Aces point guard Chelsea Gray and center Kiah Stokes didn’t play in last year’s title-clinching Game 4 of the WNBA Finals, but they are close to returning this season.
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Las Vegas Aces news, scores, highlights and game reports for the back-to-back WNBA champs, led by A'ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray and Kelsey Plum.
The now-defunct Houston Comets are the only WNBA team to win at least three championships in a row. The Aces plan to join them this season.
The Aces are favored at the Westgate SuperBook to win their third consecutive WNBA championship. The New York Liberty are the second choice.
The Aces held the New York Liberty to 31 percent shooting on 3-pointers in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals, but coach Becky Hammon said it needs to get better.
There’s no shortage of halftime entertainment options in Las Vegas and the Aces have hosted several notable performers like Coolio, Rick Ross and Lil Jon.
The Aces are the WNBA’s No. 1 seed and will start the playoffs Wednesday at T-Mobile Arena, where the Aces beat the Mercury in Sunday’s regular-season finale.
Aces All-Star Kelsey Plum became the first player in franchise history to score 40 points in a game Sunday, but advanced stats show why it was a special performance.
Aces forward Candace Parker: “The way the NBA separated itself from the NFL and MLB is it’s been an employee, players-first league. I’d like to see that in the WNBA.”
The Aces selected Alabama standout Brittany Davis with the final selection of the 2023 WNBA draft.
Becky Hammon played 16 seasons in the WNBA but never won a championship. She’s back in the finals now as coach of the Aces, who will play the Connecticut Sun.
A’ja Wilson still remembers the green and yellow confetti raining down on her after the Aces lost to the Seattle Storm in the 2020 WNBA Finals. “It was disgusting,” she said.
The 2022 WNBA Finals between the Aces and Connecticut Sun features the two most recent MVPs — Jonquel Jones and A’ja Wilson — among its interesting storylines.
An injured Dearica Hamby will be missing when the top seeds in the WNBA meet Thursday as the Aces welcome the Chicago Sky to Michelob Ultra Arena.
Aces guard Kelsey Plum, making her first All-Star Game appearance, scored 30 points to help teammate A’ja Wilson’s Team Wilson defeat Team Stewart on Sunday.
After missing out on the Commissioner’s Cup Final during 2021, the Aces are undefeated in Commissioner’s Cup games this season.