The Seattle Storm are officially your 2020 WNBA Champions.

After starting the season as the overwhelming favorites to win it all, the Storm lived up to the hype, steamrolling the Las Vegas Aces 92-59 to complete the three-game sweep on Tuesday. The Storm were 6-0 in the playoffs, and outside of a two-point win in their first game against the Minnesota Lynx in the semis, they won every game by double digits.

Relive the top moments from the Finals below.

 

GAME 1: SEATTLE’S BIG 3 GOES OFF

Breanna Stewart becomes the first player to drop 35 and 15 in a Finals game, and Sue Bird dishes a playoff-record 16 assists.

 

GAME 2: MORE BROKEN RECORDS

League MVP A’ja Wilson scores 20 points, but it’s not enough as Breanna Stewart, Alysha Clark, and Natasha Howard combine for 64 in the win.

 

GAME 3: COMPLETING THE SWEEP

The Seattle Storm sweep the Las Vegas Aces behind a huge performance from Finals MVP Breanna Stewart.

Stewart sets a WNBA record with 6 straight Finals games with over 20 points. The Storm win their fourth title — and legend Sue Bird has been there for every single one.

Stewart is just the 5th player to ever win multiple Finals MVPs.

 

AND THE CELEBRATION IS ON

The Las Vegas Aces are set to face the Seattle Storm in the WNBA Finals as they look to win their first championship in franchise history. While they were the No. 1 seed heading into the playoffs, the Aces had to fight until the very last play of their semifinal series with the No. 7 Connecticut Sun.

Here are the performances that defined the series:

 

GAME 1: JASMINE THOMAS GOES OFF FOR A CAREER-HIGH 31 POINTS IN ONLY 3 QUARTERS AS THE SUN GO UP 1-0

 

GAME 2: A’JA WILSON SHOWS WHY SHE’S THE MVP, DROPPING 29 AS THE ACES TIE THE SERIES 1-1

 

GAME 3: ALYSSA THOMAS DROPS A DOUBLE-DOUBLE TO PUT CONNECTICUT UP 2-1, SCORING 9 POINTS IN THE FINAL 3 MINUTES TO SEAL THE WIN.

 

GAME 4: ANGEL MCCOUGHTRY STUFFS THE STAT SHEET AND DANIELLE ROBINSON DROPS A PLAYOFF CAREER HIGH 16 POINTS AS THE ACES FORCE A GAME 5

 

GAME 5: ANGEL MCCOUGHTRY AND A’JA WILSON COMBINE FOR 43 POINTS TO LEAD THE ACES IN A GAME 5 NAIL-BITER

 

BUT IT’S A DEFENSIVE STAND THAT SEALS THE WIN AND SENDS LAS VEGAS TO THE WNBA FINALS.

GAME 1 BETWEEN THE STORM AND THE ACES IS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2ND AT 7:00PM ET ON ESPN2

The Seattle Storm are headed back to the WNBA Finals for the second time in three years. The overwhelming favorites heading into the season, the Storm swept the Minnesota Lynx 3-0 in the semis, with Breanna Stewart’s career-playoff-high 31 points in the closing game helping to seal the deal.

Here are the moments that defined the series:

 

GAME 1: JEWELL LOYD AND BREANNA STEWART CARRY THE STORM, COMBINING FOR 46 PTS
BUT IT’S AYESHA CLARK’S BUZZER-BEATING PUTBACK THAT CLINCHES THE GAME

 

LET’S SEE THAT ONE AGAIN

 

IT MAY HAVE COME IN A LOSS, BUT NAPHEESA COLLIER’S BACK-TO-BACK-TO-BACK BLOCKS OF STEWIE REMINDED EVERYONE SHE’S A STAR ON BOTH ENDS OF THE COURT

 

GAME 2: PRIOR TO TIPOFF, COLLIER READS A STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF BREONNA TAYLOR’S FAMILY AFTER A KENTUCKY GRAND JURY FAILS TO CHARGE THE POLICE FOR KILLING HER

