a Storm uniform.
As the series shifts to Seattle for Game 2, the Storm are looking for their first playoff win since the Sue Bird-Breanna Stewart era in 2022. The team missed the playoffs in 2023 and got swept by the Aces last season.
