Aces 103-77 Storm (3 Sep, 2023) Play-by-Play

Seattle Storm

11-26, 7-11 away

	1	2	3	4	T
SEA	19	24	24	10	77
LV	25	24	26	28	103

Las Vegas Aces

32-6, 18-1 home

103

Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu blocks A'ja Wilson 's 4-foot layup
A'ja Wilson misses layup
Kelsey Plum misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Chelsea Gray misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
A'ja Wilson makes layup (Jackie Young assists)
Jackie Young makes two point shot (Chelsea Gray assists)
Chelsea Gray makes 24-foot three point shot (Jackie Young assists)
Chelsea Gray misses 25-foot three point jumper
A'ja Wilson makes 6-foot two point shot
Kiah Stokes makes two point shot (Chelsea Gray assists)
Jackie Young misses driving floating jump shot
A'ja Wilson misses 16-foot jumper
Jackie Young makes tip shot
A'ja Wilson misses layup
A'ja Wilson makes two point shot
A'ja Wilson misses 15-foot jumper
Alysha Clark makes 24-foot three point shot (Kelsey Plum assists)
Chelsea Gray makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
Jackie Young misses 24-foot three point shot
Kiah Stokes misses layup
Chelsea Gray misses 25-foot three point jumper
Alysha Clark misses layup
Kierstan Bell misses 23-foot three point jumper
Cayla George misses 27-foot three point jumper
Kierstan Bell misses 23-foot three point shot
Kelsey Plum makes driving layup (Chelsea Gray assists)
Jackie Young misses 11-foot two point shot
Chelsea Gray makes 17-foot two point shot
A'ja Wilson makes layup (Alysha Clark assists)
Kelsey Plum misses driving layup
A'ja Wilson makes layup
Chelsea Gray misses 24-foot three point jumper
Chelsea Gray makes 3-foot layup (Jackie Young assists)
A'ja Wilson makes 10-foot step back jumpshot (Chelsea Gray assists)
A'ja Wilson makes two point shot (Chelsea Gray assists)
Chelsea Gray misses 13-foot step back jumpshot
A'ja Wilson makes driving layup (Alysha Clark assists)
A'ja Wilson misses 15-foot jumper
Alysha Clark misses 23-foot three point shot
A'ja Wilson makes 16-foot jumper (Jackie Young assists)
A'ja Wilson misses driving layup
A'ja Wilson misses two point shot
Kelsey Plum misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jackie Young makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
A'ja Wilson makes two point shot (Kelsey Plum assists)
Kelsey Plum misses two point shot
A'ja Wilson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
A'ja Wilson misses 10-foot two point shot
Chelsea Gray misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jackie Young makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kelsey Plum assists)
Kelsey Plum misses running pullup jump shot
Jackie Young misses two point shot
Chelsea Gray makes driving layup
Alysha Clark misses 27-foot three point jumper
A'ja Wilson makes 10-foot jumper (Kelsey Plum assists)
Sydney Colson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jackie Young misses 23-foot three point jumper
Jackie Young makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chelsea Gray assists)
Jackie Young makes 24-foot running pullup jump shot (Chelsea Gray assists)
Jackie Young misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Jackie Young makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot (Kelsey Plum assists)
Jackie Young misses 26-foot three point shot
Kelsey Plum makes 7-foot two point shot (Jackie Young assists)
Alysha Clark makes 22-foot three point jumper (Jackie Young assists)
Kelsey Plum misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Kierstan Bell makes two point shot (Kelsey Plum assists)
Cayla George makes two point shot (Kelsey Plum assists)
Kelsey Plum makes two point shot
Sami Whitcomb blocks Alysha Clark 's 6-foot driving layup
Alysha Clark misses layup
Alysha Clark makes three point jumper (Kelsey Plum assists)
Kelsey Plum misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Alysha Clark makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kierstan Bell assists)
