A’ja Wilson led the Aces with 29 points and 9 rebounds, 3 assist and 2 blocks in their 84-71 win against the Sun. With the win, the Aces improve to 25-13, while the Sun fall to 27-11.
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A'ja Wilson scores 1,000 points in a regular szn and helps the @LVAces defeat the Connecticut Sun 84-71
Wilson finished with 29 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 2 BLK#WelcometotheW pic.twitter.com/9KGs7dCGoW
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Jackie Young got the Aces rolling early in the first quarter, knocking down her first two three-pointers, giving the Aces a 12-7 lead early on. The Sun got as close as two points with one minute left before the Aces extended their lead back to seven with a late three-pointer from Kiah Stokes. Marina Mabrey would respond by nailing a buzzer-beating three to end the quarter.
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In the first quarter, the Aces shot 12-21 (57% from the field) while the Sun shot 10-19 (52%).
The Aces led for much of the second quarter, but the Sun went on a 7-0 run to take a 39-37 lead, their second of the game.The lead did not last long, as Kelsey Plum led the Aces to an 11-1 quarter-ending run. Plum scored 9 of the Aces 11 points to end the quarter, giving them a 48-40 advantage at halftime.
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In the third quarter, the Aces took control defensively, limiting the Sun to 4-16 (25%) shooting from the field and 0-5 from three. Meanwhile, the Aces shot 10-16 (62.5%) from the field, outscoring the Sun 23-11 in the quarter and leading 71-51 entering the fourth.
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A’ja Wilson began the fourth quarter with the Aces leading by 21 points, just four points shy of 1000. The historic shot came with 1:57 left in the fourth quarter on a feed from Jackie Young, putting the Aces up 84-68.
@_ajawilson22 becomes the first WNBA player to reach 1000 points in a single season.#ALLINLV | #WNBA pic.twitter.com/VPY69sZ2MI
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The Aces would win the game 84-71, putting them only two games behind the Sun for third place with two games left.
Four Aces scored in double digits, led by A’ja Wilson, who had 25 points, 9 rebounds, three assist, and two blocks. Wilson made history becoming the first player in WNBA history to score 1000 points in a single-season.
Kelsey Plum ended with 14 points, four assists, and three rebounds, shooting 6-8 from the floor. Jackie Young had 13 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists while hitting 3 three-pointers.
Chelsea Gray scored 9 points on 4-8 shooting from the field, while Megan Gustafson added 8 points.
Marina Mabrey led the Sun with 18 points (7-10 from the field), while Brionna Jones had 17. Tyasha Harris added 16 points to the Aces’ double-figure scoring total.
The Aces will travel to Seattle on Tuesday to face the Storm, with tip-off at 7 p.m. The game will be aired on NBA TV.
