Maybe it was just another double-digit scoring run — nothing that special — in a season full of them. But it kind of felt more like a declaration. Either way, the Aces hit the Storm with a 10-point blitz to end the first half of Sunday’s regular-season finale down only one and took care of business from there, swiping the No. 1 playoff seed from the defending champion Sky in the process.
Both teams finished 26-10, but the Aces won the head-to-head tiebreaker. And not only that, but they enter the playoffs on a 9-2 roll that included a pair of convincing wins against the Sky and established them as the favorites — sorry, Chicago — to have a confetti dance party in a little less than five weeks.