On Aug 2, 2025, the Minnesota Lynx took their league-best record to Las Vegas and trounced the Aces in every sense of the word.
The 111-58 blowout loss looked like not only the end of Las Vegas’ WNBA season, but of the strongest run of form over the last six seasons of any other franchise.
As the WNBA playoffs pick up, Las Vegas has not only rebounded from a slow start, but they are playing like a team destined for its third title in four seasons.
The Aces entered the postseason on a 16-game winning streak that began after that one-sided matchup against the Lynx to start August.
In that run of form, the second longest streak in WNBA league history, Las Vegas beat six of the other seven playoff teams, including a 10-point win against Minnesota on Sept. 4 with Napheesa Collier back in