Jackie Young recorded 24 points and four steals to help the Las Vegas Aces notch a 93-72 home victory over the Atlanta Dream on Tuesday night.
A’ja Wilson added 20 points and 11 rebounds as the WNBA-best Aces (24-2) won their eighth consecutive game. Kierstan Bell scored 13 of her career-high 15 points in the fourth quarter, Kelsey Plum scored 14 and Chelsea Gray had 10 points and seven assists as Las Vegas improved to 13-0 at home.
Cheyenne Parker scored 19 points and Nia Coffey added 14 for the Dream (14-12), who are 2-4 since putting together a seven-game winning streak.
Las Vegas shot 52.3 percent from the field, including 11 of 23 (47.8 percent) from 3-point range.
Atlanta made 43.3 percent of its shots and was just 4 of 20 (20 percent) from behind the arc. Both Rhyne Howard (six points on 3-of-10 shooting) and Allisha Gray (eight points, 3 of 11) had subpar nights.
Coffey made two baskets in a 23-second span as Atlanta crept within 63-55 with 3:54 left in the third quarter.
The Aces answered with six straight points to push the lead to 14. Parker then scored back-to-back hoops, and the Dream trailed 69-59 entering the final stanza.
Haley Jones opened the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer to bring Atlanta within seven before Las Vegas delivered the knockout punch.
Bell made two 3-pointers in a span of 29 seconds to start a 15-0 surge. Fellow reserve Alysha Clark also knocked down a trey to push the lead to 16.
Young added a 2-pointer, Wilson made two free throws and Young scored another basket to give Las Vegas an 84-62 lead with 5:22 remaining.
Young scored 18 points as the Aces led 54-43 at the break. Parker had 15 in the half for Atlanta.
Las Vegas led 25-22 after one quarter before making 7 of 9 3-point attempts in the second. Young was 4 of 5 from long range in the period while scoring 14 points.
Young made all four of the treys in a span of 2:32 as the Aces opened up a 46-29 lead with 4:54 left in the half.
–Field Level Media
