The Aces received a double bye into the semifinals after earning the No. 1 seed and will meet the No. 7 Connecticut Sun in a best-of-five series beginning Sunday.
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Aces center Liz Cambage signed a contract to play in the Women’s National Basketball League in Australia, but coach Bill Laimbeer said it won’t affect her WNBA future.
Aces coach Bill Laimbeer got his first haircut in the WNBA bubble, a day after his team’s seven-game winning streak came to an end.
The Washington Mystics defeated the Aces on Thursday at Sports and Entertainment Arena to take a 2-0 lead in their best-of-five playoff series. Game 3 is Sunday in Las Vegas.
Wilson unveiled the bulk of her offensive arsenal against the Sky and did not show any lingering affects from the injury that kept her out of eight full games.
Las Vegas star A’ja Wilson injured her left leg after colliding with Liz Cambage in the third quarter of a 69-66 road loss to the Seattle Storm on Friday night.
The Aces are the league’s best defensive team after seven games, allowing 89.4 points per 100 possessions amid the fastest offensive pace, 102.2 possessions per game.
The 21-year-old from Notre Dame and the top overall pick in the WNBA draft had 16 points on 7 of 10 shooting in her first professional game, a 79-75 exhibition loss to Minnesota at Cox Pavilion on Sunday.
Aces stars A’ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum have earned roster spots on USA Basketball’s World Cup Team.