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Jackie Young scored 15 points and Kiah Stokes
pulled down 17 rebounds for the WNBA-leading Aces (22-2), who
shot 38 of 76 from the field, but fell short of the outright
league record of six consecutive victories by at least 15
points.
All-Star Kahleah Copper scored 22 of her career-high 37 points
in the first half and Courtney Williams added 11 points and 11
assists for Chicago (9-14), which hung around thanks to
10-for-17 3-point shooting in the first half.
Copper went 12 of 18 from the field and 9 of 11 from the
free-throw line for the Sky, who made just three threes in the
second half to suffer their fifth loss in six games.
Plum and Gray combined to score 17 of the Aces' 24 points in the
third quarter, when Las Vegas extended a seven-point halftime
lead to 10 by the end of the period. The Sky scored the first
four points of the fourth quarter to get within six, but never
threatened the rest of the way. Young's four-point play with
5:17 remaining gave Las Vegas a 95-81 lead.
Copper scored 15 points in the first quarter and Wilson had 13.
Chicago led 24-22 with just under two minutes left in the frame,
but four free throws from Plum and a Wilson basket headlined an
8-0 run that put the Aces ahead, 30-24.
Las Vegas scored 11 of the first 15 in the second quarter and
led 41-30. Chicago, though, used an 11-3 run to get within three
with 4:32 left until intermission.
Injured Las Vegas star and Chicago native Candace Parker missed
a sixth straight game. Parker underwent successful foot surgery
this week and is out indefinitely.
Meanwhile, Aces reserve Alysha Clark, who had eight points on
Tuesday, exited late in the third quarter after being hit in the
face.
--Field Level Media
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