The women’s basketball team of Las Vegas Aces won their home match versus Atlanta Dream by 97:90 and put the visitors into a very tough position to be on the verge of dropping from the WNBA playoff qualifiers. Las Vegas Aces made a very strong first and last quarter, which secured success in the match.
The home team took a lead after the first quarter by 28:22, but after two consecutive strong parts for Atlanta Dream (19:22 and 15:21) the result was overturned to 62:65. However, strong last minutes for Las Vegas Aces brought the victory in the match.
The most valuable player for Las Vegas Aces was Aja Wilson with 24 pts, 14 rebs, and 3 asts. Chelsea Gray and Kelsey Plum added 22 pts each for the success.
For the team of Atlanta Dream, Maya Caldwell had 17 pts, 1 reb, and 2 asts, while Erica Wheeler and Aari McDonald added 17 pts each but it was not enough for the success of their team.
Las Vegas Aces are the leaders in the Western Conference and 2nd in the overall ranking, while Atlanta Dream is on 4th place in the Eastern Conference and on the 8th position of the overall ranking, which is the last that qualifies them for the playoffs.
