NBA

Las Vegas Aces at Atlanta Dream

· Women's National Basketball Association
4-2, 1-1 Away
Final
78 - 74

4-2, 2-1 Home

Gray, Howard help Dream take lead late then hold off Aces in 78-74 win

Jackie Young and Aerial Powers chirp at each other, receive double techs

After A’ja Wilson made a step-back basket from 16 feet away to give the Aces a 60-56 lead with 7:57 left to play, Atlanta (4-2) went on a 9-2 run to take the lead for good. Gray made a pair of 3-pointers wrapped around a three-point play by Cheyenne Parker-Tyus and the Dream led 65-62 with 5:41 left.

Gray made a pair of foul shots to extend the lead to 69-64 before Clark buried a 3-pointer to get Las Vegas within two.

Wilson made two foul shots with 1:56 remaining to again reduce Las Vegas' deficit to two. The Dream missed a shot and then fouled Jackie Young with 1:25 left to play. Young made 1 of 2 to get the Aces within 71-70 but Atlanta held them off at the foul line in the final minute.

Wilson scored 28 points, Kelsey Plum 19 and Young 15 for the two-time defending-champion Aces (4-2).

Regular Season Series

LV wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 74 - 78
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 74 - 78
4th 6.0 A'ja Wilson makes driving layup (Jackie Young assists) 74 - 78
4th 16.1 Allisha Gray makes free throw 2 of 2 72 - 78
4th 16.1 Kiah Stokes enters the game for Kate Martin 72 - 77

Statistics

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25-69 FG 22-61
36 Field Goal % 36
6-21 3PT 8-16
29 Three Point % 50
18-20 FT 26-29
90 Free Throw % 90
34 Rebounds 38
3 Offensive Rebounds 3
31 Defensive Rebounds 35
18 Assists 17
6 Steals 5
5 Blocks 4
11 Turnovers 11
1 Team Turnovers 1
12 Total Turnovers 12
1 Technical Fouls 2
1 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 19
15 Fast Break Points 13
30 Points in Paint 20
25 Fouls 17
12 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

Venue: Gateway Center

Location: College Park, GA
Attendance: 4,015 · Capacity:

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Las Vegas - 3 W6 0.7692308 10
Minnesota - 3 L1 0.7692308 10
Dallas 2 5 L1 0.61538464 8
Golden State 2 5 W2 0.61538464 8
Los Angeles 3 6 W3 0.53846157 7
Portland 4 8 W1 0.46666667 7
Phoenix 7 11 L3 0.26666668 4
Seattle 8 12 L8 0.2 3

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York - 4 W7 0.71428573 10
Atlanta 0.5 4 W1 0.6923077 9
Indiana 1.5 5 W3 0.61538464 8
Toronto 3 7 L2 0.5 7
Washington 4 7 L1 0.41666666 5
Chicago 5.5 9 L3 0.30769232 4
Connecticut 8.5 13 L5 0.13333334 2
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