 

ON THE COURT, THE GOLD MAMBA STAYS HOT AS THE STORM CRUISE TO A 2-0 SERIES LEAD

 

ALL THE WHILE FLEXING THEIR LEAGUE-BEST DEPTH

 

GAME 3: BREANNA STEWART GOES FOR A PLAYOFF CAREER-HIGH OF 31 PTS AS THE STORM COMPLETE THE SWEEP

 

THE AGELESS-WONDER SUE BIRD ADDS 16 AND 9 OF HER OWN IN THE WIN

 

ALL WHILE IMPRESSING A FORMER COLLEGE TEAMMATE

 

THE STORM ARE NOW HEADED TO THE 2020 WNBA FINALS. GAME 1 IS FRIDAY

The WNBA playoffs are no joke—blink, and your team could be out. That’s how quickly the tables can turn when it’s single-elimination, win-or-go-home.

With the first two rounds now over, only four teams remain. Starting Sunday, the Minnesota Lynx will do battle with the Seattle Storm as the Connecticut Sun take on the Las Vegas Aces in their respective best-of-5 semifinals series.

But before we get into the grind of the semifinal series, it’s only right to pay homage to a chaotic and eventful week of single-elimination play.

 

IN ROUND 1, DIANA TAURASI AND SKYLAR DIGGINS-SMITH CONTINUED THEIR RUN AS THE HOTTEST BACK COURT IN THE LEAGUE
BUT IT WAS SHEA PEDDY’S BUZZER-BEATING 3 THAT ULTIMATELY SENT THE MERCURY PAST THE MYSTICS (WHO CUT PEDDY EARLIER IN THE YEAR… OUCH)
ALYSSA THOMAS WENT OFF FOR 26, 13 AND 8 AS THE SUN ELIMINATED THE CHICAGO SKY
ON THURSDAY, END OF YEAR AWARDS WERE DISHED OUT. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, YOUR 2020 MVP: A’JA WILSON
CRYSTAL DANGERFIELD BECAME THE FIRST 2ND ROUNDER TO EVER WIN ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
AND LYNX COACH CHERYL REEVE WON HER 3RD COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD
THE LYNX THEN KNOCKED THE MERCURY OUT OF THE PLAYOFFS BEHIND DANGERFIELD (17 PTS) AND DAMIRIS DANTAS (22 PTS)
AND YOUR ROOKIE OF THE YEAR WAS RIGHTFULLY STOKED.
THE SUN, MEANWHILE, STUNNED THE SPARKS WITH AN END-TO-END THUMPING OF THE NO. 3 SEED. NOT BAD FOR A TEAM THAT STARTED THE YEAR 0-5.
DIMES LIKE THIS CERTAINLY HELPED.
AND THOUGH IT CAME IN A LOSING EFFORT, THIS MOVE FROM RIQUNA WILLIAMS WAS PURE DISRESPECT IN ALL ITS BEAUTIFUL GLORY.
THE SEMIFINALS BEGIN THIS SUNDAY WITH CONNECTICUT VS LAS VEGAS AT 1PM EST ON ESPN, FOLLOWED BY SEATTLE VS MINNESOTA AT 3:OOPM EST ON ABC. TUNE IN.

The WNBA playoffs begin tonight, with No. 6 Chicago vs No. 7 Connecticut (7:00pm EST on ESPN2) and No. 5 Phoenix vs No. 8 Washington (9:00pm EST). Both games are single-elimination, with the winners playing No. 3 Los Angeles and No. 4 Minnesota on Friday.

To celebrate the beginning of what promises to be a hectic WNBA postseason, we’re running through the top plays from the last stretch of regular season play.

