After losing in embarrassing fashion against the New York Liberty 99-61, the question was, “How would the Aces respond?”
Well, we found out the answer on Tuesday night! Las Vegas dominated the Dallas Wings, cruising to a 104-84 victory on A’ja Wilson’s birthday.
The 2022 MVP scored 28 points, shot 55 percent from the field, went a perfect 8-for-8 from the free-throw line and was a whopping plus-34 on the night. A’ja might not need numbers to validate her, but the numbers were on her side Tuesday.
It wasn’t just the Wilson show; the Aces had five players in double figures and dominated from start to finish, never trailing and leading by as many as 41 points. Las Vegas is now 25-3 and still has a chance of breaking the Houston Comets’ winning percentage record if they run the table. For Dallas, they fall to 15-14 and are now a game behind the Atlanta Dream for the fourth and final home-court advantage position in the playoffs.
It was all Las Vegas from the jump, as they began the game on a 16-0 run. The Aces’ intensity was at an all-time high. They went after every 50-50 ball. Jackie Young knocked down shots. Kelsey Plum hit jumpers. And Wilson led the charge scoring seven points in these opening minutes.
Down by 16, Dallas never posed a legitimate threat….
