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If you had a hard time absorbing the last few seconds of regulation in Sunday’s 2022 WNBA playoff game between the Las Vegas Aces and Seattle Storm, you’re not alone. There was enough drama in that short time frame for an entire series.
The Aces took a 2-1 lead in this best-of-five semifinal battle after a 110-98 overtime victory in Seattle that left the Storm wondering how it got away. They had a four-point lead with 11.3 seconds to go, and then it got crazy.
Riquna Williams, the guard who Aces coach Becky Hammon pointed to earlier in the series as a potential X factor off the bench, nailed a 3-pointer. Tina Charles missed two free throws for Seattle. A’ja Wilson made a driving layup for Las Vegas. Sue Bird hit a 3-pointer that seemed to be another of her many game-winning daggers in a two-decade pro career for Seattle. But Las Vegas had just enough time for Jackie Young’s layup to send the game to overtime.
When the buzzer sounded on the extra period, MVP candidates Wilson (34 points, 11 rebounds) and Breanna Stewart (20, 15) had double-doubles, as did Aces guard Chelsea Gray, who has been the best player in this WNBA postseason (29 points, 12 assists). Ten players in all scored in double figures, as this series that features seven No. 1 draft picks continues to live up to the hype. All three games have been great, but Sunday’s, with so many clutch plays with so much on the line, became an instant classic.
Where does it rate among WNBA playoff games? Here is a look at the 10 best.
1. Game 5 of 2016 WNBA Finals: Sparks 77, Lynx 76
Oct. 20 at Target Center in Minneapolis. The first of back-to-back Finals meetings between the Los Angeles Sparks and Minnesota Lynx, this game on the Lynx’s home court was for the championship.
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Source : espn