 

JULIE ALLEMAND SETS A NEW CAREER RECORD WITH THE DEEP THREE BUZZER BEATER
MVP FAVORITE A’JA WILSON SENDS THE BALL INTO THE STANDS WITH THIS EMPHATIC BLOCK
DIANA TAURASI (28) AND SKYLAR DIGGINS-SMITH (33) COMBINE FOR 61 IN THE MERCURY’S OVERTIME WIN
BRIANNA TURNER CONTINUES TO BREAK RECORDS WITH A 21 REBOUND NIGHT
WHAT CAN’T SHE DO?! BREANNA STEWART BANKS IN THE HALF COURT THREE TO BEAT THE SHOT CLOCK
SUE BIRD: STILL DROPPING DIMES AT AGE 39
SATOU SABALLY MAKES A LATE PUSH FOR ROTY WITH 25/7/3
SKYLAR DIGGINS-SMITH HITS THE DEEP THREE ON THE RUN TO TIE UP THE GAME (AND MAKE SC’S TOP 10)

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A’JA WILSON LEADS LAS VEGAS TO A WIN OVER SEATTLE AND THE #1 SEED IN THE FINAL GAME OF THE REGULAR SEASON
COURTNEY VANDERSLOOT MAKES HISTORY AFTER A STATISTICAL CORRECTION
ARIKE OGUNBOWALE, IN JUST HER SECOND SEASON, WINS THE SCORING TITLE AFTER AVERAGING 22.8 PPG
THE PLAYOFFS START TONIGHT, SEPTEMBER 15TH. GET CAUGHT UP ON THE FORMAT AND TUNE IN AT 7:00PM.

This week of WNBA action was highlighted by several broken records as teams jockey for seeding position in the last week and the half of the season.

Here’s everything you may have missed.

 

COURTNEY VANDERSLOOT DISHES OUT A WNBA RECORD 18 ASSISTS IN ONE GAME. FINAL TWO WENT TO WIFE, ALLIE QUIGLEY.
WHO HERSELF BECAME CHICAGO’S ALL-TIME LEADING SCORER. POWER. COUPLE.
VANDERSLOOT AND A’JA WILSON EARNED PLAYER OF THE MONTH HONORS. EXPECT THEM TO BE AT THE TOP OF MANY MVP BALLOTS.
AND DAMIRIS DANTAS ERUPTED FOR 28 AND 7 ON FIVE 3 POINTERS AS THE LYNX BEAT THE SKY
DIANA TAURASI ALSO DID THIS AS PART OF A 32 PT OUTING. THAT’S A GOAT MOVE.

An unprecedented WNBA season added a new chapter Wednesday as teams followed the NBA’s lead and chose to sit out their respective games. Thursday’s games were postponed as well in favor of a day of reflection before the league announced that games would resume Friday evening.

Here’s everything you might have missed from a historic week on and off the court.

 

DIANA TAURASI GOES OFF FOR 34 POINTS WHILE WEARING KOBE BRYANT’S JERSEY
SABRINA IONESCU REMEMBERS HER MENTOR AND FRIEND KOBE BRYANT ON MAMBA DAY (8/24)
A’JA WILSON CONTINUES HER MVP-CALIBER SEASON WITH 26/9/3 AGAINST DALLAS
WHILE FELLOW MVP FRONTRUNNER BREANNA STEWART DROPS 27/9/4
ROOKIE SATOU SABALLY GOES FOR CAREER-HIGH 28 AGAINST THE ACES
CANDACE PARKER PENS A POWERFUL PIECE ON THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE FOR WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY
MYSTICS PLAYERS WEAR “JACOB BLAKE” SHIRTS WITH SEVEN BULLET HOLES IN THE BACK
ELIZABETH WILLIAMS DELIVERS STATEMENT EXPLAINING PLAYERS’ DECISION NOT TO PLAY
COACHES, PLAYERS AND COMMISSIONER CATHY ENGELBERT HOLD CANDLELIGHT VIGIL WEDNESDAY NIGHT
HOLLY ROWE SITS DOWN WITH NNEKA OGWUMIKE, LAYSHIA CLARENDON, SUE BIRD, ELIZABETH WILLIAMS AND NATALIE ACHONWA FOR DAY OF REFLECTION
LEAGUE ANNOUNCES GAMES WILL RESUME FRIDAY NIGHT

