A’ja Wilson kept the Las Vegas Aces rolling — while simultaneously joining elite company in WNBA history — with a 34-point performance in a 106-87 victory over the visiting Dallas Wings on Sunday.
The win was Las Vegas’s seventh in a row and enhanced Wilson’s already impressive record slate.
The three-time league MVP posted her 32nd career game with 30 or more points, which ties her for the second-most such games in WNBA history with Angel McCoughtry, trailing only Diana Taurasi (54) in that category.
The Aces took the lead late in the first quarter and never trailed from there, though they did see Dallas pull within 59-53 on a Maddy Siegrist short jumper with six minutes left in the third period. Las Vegas then went on a 10-4 run in the next 1:19 which included a layup and a pair of foul shots for Wilson and 3-pointers for Jewell Loyd and Jackie Young. Dallas never pulled closer than nine points after that run.
Las Vegas (21-14) registered its fourth 100-point performance of the season and tied the team season scoring high, paced by Wilson’s 11-for-16 shooting performance and eight boards.
Kierstan Bell added 18 points on 6-for-7 3-point marksmanship. Nalyssa Smith tallied 14 points. Starting point guard Chelsea Gray managed a double-double with 10 points and 14 assists, tying her career high. Loyd added 12 points off the bench.
The Aces shot 18-for-34 (52.9 percent) from 3-point range, tying their season-best in long-range conversions. A total of 28 assists for the Aces was the second-best tally on the season.
Dallas (9-26) was paced by 23 points from Siegrist, who set a new career best while shooting 11-for-15 from the field. Rookie standout Paige Bueckers added 18 points, five rebounds and four assists.
Las Vegas swept the four-game series between the squads. The Aces will host the Atlanta Dream on Tuesday in a game with playoff seeding implications. The Wings, tied for the second-worst record in the league, travel to the Los Angeles Sparks on Wednesday.
–Field Level Media
