The Las Vegas Aces moved within one win of advancing in the WNBA playoffs and matching league history with their 102-77 romp over the visiting Seattle Storm in Game 1 of their best-of-three series on Sunday night.

The second-seeded Aces wasted little time ensuring the 16-game winning streak they brought into the postseason would reach 17, one shy of matching the 2001 Los Angeles Sparks for the longest such streak in WNBA history.

Former Seattle guard Jewell Loyd came off the bench and scored seven straight points, then A'ja Wilson tacked on four of her game-high 29 points to fuel an 11-0 Las Vegas run midway through the first quarter.

The early spurt was enough to give the Aces a double-digit-point cushion that continued to swell as the night progressed.

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