SEATTLE -- The Storm handed the Aces their first loss since Aug. 2, rallying from a 14-point deficit in the second half Tuesday night to win Game 2 of their first-round series 86-83 and force a deciding Game 3 on Thursday in Las Vegas.

The Aces had their winning streak snapped at 17 games dating back to the last 16 of the regular season, one shy of the 2001 Los Angeles Sparks ' single-season record of 18 consecutive wins.

"This team hasn't been beaten in a long time," Storm guard Skylar Diggins said. "We felt like we could because we've had success versus them before this year. It was about putting together first of all the start that we wanted and playing with the type of force, physicality. We won the rebounding battle -- that was a big deal for us. And we kind of kept their

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