Las Vegas erased a nine-point deficit late in regulation at the Target Center in Minneapolis, but fell in overtime.
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Three-on-three basketball is played on a half court with a 12-second shot clock. Baskets inside the arc are a point and outside are two.
Both Las Vegas Aces players will be competing in their first Olympic Games. The 12-player roster was announced Monday for the Tokyo Olympics.
Six players scored in double figures for the Aces, who easily defeated the New York Liberty on Thursday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
The Aces are already the best offensive team in the WNBA through more than a third of the 2021 season.
The game coincides with the Olympic break, and a team comprised of WNBA All-Stars will play a team from the USA national team, which will be training in Las Vegas.
A’ja Wilson scored 19 of her 28 points in the second half of a victory over the Dallas Wings on Sunday to power Las Vegas to its sixth win in seven games.
Sugar Rodgers concluded her playing career with the Aces last seasonand is adjusting to her new role as an assistant coach on Bill Laimbeer’s coaching staff.
Aces guard Kelsey Plum is available Thursday after missing the previous six games.
Liz Cambage scored 28 points Tuesday afternoon, but the Aces fell to the Connecticut Sun at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.
The Aces cruised past the Indiana Fever on Sunday at Michelob Ultra Arena, eclipsing 100 points in consecutive games for the first time in franchise history.
Joyner Holmes, 23, was the No. 19 pick in the 2020 WNBA draft and played in 19 games for the New York Liberty last season, averaging 2.9 points in 10 minutes per game.
Chelsea Gray had 19 points and 12 assists Friday night to spur the Aces to a 113-77 victory over the Indiana Fever at Michelob Ultra Arena.
The Aces’ Jackie Young is morphing into a two-way menace who can score, create and stifle opposing guards and wings.
As the owner of the Raiders and Aces, Mark Davis has changed the trajectory of Las Vegas sports forever.
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