LAS VEGAS, Nevada — Let’s face it. Any basketball team with A’ja Wilson and Jackie Young will compete for a championship.
Both Wilson and Young were at their professional level against the New York Liberty Thursday, as the duo combined for 62 points in the Aces’ 104-99 win over the Liberty.
Add in Chelsea Gray’s point guard skills and 16 points tonight, and you have another Las Vegas Aces team that will compete for a fourth WNBA title in five years.
Chelsea Gray
Young was blistering hot in the first quarter, pouring in 15 points before the Aces took a 52-44 lead into halftime.
Wilson showed why she’s the best player on the planet as she had 28 points after three quarters with the Aces leading NY, 78-71, after three quarters.
It was a well-played game between two WNBA contenders, with the Aces closing out the win to improve to 20-8.
Alan Snel brings decades of sports-business reporting experience to LVSportsBiz.com.
Snel covered the business side of sports for the South Florida (Fort Lauderdale) Sun-Sentinel, the Tampa Tribune and Las Vegas Review-Journal. As a city hall beat reporter, Snel also covered stadium deals in Denver and Seattle.
In 2000, Snel launched a sport-business website for FoxSports.com called FoxSportsBiz.com.
After reporting sports-business for the RJ, Snel wrote hard-hitting stories on the Raiders stadium for the Desert Companion magazine in Las Vegas and The Nevada Independent.
Snel is also one of the top bicycle advocates in the country.
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