Las Vegas Aces at Portland Fire
· Women's National Basketball AssociationAces beat the Fire 88-80 behind double-doubles by A’ja Wilson and Jackie Young
Wilson returned after missing three games due to a right leg injury and scored 10 of Las Vegas' opening 20 points. She finished 10 of 19 from the field and 11 of 13 at the free-throw line for her seventh 30-point game this season.
NaLyssa Smith finished with 16 points for Las Vegas (16-6), which moved into a first-place tie with Minnesota in the standings. Young made eight of her 11 shots as the Aces shot 51%.
Carla Leite scored 13 points, and Megan Gustafson and Teja Oblak each added 11 for Portland (9-13).
Las Vegas scored eight points in the final 30 seconds of the third quarter to take a commanding 69-52 lead. Kierstan Bell made a 3-pointer from the corner with 5.9 seconds left and after a Portland turnover, Chelsea Gray was fouled on a 3-point attempt before making three free throws.
Fire: At Atlanta on Saturday.
Regular Season Series
LV wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 88 - 80 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 88 - 80 |
| 4th 13.7 |  |
Holly Winterburn makes 26-foot three pointer | 88 - 80 |
| 4th 29.9 | |
Nyadiew Puoch defensive rebound | 88 - 77 |
| 4th 31.9 |  |
Stephanie Talbot misses 25-foot three point jumper | 88 - 77 |
Statistics
 LV |
 POR |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-61 | FG | 27-61 |
| 51 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 8-20 | 3PT | 11-32 |
| 40 | Three Point % | 34 |
| 18-22 | FT | 15-20 |
| 82 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| 13 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 20 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 25 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 17 | Fouls | 19 |
| 20 | Largest Lead | 0 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 95 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Portland, OR
Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 11 | W1 | 0.75 | 33 |
 Golden State |
1 | 12 | W1 | 0.72727275 | 32 |
 Las Vegas |
2 | 13 | W7 | 0.70454544 | 31 |
 Dallas |
6 | 17 | W1 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
 Portland |
16 | 27 | W1 | 0.38636363 | 17 |
 Los Angeles |
17 | 28 | L2 | 0.36363637 | 16 |
 Phoenix |
17 | 28 | L1 | 0.36363637 | 16 |
 Seattle |
25 | 36 | L5 | 0.18181819 | 8 |
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