The Las Vegas Aces (0-2) fell into an early hole, trailed 42-31 at halftime against the Golden State Valkyries (2-0) and fought back in the second half but came up short, 83-81, in the Bay Area in Game 2 of the WNBA Semifinals. A'ja Wilson scored a game-high 24 points and grabbed 7 caroms, Chelsea Gray scored 19 and dished out 6 assists, Jackie Young contributed 14 points and 8 dimes and Steph Talbot chipped in 10 points to go with 4 boards and a block. Kalani Brown, 9 points and 8 rebounds, and Dana Evans, 5 points and a pair of assists, scored the only bench points for Las Vegas.

After dropping the first two games in San Francisco, the Aces return home and have a chance to even the best-of-five series with a win on Friday to keep their hopes alive.