The Las Vegas Aces saw their 17-game winning streak end on Tuesday in dramatic fashion, as the Seattle Storm picked up an 86-83 victory to force a Game 3 in the best-of-three first round series.

In the process, Seattle won its first playoff game since Aug. 28, 2022, which was also against the Aces, and snapped both a six-game playoff losing streak against the Aces and a four-game playoff losing streak while facing elimination.

"We lost. It's a shame. I feel like we let that one go in our poor, soft defense down the stretch," Vegas head coach Becky Hammon said after the game.

Las Vegas' 17 consecutive wins were just one shy of the WNBA record. The Los Angeles Sparks hold the league's longest winning streak, reeling off 18 consecutive wins in 2001.

The Aces had a dominant 102-77 v

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