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Aces Spoil Sue Bird’s Near-Buzzer Beater in Wild Overtime Win

Despite trailing 89–85 with 11.3 seconds to play in regulation, the Aces rallied late in the fourth quarter and blitzed the Storm in overtime to claim Game 3 of their WNBA semifinal series. 2020 league MVP A’ja Wilson played every second and scored a game-high 34 points in the 110–98 win, while star guard Chelsea Gray added 29 to help Las Vegas take a 2–1 series lead over Seattle. Here are three takeaways from Sunday’s thriller.

The Storm are struggling to contain Wilson

After scoring merely eight points in the Aces’ Game 1 loss, Wilson has exploded in each of the last two contests.