NBA

Los Angeles Sparks at Las Vegas Aces

· Women's National Basketball Association
2-5, 1-2 Away
Final
96 - 81

3-2, 2-0 Home

A'ja Wilson scores 35 points to power Aces to 96-81 victory over Sparks

Kelsey Plum fired up after scoring on her former team

This was the highest-scoring game for Wilson, who also had six assists, since her 41-point performance Sept. 1 at Phoenix. Jackie Young added 26 points for the Aces (3-2) and Chelsea Gray had 15.

Kelsey Plum led the Sparks (2-5) with 17 points, Odyssey Sims scored 15 points and former Dearica Hamby had 14. Plum and coach Lynne Roberts were hit with technical fouls for arguing with officials on separate occasions.

The Aces, expected to be WNBA title contenders, entered this game off a slow start to the season that included a 102-82 loss at Seattle on Sunday.

Las Vegas went on a 23-2 run before the Sparks closed the first quarter with a 15-5 spurt of their own to draw to within 28-21. But the Aces add 15-3 run in the second period to go up 54-36, and the outcome was not seriously in doubt after that.

Los Angeles made a late push, getting as close as eight points with 4:07 left.

This was Plum's first game in Las Vegas since she was part of the three-team trade in January in which the Aces acquired Loyd from Seattle.

The Sparks were without Rickea Jackson, who did not play because of personal reasons. Jackson averages 7.0 points per game.

Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard and Hall of Famer Tina Thompson sat courtside.

Regular Season Series

LV wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 81 - 96
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 81 - 96
4th 22.1 Kelsey Plum makes free throw 2 of 2 81 - 96
4th 22.1 Kelsey Plum makes free throw 1 of 2 80 - 96
4th 22.1 Jackie Young personal foul 79 - 96

Statistics

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31-66 FG 32-70
47 Field Goal % 46
7-24 3PT 12-25
29 Three Point % 48
12-19 FT 20-23
63 Free Throw % 87
38 Rebounds 30
10 Offensive Rebounds 6
28 Defensive Rebounds 24
18 Assists 22
6 Steals 12
0 Blocks 7
18 Turnovers 10
0 Team Turnovers 1
18 Total Turnovers 11
2 Technical Fouls 0
2 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
28 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 18
7 Fast Break Points 12
46 Points in Paint 32
19 Fouls 16
4 Largest Lead 24

Game Information

Michelob ULTRA Arena

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 10,504 · 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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