Las Vegas Aces at Atlanta Dream
· Women's National Basketball Association
Parker moves into 8th on WNBA scoring list, Aces beat Dream
Parker passed Katie Smith (6,452) on the points list and now trails Sue Bird (6,803) for seventh.
Kelsey Plum made a key steal of Aari McDonald and Chelsea Gray raced the other way for a fast-break layup to extend Las Vegas' lead to 89-84. But Rhyne Howard completed a three-point play at the other end with 36 seconds left.
Gray answered with a jumper from the free-throw line with 22.5 seconds left for a four-point lead and Kiah Stokes blocked Howard's 3-point attempt at the other end.
Jackie Young scored 20 points, Plum added 15 and Parker finished with 13 for Las Vegas (5-0).
Las Vegas led 45-30 at the break behind 12 points apiece from Wilson and Young.
Cheyenne Parker had 25 points and 11 rebounds for Atlanta (2-3). Allisha Gray added 16 points and Howard scored 15.
Regular Season Series
LV leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 92 - 87 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 92 - 87 |
| 4th 10.0 |  |
Kelsey Plum enters the game for Kiah Stokes | 92 - 87 |
| 4th 10.0 | |
Aces 20 Sec. timeout | 92 - 87 |
| 4th 10.0 | |
Aces defensive team rebound | 92 - 87 |
Statistics
 LV |
 ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 33-70 | FG | 34-74 |
| 47.1 | Field Goal % | 45.9 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 10-24 |
| 28.6 | Three Point % | 41.7 |
| 20-25 | FT | 9-10 |
| 80.0 | Free Throw % | 90.0 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 17 | Assists | 26 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 15 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 13 | Fouls | 21 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: College Park, GA
Attendance: 3,209 · Capacity:
Minnesota
Dallas
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Seattle2023-24 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York |
- | 0 | W3 | 1 | 3 |
 Connecticut |
0.5 | 0 | W2 | 1 | 2 |
 Chicago |
1.5 | 1 | W1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 Atlanta |
1.5 | 1 | L1 | 0.5 | 1 |
 Washington |
2.5 | 2 | L2 | 0 | 0 |
 Indiana |
3 | 3 | L3 | 0 | 0 |
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