The Aces host the Phoenix Mercury at 5 p.m. Sunday at Mandalay Bay Events Center, with the game televised on ATT SportsNet.
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Elizabeth Cambage had 28 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, Skylar Diggins-Smith added 20 points and six assists and the Dallas Wings beat the Las Vegas Aces 77-67 on Friday night.
The Aces are 2-1 on their four-game trip and will try to end it with a victory over the Wings, who defeated Las Vegas in the preseason.
Dearica Hamby scored 17 points and Kayla McBride 16 to lead a balanced offense in the Aces’ 78-63 victory over the New York Liberty on Wednesday night.
A’ja Wilson scored 17 of her 35 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, helping the Las Vegas Aces beat the winless Indiana Fever 101-92 on Tuesday night.
Diana Taurasi scored 25 points, Brittney Griner had 19 points, 15 rebounds and seven blocked shots and the Phoenix Mercury held off the Las Vegas Aces 72-66 on Sunday.
The Aces (1-6) begin their four-game, eight-day road trip with a doozy of an opponent, against whom they’ll try and reverse their fortunes.
The Aces (1-6) tumbled into an 18-point third-quarter deficit, and couldn’t overcome the brilliance of Dream duo Angel McCoughtry and Tiffany Hayes at Mandalay Bay Events Center on Friday afternoon.
Aces producer Chris Withers began working with the MGM in January and spent the past five months assembling a team of talent and engineers equipped to optimize the viewing experience at the time of the launch.
The No. 1 overall pick in this year’s WNBA draft is starting to have her way with defenders and, after using the first two games to adjust to the speed of professional basketball, is growing into one the toughest covers in the league.
Aces forward Dearica Hamby played sparingly in the WNBA team’s first four games, but since has emerged as a viable scoring option with 38 points in 36 minutes in her past two games.
Cheyenne Parker had 20 points and 13 rebounds — both career highs — and Jamierra Faulkner hit a late 3-pointer to help the short-handed Chicago Sky beat the Las Vegas Aces 95-90 on Sunday night.
Aces coach Bill Laimbeer said he implemented new defensive coverages before the team’s 85-73 victory over the Washington Mystics on Friday at Mandalay Bay Events Center.
It took four games, but the Aces finally figured it out. A little defense goes a long way.
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