Las Vegas (April 13, 2021)—The WNBA released its 2021 schedule today, and the Las Vegas Aces begin pursuit of their first league championship with a pair of 2020 WNBA Finals rematches at the defending-champion Seattle Storm, Saturday, May 15, and Tuesday, May 18. Tip times are slated for 12:00 pm and 8:00 pm PT respectively.

View 2021 Las Vegas Aces Schedule.

Teams are playing 32 games during the regular season—16 at home, and 16 on the road. Las Vegas plays three games against every league opponent, save the Atlanta Dream, whom they play twice.

The Aces home opener at the newly-christened Michelob Ultra Arena is slated for Friday, May 21 at 7:30 pm against the Los Angeles Sparks.

Las Vegas welcomes the Storm to the Sports & Entertainment Capital of the World on Sunday, June 27 at 12:00 pm.

Last year’s number one overall draft pick, Sabrina Ionescu makes her way to Las Vegas along with her New York teammates for a pair of games on Tuesday, June 15 and Thursday, June 17. Both games tip at 7:00 pm.

The WNBA regular season, currently scheduled to conclude on Sunday, September 19 and be followed by a traditional playoffs and Finals format, will include a break from July 15 through August 11 for the 2021 Olympic Games.

The schedule also incorporates steps to reduce travel, including the use of a “series” model whereby, in some instances a team is scheduled to play twice in one market, with those games being scheduled consecutively.

Select elements for the WNBA’s historic 25th season include the inaugural Commissioner’s Cup, the WNBA All-Star Game, selection of The W25, the greatest game-changing players since the league’s inception in 1997, and the unveiling over the second half of the season and playoffs of the WNBA’s 25 Greatest Moments ranked from No. 25 through No. 1. Details on these season elements will be forthcoming.

Additional Schedule Notes

• The Aces’ longest home stand of the year is three games on two occasions—June 13-17, and July 4-9.
• The Aces’ longest road trip of the year is three games on two occasions—June 1-5, and August 24-28.
• The Aces have five sets of games in which they play the same team in consecutive games in the same location—at Seattle on May 15 and 18, vs. Indiana on May 28 and 30, vs. New York on June 15 and 17, at Los Angeles on June 30 and July 2, and vs. Washington on August 15 and 17.
• Las Vegas plays 8 of its 11 post-Olympic Break games against Eastern Conference opponents, including all three of its 2021 meetings against Chicago.
• Las Vegas has no back-to-back games.
• This year’s season opener is on May 15. The 2019 season opener was on May 26, and in 2018 it was May 20. The 2020 season opener was originally scheduled for May 17
• The earliest season opener for the franchise is May 13 in 2017.
• The final game of the regular season this year is September 19. The final game of 2019 was on September 8, and in 2018 it was on August 19. The final game of the 2020 regular season was originally scheduled for September 20.
• The latest the WNBA regular season has gone is September 23 in 2012.