Aces vs. Fire
Who: Las Vegas Aces (8-3, 5-3 Western Conference) astatine Portland Fire (6-7, 0-3 Western Conference)
Where: Portland, Oregon
When: 7 p.m. Thursday
TV: KMCC-34
BOTTOM LINE: The Las Vegas Aces sojourn the Portland Fire aft A’ja Wilson scored 34 points successful the Aces’ 101-91 triumph Monday implicit the Seattle Storm.
The Aces are 5-3 successful Western Conference play. Las Vegas is 2nd successful the WNBA with 23.1 assists per crippled led by Chelsea Gray averaging 7.2. Las Vegas averages 8.1 made 3-pointers per crippled this season, 0.5 less makes per crippled than Portland gives up.
The Fire’s grounds successful Western Conference play is 0-3. Portland ranks eighth successful the WNBA with 19.0 assists per crippled led by Carla Leite averaging 5.0. The matchup is the archetypal gathering for the 2 teams. Portland scores 81.3 points per game, 4.2 less points than the 85.5 Las Vegas gives up.
TOP PERFORMERS: Bridget Carleton is scoring 13.3 points per crippled with 3.6 rebounds and 2.1 assists for the Fire. Leite is averaging 11.5 points and 4.6 assists implicit the past 10 games.
Wilson is averaging 25.9 points, 9.6 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.4 blocks for the Aces. Jackie Young is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers implicit the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Fire: 5-5, averaging 79.4 points, 29.3 rebounds, 19.0 assists, 7.1 steals and 4.0 blocks per crippled portion shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents person averaged 81.9 points per game.
Aces: 8-2, averaging 92.6 points, 37.6 rebounds, 23.5 assists, 6.1 steals and 6.5 blocks per crippled portion shooting 49.1% from the field. Their opponents person averaged 84.1 points.
INJURIES: Fire: Serah Williams: time to time (illness), Jordan Harrison: time to time (coach decision). Aces: Dana Evans: time to time (leg), Chennedy Carter: time to time (leg).
The Associated Press created this communicative utilizing exertion provided by Data Skrive and information from Sportradar.
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