WNBA Playoffs Update

The lower seeded Connecticut Sun and Seattle Storm seek second straight road wins vs the Chicago Sky and Las Vegas Aces respectively, as second round WNBA action continues tonight after two off days with no venue change.

Both the Sun and Storm won road openers in the best of 5 WNBA semis, which have a 2-2-1 format.

In first round play both the Sun and Sky had to win decisive road game 3’s to advance. Each did so in decisive fashion, the defending champion Sky at the Liberty and the Sun doing so at Dallas vs the Wings.

The Storm and Aces each won their opening round series by winning two straight home games. The Storm, afforded home advantage, beat the same record,  Washington Mystics while Las Vegas, 11 ahead in the 40 game “reg,” beat the Phoenix Mercury.