The Atlanta Dream secured a 78-74 victory over the Las Vegas Aces in the final seconds of a closely contested game. Allisha Gray led the Dream with 24 points, including six three-pointers, along with 4 rebounds and 3 assists. A'ja Wilson was the standout for the Aces, scoring 28 points and grabbing 9 rebounds. Both teams now hold a 4-2 record for the season. The Aces struggled offensively, shooting only 36.2% from the field, while the Dream shot 36.1%. Aerial Powers made significant defensive stops in the final minutes. This marks the first time the Aces have lost in Atlanta since September 5, 2019.
Brionna Jones and Alyssa Thomas led the way for their Connecticut Sun squad in tonight's win vs. Dallas 🔥 Bri Jones was the anchor, dropping 22 PTS and 6 REBS, while Alyssa Thomas scored 15 PTS and dished out a MONSTER 14 AST #WelcometotheW https://t.co/bf6adha9Dg
Allisha Gray went OFF tonight in the win vs. the Aces 🗣️ With multiple crucial, lead-changing threes in the fourth, Allisha finished with 24 PTS, 4 REB, and 3 AST #WelcomeToTheW https://t.co/dnB9dafmZg
Aerial Powers and Jackie Young got heated during the Atlanta Dream's win over the Las Vegas Aces 👀 https://t.co/wsymXZ3t9X
Aerial Powers had some BIG TIME stops in the finals minutes of the 4Q 👏 AP talks about the defensive pressure she brought & what her mindset was on the court to help the Dream defeat the 2x defending Champs! #WelcometotheW https://t.co/fe5bhhJeEy
The Atlanta Dream pull off the 78-74 win over the Las Vegas Aces in the final seconds of the 4Q 🙌 Allisha Gray led the way for the Dream with 24 PTS (6 3PM), 4 REB, & 3 AST! #WelcometotheW https://t.co/uOzYN8oVjA
Aces drop one in Atlanta 78-74. @_ajawilson22 led the Aces with 28 pts, 9 rebs @LVAces https://t.co/rp2y8yQQzs
Give the Dream credit, I’ve never seen the Aces play this poorly and they got beat in Atlanta, 78-74. Both teams are now 4-2 on the season, with the Dream hosting Connecticut Sunday at 3 ET. It wasn’t pretty by any means - with LV only hitting 36.2 FGs and ATL connecting on 36.1
FINAL Atlanta Dream (4-2) - 78 Las Vegas Aces (4-2) - 74 Aces fall in Atlanta for the first time since Sep. 5, 2019. Aces are in Dallas (3-3) on Wednesday to wrap up the road trip. The Wings nearly upset the undefeated Connecticut Sun tonight, falling 74-72.
4Q | 5:11 | 65-62 Dream Allisha Gray with her sixth 3-pointer of the night, 20 points, and the Dream are back in the drivers seat.
3Q | 3:48 | 45-44 Aces Five quick points by the Dream and the Aces lead is down to one. Big three-pointer by Alisha Gray. She leads Atlanta with 11 points.
END OF THE FIRST QUARTER Las Vegas Aces - 11 Atlanta Dream - 10 Rough offensive first quarter. A'ja Wilson with all the points from the field as she has eight of the Aces 11. Atlanta could be up, but struggling to convert as well. It's shooting 4-of-20 from the field.
Positive for the Atlanta Dream: they have held the Aces to 5 points with 2:56 left in the first. Negative for the Atlanta Dream: they have only scored 8 points against the Aces with 2:56 left in the first.