Kelsey Plum makes driving layup
Cayla George misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jordan Horston makes 16-foot jumper (Ezi Magbegor assists)
Ezi Magbegor makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jordan Horston assists)
Ezi Magbegor misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
Jordan Horston misses tip shot
Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu misses two point shot
Jackie Young blocks Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu 's 4-foot layup
Ezi Magbegor misses driving layup
Jordan Horston misses 20-foot jumper
Jordan Horston misses 11-foot two point shot
Jewell Loyd makes 13-foot two point shot
Jewell Loyd misses two point shot
Jewell Loyd misses two point shot
Sami Whitcomb makes three point jumper (Mercedes Russell assists)
Sami Whitcomb makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
Mercedes Russell makes 13-foot two point shot (Jewell Loyd assists)
Jewell Loyd misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
A'ja Wilson blocks Ezi Magbegor 's 5-foot layup
Mercedes Russell makes 4-foot layup (Sami Whitcomb assists)
Sami Whitcomb misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jewell Loyd misses 39-foot three point pullup jump shot
Jewell Loyd makes 25-foot running pullup jump shot
Jewell Loyd makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot
Mercedes Russell misses driving floating jump shot
Jade Melbourne misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 27-foot three point jumper
Jordan Horston makes 9-foot two point shot
Jewell Loyd makes 4-foot layup (Ezi Magbegor assists)
Sami Whitcomb misses driving layup
Ezi Magbegor misses 18-foot jumper
Ezi Magbegor makes 7-foot two point shot (Jordan Horston assists)
Jewell Loyd makes 25-foot three point jumper (Mercedes Russell assists)
Jewell Loyd misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Joyner Holmes makes three point jumper (Sami Whitcomb assists)
Ezi Magbegor makes layup (Jordan Horston assists)
Jewell Loyd misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jordan Horston misses two point shot
Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu misses 16-foot jumper
Sami Whitcomb makes 23-foot three point jumper (Ezi Magbegor assists)
Jordan Horston misses two point shot
Jewell Loyd makes 19-foot pullup jump shot (Mercedes Russell assists)
Mercedes Russell makes 6-foot two point shot (Sami Whitcomb assists)
Mercedes Russell misses jumper
Jewell Loyd misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Ezi Magbegor makes 4-foot layup (Kia Nurse assists)
Jewell Loyd makes 24-foot step back jumpshot
Jordan Horston makes 4-foot two point shot (Jewell Loyd assists)
Jewell Loyd misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
Sami Whitcomb makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jewell Loyd assists)
Jewell Loyd misses 16-foot two point shot
Chelsea Gray blocks Jewell Loyd 's 6-foot driving layup
Mercedes Russell misses two point shot
Mercedes Russell misses 17-foot hook shot
Ezi Magbegor makes 5-foot layup (Joyner Holmes assists)
Jewell Loyd misses two point shot
Sami Whitcomb misses 25-foot three point jumper
Sami Whitcomb makes 3-foot two point shot
Jordan Horston misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Jewell Loyd misses 28-foot three point jumper
Jordan Horston misses 9-foot pullup jump shot
Yvonne Turner makes 20-foot pullup jump shot (Sami Whitcomb assists)
Sami Whitcomb misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
Yvonne Turner makes layup (Jordan Horston assists)
Jordan Horston misses 10-foot jumper
Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu misses layup
Joyner Holmes misses 25-foot three point jumper
Yvonne Turner makes driving layup (Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu assists)
Jordan Horston misses driving layup

