The Aces are using the bond developed last season to power their quest for a three-peat, and the team could become even closer with new players.
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Championship contenders aren’t only built around stars. Here are the Aces’ top 5 best reserve performances since relocating to Las Vegas.
Fifth-year wing Jackie Young is scoring at a new level this season as the undefeated Aces head to her home state to play the Indiana Fever on Sunday.
That lineup, featuring Chelsea Gray in the post, helped the Aces even the series in Game 2. They may lean on it again in Game 3 Sunday in Seattle.
As the WNBA playoffs approach, the Aces are 4-6 against teams with winning records, including a troubling 1-5 in their last six such meetings.
The loss was the Aces’ fourth in six games and their largest defeat this season. “They played harder, much harder,” Aces coach Becky Hammon said of the Minnesota Lynx.
Wilson’s two-year contract extension with the Aces ensures they’ll remain WNBA championship contenders, solidifying her as the foundational talent around which the franchise can build.
Las Vegas Aces president Nikki Fargas and owner Mark Davis were respectfully unrelenting in their pursuit of Becky Hammon.
The Aces were blown out for the second straight game, falling to the host Phoenix Mercury in Game 3 of the WNBA semifinals. They face a win-or-go-home Game 4 on Wednesday in Phoenix.
Led by 6-8 Liz Cambage, the Aces now have the best defensive rating in the WNBA.