There was a lot of love and admiration spoken as the Las Vegas Aces celebrated their second straight WNBA championship at Toshiba Plaza.
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In a much-anticipated matchup of superteams, the Aces opened as favorites over the New York Liberty to win the WNBA Finals.
The top-seeded Aces have avoided their small-ball lineups and stretched center Kiah Stokes’ minutes against the No. 4 Dallas Wings.
The Aces lost to the Liberty in the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup championship game Tuesday at Michelob Ultra Arena, their second straight blowout defeat to New York.
The Aces selected Alabama standout Brittany Davis with the final selection of the 2023 WNBA draft.
Members have scattered across the globe since winning the franchise’s first WNBA championship. But for the players and coaches, there’s never truly an offseason.
The Aces lost to the Chicago Sky on Tuesday night after scoring a franchise-record 41 points in the first quarter and leading by 28 points in the first half.
The Aces’ 9-1 start to the season is the best in franchise history, and makes Hammon the most successful rookie coach in WNBA history through her first 10 games.
Fresh off a win over the reigning WNBA champion Chicago Sky, the Aces will host the Connecticut Sun, whose 6-2 record leads the Eastern Conference, twice this week.
The Aces made 18 3-pointers to tie the WNBA record and rolled past former teammate Liz Cambage and the Los Angeles Sparks on Monday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
The Aces set a franchise record for most 3-pointers in a single game in a bounce back win against the Atlanta Dream
Guard Kelsey Plum scored 20 points in the Aces’ 106-88 season-opening win over the Phoenix Mercury on Friday. “We want the ball in her hands,” coach Becky Hammon said.
A’ja Wilson, the Aces’ All-Star center and 2020 WNBA MVP, is entering the prime of her career at age 25 and continues to develop on and off the court.
A quick start and a productive night for Dearica Hamby helped the Aces give coach Becky Hammon her first win
With one week to go before the season, the Aces waived 2022 first-rounder Mya Hollingshed and second-rounder Khayla Pointer