Los Angeles Sparks defender Kelsey Plum (10) drives aginat Las Vegas Aces defender Jackie Young (0) during the archetypal fractional of an WNBA hoops crippled astatine Michelob Ultra Arena successful Mandalay Bay Wednesday, June 11, 2025. Photo by: Steve Marcus
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Saturday, May 23, 2026 | 8:02 p.m.
Kelsey Plum scored a season-high 38 points, Erica Wheeler deed the go-ahead 3-pointer precocious successful the 4th fourth and the Los Angeles Sparks defeated the Las Vegas Aces 101-95 connected Saturday night.
A 3-pointer by Wheeler capped an 8-0 tally for Los Angeles successful the archetypal infinitesimal of the 4th fourth that gave the Sparks a 80-73 lead. The Aces battled backmost and tied it astatine 90 connected a jumper successful the lane by Chelsea Gray and again astatine 94 connected 2 escaped throws by A'ja Wilson.
Wheeler past took a walk from Plum and deed a 27-foot 3-pointer with 1:15 remaining, giving the Sparks a 97-94 lead. The Aces missed a mates of 3-pointers and a escaped propulsion connected their last possessions portion Dearica Hamby and Plum sealed the triumph with 2 escaped throws each.
Plum won 2 WNBA titles successful Las Vegas earlier being traded to Los Angeles past January..
Hamby and Cameron Brink each scored 16, Ariel Atkins had 11, and Liberty High postgraduate Rae Burrell added 10 for the Sparks (3-3). Wheeler had 10 points, 7 rebounds and six assists, and Plum had 9 assists.
Wilson scored 24 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for the Aces (4-2). Carter scored 23 points disconnected the bench. NaLyssa Smith added 22 points, Gray 12 and Jewell Loyd 10.
A 3-pointer by Smith gave the Aces a 57-48 pb aboriginal successful the 3rd 4th but Plum rallied the Sparks with 5 points and 3 assists arsenic Los Angeles surged up 60-57. Neither squad led by much than 3 points the remainder of the 4th and Las Vegas took a 73-72 pb to the last period.
Las Vegas, the reigning WNBA champions, saw a four-game winning streak end. The Aces had won 20 of their past 21 regular-season games aft finishing the 2025 regular play connected a 16-game winning streak.
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