Seattle Storm vs Las Vegas Aces Starting Lineups and Depth Charts for 2024 WNBA Playoffs Game 2 | Sept. 24

The Seattle Storm hope to keep their season alive when they square again with the Las Vegas Aces on Tuesday. Seattle had the perfect in Game 1 but could not hold on to steal the home-court edge from the two-time defending champs. With their backs on the wall, Skylar Diggins-Smith and Co. will try to end the hosts' dominance over them this season in the rematch.

The Aces arguably played their worst half of the season and yet still emerged as 78-67 winners in the series opener. A’ja Wilson had four points on 1-for-8 shooting in the first 20 minutes before bouncing back with a vintage second-half performance. Las Vegas can’t be overconfident as the Storm could force the series to Seattle for a winner-take-all encounter.

The Seattle Storm’s offense went out fast but whimpered late in the game. Behind the Las Vegas Aces’ ramped-up defensive intensity, the Storm could only score two points in the final period. If not for Skylar Diggins-Smith’s free throws, Seattle might have been shut out.

The Storm needs to sustain what they want to do on both ends of the floor for a chance to extend the series.

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Seattle Storm vs. Las Vegas Aces: Injury report

Seattle Storm injury report

MacKenzie Holmes is the only name in the Storm’s injury report. She suffered a knee injury in early May and has been ruled out for the season.

Las Vegas Aces injury report

No injuries to report

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Seattle Storm vs. Las Vegas Aces: Starting lineups and depth charts

Seattle Storm starting lineup and depth chart

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
G	Skylar Diggins-Smith	Victoria Vivians
G	Jewell Loyd	Sami Whitcomb	Nika Muhl
F	Gabby Williams
F	Nneka Ogwumike	Jordan Horston
C	Ezi Magbegor	Mercedes Russell

Las Vegas Aces starting lineup and depth chart

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
G	Chelsea Gray
G	Jackie Young	Sydney Colson	Kate Martin
G	Kelsey Plum	Tiffany Hayes	Kierstan Bell
F	A'ja Wilson	Alysha Clark
C	Kiah Stokes	Megan Gustafson

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Seattle Storm vs. Las Vegas Aces: Key matchups

A’ja Wilson vs. whoever the Storm put on her

It will be interesting to see who will start guarding three-time MVP A’ja Wilson. In Game 1, Ezi Magbegor sat out due to concussion, forcing Storm coach Noelle Quinn to let Nneka Ogwumike take on the Aces superstar. Ogwumike did well until Wilson turned on beast mode to score 15 points in the third quarter alone.

Magbegor has been cleared to play, so she will likely take that unenviable job of stopping Wilson. But the center has been out for four games, so it remains to be seen what kind of shape she is in.

Mercedes Russell could have another shot at guarding A’ja Wilson but it didn’t look good for her when she had her turn against the MVP.

Chelsea Gray vs. Jewell Loyd

Chelsea Gray had a big part in keeping the Aces within striking distance of the Storm in the first half. She was the steady hand that orchestrated the offense despite her teammates missing several open shots. Gray also stepped up on the defensive end by containing Jewell Loyd, Seattle’s deadliest scorer.

If Loyd can’t get herself going against Gray’s physical defense, the Storm could go on vacation after Tuesday’s game.