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The NBA’s Western Conference Finals continue as well as at least one of the WNBA’s semifinal series. Here are the playoff games on for tonight.
Connecticut Sun look to get 2-0 advantage over Las Vegas Aces
Jasmine Thomas, a Northern Virginia native (and a Mystics alumna) scored a career-high 31 points for the Sun as they defeated the Aces, 87-62. The Aces were held to shooting just 33.8 percent from the field and 1-of-14 from three. Expect Vegas to come back with a stronger effort tonight!
This game will be on at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
The Seattle Storm and Minnesota Lynx to startplayoff series tonight
At 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2, the Storm and Lynx will play Game 1 of their playoff series. This game was delayed since Sunday due to inconclusive coronavirus tests by three Seattle players. Since then, two of the three players with inconclusive results tested negative.
Summary from this call with Commissioner Cathy Englebert:
— Arielle (Ari) Chambers (@ariivory) September 22, 2020
-game was postponed Sunday because there were THREE players recording inconclusive results
-2 of those 3 have tested negative upon further testing, waiting on the results of the 3rd
-Proactive/immediate isolation occurred
Los Angeles Lakers look to take 3-0 lead vs. Denver Nuggets in Western Conference Finals
Anthony Davis made a buzzer beating shot to take LA past the finish line last Sunday despite a turnover-filled Game 2. The Lakers will look to take a near-insurmountable series lead tonight at 9 p.m. ET which you can see on TNT.
Enjoy the games everyone.