NBA

Las Vegas Aces at Atlanta Dream

· Women's National Basketball Association
26-14, 12-9 Away
Final
75 - 81

24-14, 12-6 Home

Wilson's 34, Young's triple-double help Aces beat Dream 91-85 for 12th straight win

A'ja Wilson's 34-point game sends Aces to 12th straight win

The Aces (26-14) took sole possession of second in the WNBA standings, a game ahead of Atlanta (24-14) and six games behind league-leading Minnesota.

Rhyne Howard and Brionna Jones led Atlanta with 19 points each.

Wilson now has 35 career games scoring at least 30 points, the second most in WNBA history.

Diana Taurasi holds the record with 54 career 30-point games. Wilson has 11 games with 30-plus points for the second consecutive season, one shy of the single-season record shared by Maya Moore (2014) and Jewell Loyd (2023).

Young finished with 10 points, a career-high tying 11 rebounds and 10 assists.

Howard hit a free throw that gave the Dream a 48-46 lead with 4:16 left in the third quarter. Wilson scored eight consecutive points — including back-to-back 3-pointers — in a 15-0 run that made it 61-48 going into the fourth and the Aces led the rest of the way.

Chelsea Gray and Loyd each hit a 3-pointer in the final minute and scored 14 points apiece for Las Vegas.

Wilson moved past Yolanda Griffith and Lauren Jackson into 20th in WNBA history with 2,452 career rebounds, two behind Crystal Langhorne.

Allisha Gray scored 15 and Naz Hillmon grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds for Atlanta.

The Aces are off until Sept. 4 when they play Minnesota — which has won three games against Las Vegas with a plus-33 margin of victory this season — in the first off three straight at T-Mobile Arena. The Dream wrap up a four-game homestand Friday against Dallas.

Regular Season Series

LV wins series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 81 - 75
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 81 - 75
4th 0.1 Dream offensive team rebound 81 - 75
4th 1.3 Rhyne Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper 81 - 75
4th 2.8 Naz Hillmon offensive rebound 81 - 75

Statistics

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32-67 FG 30-75
48 Field Goal % 40
8-21 3PT 4-24
38 Three Point % 17
9-11 FT 11-13
82 Free Throw % 85
32 Rebounds 43
5 Offensive Rebounds 13
27 Defensive Rebounds 30
26 Assists 20
4 Steals 4
6 Blocks 3
7 Turnovers 9
0 Team Turnovers 1
7 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
7 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 16
7 Fast Break Points 6
38 Points in Paint 46
14 Fouls 12
13 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

Venue: Gateway Center

Location: College Park, GA
Attendance: 3,326 · 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

2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 14 W6 0.6818182 30
New York 3 17 W3 0.6136364 27
Indiana 6 20 W3 0.54545456 24
Washington 14 28 L10 0.36363637 16
Connecticut 19 33 L2 0.25 11
Chicago 20 34 L4 0.22727273 10
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