The first time the final buzzer sounded on the Dallas Wings’ 80-78 victory over the Las Vegas Aces on Friday night, it was the result of a clock operator’s error. As the final 0.4 seconds were replayed, everyone inside College Park Center held their breath. Only after it became clear that Jackie Young’s potential game-tying shot had come too late could they exhale and begin celebrating the Wings’ biggest win of the season.
“I told the team afterwards I’m so proud of them,” Wings coach Latricia Trammell said with tears still drying in her eyes. “They just deserve it. Every team says that, but man, the adversity that sometimes these players go through that people don’t even know about. To have them still fight and come together, I’m just so happy for them. These tears are for them. These players are special.”
This has been an up-and-down season for the Wings, but they’re trending up lately and just became the second team to defeat the reigning champions this season. Just days after losing to the Aces in Las Vegas, the Wings stopped their historic nine-game winning streak — and did so in dramatic fashion.
In the middle of the third quarter, the Aces used a 17-6 surge to open up a double-digit lead in…
