Overview

• Kelsey Plum made her first appearance in Las Vegas since January’s blockbuster trade and was greeted with a standing ovation and hugs from former teammates.
• A’ja Wilson paced the Aces with 35 points, 13 rebounds and six assists to power a 96-81 victory over the Sparks.
• Plum finished with 17 points on 6-of-19 shooting and was limited to 1-of-7 from three-point range in her return to her old arena.
• Second-year forward Rickea Jackson sat out for personal reasons and the Sparks fell to 2-5 with limited scoring support beyond their backcourt stars.
• Las Vegas improved to 3-2 by bouncing back from its Seattle defeat and knocking down 12 of 25 attempts from beyond the arc.