STORM

ACES

TIME		SEA	LV
10:00	Ezi Magbegor vs. A'ja Wilson (Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu gains possession)	0	0
9:37	Jordan Horston makes 16-foot jumper (Ezi Magbegor assists)	2	0
9:20	Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu blocks A'ja Wilson 's 4-foot layup	2	0
9:20	Aces offensive team rebound	2	0
9:16	A'ja Wilson misses layup	2	0
9:13	Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu defensive rebound	2	0
8:58	Ezi Magbegor makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jordan Horston assists)	5	0
8:38	Kelsey Plum misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	5	0
8:34	Chelsea Gray offensive rebound	5	0
8:33	Chelsea Gray misses 10-foot pullup jump shot	5	0
8:29	Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu defensive rebound	5	0
8:19	Ezi Magbegor misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	0
8:16	Jackie Young defensive rebound	5	0
8:10	A'ja Wilson makes layup (Jackie Young assists)	5	2
8:10	Ezi Magbegor shooting foul	5	2
8:10	A'ja Wilson makes free throw 1 of 1	5	3
7:53	Jewell Loyd misses 27-foot step back jumpshot	5	3
7:48	Jordan Horston offensive rebound	5	3
7:48	Jordan Horston misses tip shot	5	3
7:47	Kiah Stokes defensive rebound	5	3
7:43	Chelsea Gray bad pass (Jordan Horston steals)	5	3
7:37	Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu misses two point shot	5	3
7:34	Kiah Stokes defensive rebound	5	3
7:29	Jackie Young makes two point shot (Chelsea Gray assists)	5	5
7:09	Jackie Young blocks Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu 's 4-foot layup	5	5
7:06	Kiah Stokes defensive rebound	5	5
7:02	Chelsea Gray makes 24-foot three point shot (Jackie Young assists)	5	8
6:44	Ezi Magbegor misses driving layup	5	8
6:41	Kiah Stokes defensive rebound	5	8
6:34	Chelsea Gray misses 25-foot three point jumper	5	8
6:31	A'ja Wilson offensive rebound	5	8
6:29	A'ja Wilson makes 6-foot two point shot	5	10
6:29	Storm Full timeout	5	10
6:29	Mercedes Russell enters the game for Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu	5	10
6:13	Jordan Horston misses 20-foot jumper	5	10
6:09	Jordan Horston offensive rebound	5	10
6:08	Jordan Horston misses 11-foot two point shot	5	10
6:08	Chelsea Gray defensive rebound	5	10
6:03	Kiah Stokes makes two point shot (Chelsea Gray assists)	5	12
6:03	Mercedes Russell shooting foul	5	12
6:03	Kiah Stokes misses free throw 1 of 1	5	12
6:01	Kiah Stokes offensive rebound	5	12
5:48	Jackie Young misses driving floating jump shot	5	12
5:46	Mercedes Russell defensive rebound	5	12
5:33	Kiah Stokes personal foul	5	12
5:25	Jewell Loyd makes 13-foot two point shot	7	12
5:12	A'ja Wilson misses 16-foot jumper	7	12
5:08	Jackie Young offensive rebound	7	12
5:08	Jackie Young makes tip shot	7	14
4:51	Jewell Loyd misses two point shot	7	14
4:49	Jewell Loyd offensive rebound	7	14
4:48	Jewell Loyd misses two point shot	7	14
4:44	Kiah Stokes defensive rebound	7	14
4:40	Jordan Horston shooting foul	7	14
4:40	Chelsea Gray makes free throw 1 of 2	7	15
4:40	Alysha Clark enters the game for Kiah Stokes	7	15
4:40	Chelsea Gray makes free throw 2 of 2	7	16
4:21	Sami Whitcomb makes three point jumper (Mercedes Russell assists)	10	16
4:06	A'ja Wilson misses layup	10	16
4:04	A'ja Wilson offensive rebound	10	16
4:04	A'ja Wilson makes two point shot	10	18
3:54	Sami Whitcomb makes 25-foot step back jumpshot	13	18
3:43	Jordan Horston shooting foul	13	18
3:43	Jackie Young makes free throw 1 of 2	13	19
3:43	Sydney Colson enters the game for Chelsea Gray	13	19
3:43	Kia Nurse enters the game for Jordan Horston	13	19
3:43	Jackie Young makes free throw 2 of 2	13	20
3:27	Mercedes Russell makes 13-foot two point shot (Jewell Loyd assists)	15	20
3:15	A'ja Wilson misses 15-foot jumper	15	20
3:14	Jewell Loyd defensive rebound	15	20
3:07	Jewell Loyd lost ball turnover (Sydney Colson steals)	15	20
3:01	Alysha Clark makes 24-foot three point shot (Kelsey Plum assists)	15	23
2:45	A'ja Wilson shooting foul	15	23
2:45	Jewell Loyd makes free throw 1 of 2	16	23
2:45	Chelsea Gray enters the game for Kelsey Plum	16	23
2:45	Jewell Loyd makes free throw 2 of 2	17	23
2:22	Chelsea Gray makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	17	25
1:59	Jewell Loyd misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	17	25
1:55	A'ja Wilson defensive rebound	17	25
1:48	Jackie Young misses 24-foot three point shot	17	25
1:45	Ezi Magbegor defensive rebound	17	25
1:38	A'ja Wilson blocks Ezi Magbegor 's 5-foot layup	17	25
1:37	Storm offensive team rebound	17	25
1:37	Kiah Stokes enters the game for A'ja Wilson	17	25
1:28	Mercedes Russell makes 4-foot layup (Sami Whitcomb assists)	19	25
1:06	Kiah Stokes misses layup	19	25
1:06	Ezi Magbegor defensive rebound	19	25
1:00	Ezi Magbegor lost ball turnover (Kiah Stokes steals)	19	25
53.0	Chelsea Gray misses 25-foot three point jumper	19	25
49.1	Sami Whitcomb defensive rebound	19	25
30.0	Sydney Colson personal foul	19	25
30.0	Kierstan Bell enters the game for Jackie Young	19	25
30.0	Joyner Holmes enters the game for Ezi Magbegor	19	25
20.1	Sami Whitcomb misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	19	25
17.1	Chelsea Gray defensive rebound	19	25
3.1	Alysha Clark misses layup	19	25
0.1	Joyner Holmes defensive rebound	19	25
0.1	Jewell Loyd misses 39-foot three point pullup jump shot	19	25
0.0	Storm offensive team rebound	19	25
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	19	25

Regular Season Series

LV wins 4-0

Aces
105
Storm
64

Game 1

20/5

Storm
63
Aces
96

Game 2

16/6

Aces
79
Storm
63

Game 3

21/7

Storm
77
Aces
103

Game 4

3/9

Michelob ULTRA Arena

2:00 AM, 3 September 2023

Las Vegas, NV

Attendance: 9,319

Referees:
Marcy Williams
Sha'Rae Mitchell
Ashley Gloss

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Minnesota	30	10	.750	-	L1
Las Vegas	27	13	.675	3	W5
Seattle	25	15	.625	5	W1
Phoenix	19	21	.475	11	L1
Dallas	9	31	.225	21	L9
Los Angeles	8	32	.200	22	W1

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