Another week of Wubble action is in the books. Here’s everything you need to know:

 

THE INTERNET SALUTES KIM PERROT, THE FIRST WNBA PLAYER TO HAVE HER JERSEY RETIRED, 21 YEARS AFTER HER DEATH
CANDACE DUPREE JOINS THE 6000 POINTS, 3000 REBOUNDS CLUB
ANGEL MCCOUGHTRY CONTINUES TO IMPRESS, MOVING INTO 13TH PLACE ALL TIME FOR POINTS
DIANA TAURASI. NEVER RETIRE.
MORE NBA LOVE FOR THE GOAT: DAME ROCKS THE DT THREADS
COURTNEY VANDERSLOOT MAKES HISTORY GOING 15, 15, 6
AND DISHES TO TEAMMATE AZURÁ STEVENS FOR THE WIN, 84-82 OVER THE ACES
TWICE-CUT ROOKIE STELLA JOHNSON GOES 6-9 FROM 3 TO HELP THE MYSTICS TOP THE DREAM
AND ESPN RELEASES THEIR RANKINGS OF THE TOP 25 PLAYERS IN THE WUBBLE. BREANNA STEWART, A’JA WILSON, AND DEWANNA BONNER LEAD THE LIST.

Another Wubble week is in the books, and the biggest winner remains the WNBA as a whole, which, knock on wood, has yet to report a positive Covid test since the initial quarantine phase.

On the court, teams are fighting to chase the Seattle Storm, who have comfortably positioned themselves as the squad to beat moving forward. As the season nears the halfway point, here’s everything you need to see from the last week of action.

 

SEATTLE DROPS RECORD-TYING 18 THREES AGAINST THE DREAM
CANDACE PARKER PADS HER RESUME
ANGEL MCCOUGHTRY GOES FOR 20 ON 9/10 SHOOTING
LIBERTY ROOKIE JAZMINE JONES ANNOUNCES HERSELF WITH 24 AND 5
DEVIN BOOKER PAYS RESPECT TO THE GOAT
CHELSEA GRAY DROPS THE CROSSOVER/REVERSE COMBO
BEFORE TIFFANY MITCHELL SAYS ‘WATCH THIS’
ODYSSEY SIMS RETURNS TO PLAY ONLY 4 MONTHS AFTER GIVING BIRTH. SUPER. WOMAN.
THE WNBPA AND BREAKINGT ANNOUNCE “WNBPA SPEAKS COLLECTION”

A busy week on and off the court for the W as players made statements and buckets night after night. Here’s everything you need to know:

 

PLAYERS ROCK “VOTE WARNOCK” SHIRTS IN PROTEST OF DREAM CO-OWNER KELLEY LOEFFLER
DIANA TAURASI: STILL THE GOAT
CHENNEDY “HOLLYWOOD” CARTER: ALREADY ELITE

The Atlanta Dream rookie scored 26 points in only the fifth game of her career. A few nights later, she dropped 35 against the Seattle Storm, becoming the youngest player in league history to ever go for 30+ in a single game.

BREANNA STEWART REMINDS THE SPARKS WHY SHE’S THE MVP FAVORITE
BRIDGET CARLETON DROPS CAREER-HIGH 25 IN HER FIRST CAREER START
SATOU SABALLY: “WE’RE PLAYING FOR SANDRA BLAND”

This week, the WNBA played in honor of Sandra Bland, and rookie Satou Sabally made sure the message wasn’t lost.

ANGEL MCCOUGHTRY MOVES UP TO 15TH ON ALL-TIME SCORERS LIST
BRITTNEY GRINER, HAVE MERCY
ESPN ANNOUNCES “THE EVOLUTION OF SUE BIRD”

The E60 documentary will premier this Sunday, 5pm EST on ESPN.

MERCURY COACH SANDY BRONDELLO MOVES TO 10TH ALL-TIME WITH 135 (NOW 136) WINS
MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE WUBBLE REMAINS COVID-FREE: