When Dominique Malonga checked into the fourth quarter of Tuesday’s playoff game between the Seattle Storm and the Las Vegas Aces, the Aces had a 97.5% chance of winning, per ESPN Analytics. The Storm, facing elimination, were down by 10 and seemed unlikely to get over the hump against the Aces, who had won 17 consecutive games.
But, he 19-year-old immediately made an impact, swatting Jackie Young’s shot and securing the rebound in her first play of the period.
By the end of the night, she was the hero.
Malonga, drafted by the Storm second overall in the 2025 WNBA Draft, had an up-and-down rookie season. In May and June, more than
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