The Las Vegas Aces have faced nine of the WNBA’s other 11 teams, with only the Connecticut Sun securing a victory, on June 8. This week, the Dallas Wings get their shot at the league’s top team for the first time in 2023, and they head in feeling about as confident as they have this season.
Will that assuredness be dented by back-to-back games versus the Aces, first in Las Vegas on Wednesday then in Dallas on Friday? That’s what the Aces — again firmly No. 1 in ESPN’s WNBA Power Rankings — generally do to opponents. But the Wings, who went 2-0 this week and made the biggest jump in the rankings, up to No. 6, feel good about their team — not just superstar guard Arike Ogunbowale but also their interior game.
In Sunday’s 89-72 victory over the Washington Mystics, Wings forward Satou Sabally had a season-best 27 points, along with 15 rebounds and four assists. It was her 11th double-double of the campaign. Sabally was voted an All-Star starter, along with Ogunbowale.
Admittedly, Washington — which will be the last team to face the Aces, as all three of…
