Overview
- Chelsea Gray made nine 3-pointers and scored 29 points to tie the WNBA single-game record in the Las Vegas Aces’ 105-89 win over the Portland Fire on Thursday.
- A’ja Wilson scored 32 points for her second straight 30-point game and moved up the WNBA career lists for scoring and rebounding.
- Las Vegas shot 50% from the field, hit 14 of 28 three-pointers and out-rebounded Portland 42-19, translating into a large second-chance advantage that helped build the margin.
- Coach Becky Hammon started Wilson in the fourth quarter as a tactical tweak to boost defensive intensity, and the Aces outscored Portland 27-17 in the final period to close the game.
- The win extended Las Vegas’s streak to five games and its Commissioner's Cup unbeaten run while exposing Portland’s struggles with perimeter shooting, offensive rebounds and second-chance points.