Overview
- The Las Vegas Aces beat the Dallas Wings 99-84 Thursday night to avoid a season sweep after losing the first two meetings this year.
- A'ja Wilson led the Aces with 32 points on efficient shooting and grabbed nine rebounds to anchor a near wire-to-wire victory.
- Chelsea Gray added 12 points and nine assists and became the fourth player in WNBA history with at least 4,500 points and 2,000 assists while Las Vegas shot about 53% from the floor and won the rebound battle 35-24.
- Dallas relied heavily on Paige Bueckers (25 points) and Jessica Shepard (22 points, 14 rebounds) but went just 2-for-21 from three and had no consistent third scorer; Alanna Smith was unavailable and reduced Dallas’s defensive matchups on the interior.
- The win restores Las Vegas’s momentum before a road trip and the Commissioner’s Cup game and leaves Dallas needing more bench scoring, better 3-point offense, and improved defensive matchups to change the season series balance.