Los Angeles Sparks at Las Vegas Aces
· Women's National Basketball AssociationA'ja Wilson scores 34 with 13 rebounds lifting Aces over Sparks 87-71
Wilson broke her own single-season record for 20-10 games of 16, set in 2023. The 6-foot-4 center has scored at least 20 points and grabbed 10-plus rebounds in eight consecutive games, also a WNBA record. The two-time WNBA MVP is averaging 29.3 points, 14.4 rebounds and 3.6 blocks while shooting 53% (85 of 161) from the field and 93.3% (56 of 60) from the free-throw line during that span.
Kelsey Plum hit four 3-pointers and finished with 18 points, Tiffany Hayes scored 11 and Jackie Young 10 for Las Vegas (17-9).
Rickea Jackson led Los Angeles (6-21) with 15 points. Dearica Hamby added 13 points, 11 rebounds and four steals and Kia Nurse scored 12 points — 10 in the first half.
Nurse hit a 3-pointer for the Sparks that tied the score midway through the second quarter but Wilson hit a short jumper and Plum scored in the lane before Hayes made a 3-pointer to make it 38-31 less than 2 minutes later and Las Vegas led the rest of the way.
Wilson hit a short step-back jumper that gave the Aces their biggest lead of the game at 51-39 with 7:20 left in the third quarter. Jackson and Hamby each scored four points in a 10-1 run that made it a three-point game midway through the period but Los Angeles got no closer.
Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and Los Angeles Clippers coach Ty Lue watched courtside.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 71 - 87 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 71 - 87 |
| 4th 6.1 |  |
Rickea Jackson bad pass (A'ja Wilson steals) | 71 - 87 |
| 4th 7.0 |  |
shot clock turnover | 71 - 87 |
| 4th 7.0 | |
(00:07.1) [Sparks] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED) | 71 - 87 |
Statistics
 LA |
 LV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-62 | FG | 30-61 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 49 |
| 6-23 | 3PT | 8-18 |
| 26 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 15-21 | FT | 19-23 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 1 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 16 | Assists | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 15 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 21 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 17 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 21 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 10,311 · 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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