Las Vegas Aces at Seattle Storm
· Women's National Basketball AssociationWilson leads the Aces past the Storm as Las Vegas matches the best start to a WNBA season
The Aces improved to 20-2 and matched the 1998 Houston Comets and 2016 Los Angeles Sparks for the finest opening to a season. Las Vegas improved to 3-0 against the Storm (4-17), who lost their eighth straight. The Aces won their first two games against Seattle by 41 and 33 points.
Jackie Young scored 22 points and Kelsey Plumb 20 for the Aces, who were held below 80 points for just the third time this season. They lost the other games.
Jewell Loyd and Ezi Magbegor had 12 points apiece and Jordan Horston added 11 for the Storm.
Las Vegas had a 24-point lead in the third quarter before the Storm rallied and cut their deficit to 62-55. Plum then hit a short jumper, made a steal and fed Young for a layup.
Seattle has not outscored the Aces in 12 quarters this season, but did manage to match their 17 points in the fourth quarter.
Three Las Vegas played scored in double figures in the first half as the Aces led 39-28 at the break.
Regular Season Series
LV wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 79 - 63 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 79 - 63 |
| 4th 16.2 |  |
Sami Whitcomb bad pass (A'ja Wilson steals) | 79 - 63 |
| 4th 40.1 |  |
Kelsey Plum bad pass (Mercedes Russell steals) | 79 - 63 |
| 4th 56.0 | |
Alysha Clark defensive rebound | 79 - 63 |
Statistics
 LV |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-66 | FG | 24-62 |
| 44 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 7-18 | 3PT | 7-26 |
| 39 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 14-19 | FT | 8-18 |
| 74 | Free Throw % | 44 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| 16 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 21 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 19 | Fouls | 16 |
| 24 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 7,873 · Capacity:
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 10 | W1 | 0.77272725 | 34 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 14 | W16 | 0.6818182 | 30 |
 Phoenix |
7 | 17 | L3 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
 Seattle |
11 | 21 | W1 | 0.52272725 | 23 |
 Golden State |
11 | 21 | L3 | 0.52272725 | 23 |
 Los Angeles |
13 | 23 | L1 | 0.47727272 | 21 |
 Dallas |
24 | 34 | W1 | 0.22727273 | 10 |
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