LAS VEGAS — A’ja Wilson scored 34 points and grabbed 13 rebounds — her WNBA-record 17th game this season with 20-plus points and 10-plus rebounds — to help the Las Vegas Aces beat the Los Angeles Sparks 87-71 on Sunday.
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 or more 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.
Wilson is the first player in WNBA history with multiple games of 30 points, 10 rebounds and 5 steals, and became the fourth player in league history to record eight double-doubles in a row, joining Candace Parker (twice), Sylvia Fowles (twice) and Chicago Sky rookie Angel Reese (WNBA-record 15 straight in 2024).
Kelsey Plum hit four 3-pointers and finished with 18 points, Tiffany Hayes scored 11 and Jackie Young had 10 for Las Vegas (17-9).
“I think today we took a lot of things personal because their wins — two of them (were against) us,” Wilson said, referring to the Aces’ previous close losses at Los Angeles on June 9 and July 5. “There were…
