Gray rescued Las Vegas amid one of its worst offensive outings of the season at the Los Angeles Convention Center by making several clutch plays in a 66-58 road victory over her former team.
Sam Gordon
Former Columnist/Enterprise
The Aces’ Dearica Hamby earned WNBA All-Star honors this week for the first time in her seven-year career. The versatile reserve is averaging 11.3 points and 6.1 rebounds.
The Aces rolled to a 99-75 road victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Wednesday, improving their record to 12-4 at the midway point of the WNBA season.
Cambage and Hamby will play against teammates A’ja Wilson and Chelsea Gray of Team USA on July 14 in the WNBA All-Star game at Michelob Ultra Arena.
The Las Vegas Aces approach the midway point of the 2021 season as the best offensive team and second best defensive team in the WNBA.
The 12-man roster, headed by Kevin Durant, will train in Las Vegas from July 6 to 19 and play exhibition games at Michelob Ultra Arena to prepare for the Tokyo Olympics.
Point guard Chelsea Gray keyed a fourth-quarter comeback and made the go-ahead jumper late in overtime as the Aces defeated the defending WNBA champion Seattle Storm.
The clubs split the first two meetings in May, and sport the two best records and offensive ratings in the WNBA.
Las Vegas erased a nine-point deficit late in regulation at the Target Center in Minneapolis, but fell in overtime.
Gervonta Davis (24-0, 23 knockouts) will fight for the first time as a junior welterweight Saturday against Mario Barrios, who doubles as the tallest and heaviest opponent he’ll have faced to date.
The Aces are already the best offensive team in the WNBA through more than a third of the 2021 season.
Aces guard Kelsey Plum scored a career-high 32 points and helped turn an 11-point deficit into an easy win over the New York Liberty on Tuesday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
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.
WBC heavyweight champion Tyson Fury and rival Deontay Wilder will conclude their trilogy this summer at T-Mobile Arena, Top Rank announced this weekend.
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.