The team had played its previous home playoff games at Charles Smith Center on the campus of George Washington University in Washington's Foggy Bottom neighborhood, but that venue would also be unavailable for the Finals due to scheduling issues.

The team then moved its home Finals games to EagleBank Arena at George Mason University near Fairfax, Virginia.

[1] In Game 1 of the WNBA Finals, Jewell Loyd came up big, leading the Storm in points and rebounds.

The Storm cut the lead to 3 at the end of the third quarter and eventually prevailed in the final period.

Washington showed life in the third quarter, pulling to within five points, but Seattle quickly responded with an 8–0 run to reclaim control.