Storm snap Aces' 17-game win streak, force deciding Game 3 - ESPN

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,» said Storm guard Skylar Diggins. «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 others in place who have been playing really well coming off the bench.»

Diggins delivered one of the night's biggest shots. With the Storm up 1 in the final 30 seconds and Las Vegas coach Becky Hammon opting to play out the final possession on defense rather than fouling intentionally, Diggins used the threat of a screen from teammate Nneka Ogwumike to isolate defender Jackie Young. Diggins drove to her strong left hand and pulled up from just inside the free throw line to extend Seattle's lead to 3.

«Any time I'm in a two-woman game with this person right here, I feel really confident,» Diggins said, sitting next to Ogwumike on the podium. «I thought they were going to foul, so I just let Nneka keep holding the ball. It was like a 3- or 4-second differential on the shot clock and game clock. They didn't foul and we got into our game. I saw an opening there and took my chance.»

Although the Aces got a good look for former Storm guard Jewell Loyd at