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As their mentor at Colorado State in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Tom Collen is at the center of the WNBA Finals coaching battle.

"Us!"

Despite being held to a season-low 67 points, Las Vegas claimed a crucial home victory on Sunday over Connecticut to open the WNBA Finals.

It’s Jonquel Jones vs. A’Ja Wilson. Connecticut vs. Las Vegas. And it’s two teams searching for their first WNBA titles.

SEATTLE — It was one of those nights where an extra marine layer of tension hung in the air as the Storm's season, and Sue Bird's career, hung in the balance. But eventually, that tension gave way to the melancholy that always attaches itself to a legendary player walking away…

The Las Vegas locker room broke out into a major celebration for their forward once the announcement was made.

SEATTLE — In a perfect world, the Seattle Storm playoff game Sunday would have ended in the most storybook fashion possible. It was all written, ready to go to print — a plot line from here to eternity.

LAS VEGAS — Aces All-Star forward A’ja Wilson was named the WNBA’s Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday.

The four-time All-Star becomes the first player in the franchise’s history to win the award.