|
The reigning league MVP scored 38 points to
surpass current Aces coach Becky Hammon, who held the previous
franchise record with 35 points. Wilson also grabbed 16 rebounds
and bundled four blocks with three steals before she left the
game with 3:49 remaining after being poked in the eye going for
a loose ball.
Las Vegas got 15 points from Jackie Young, 14 from reserve
Alysha Clark and 10 from Kelsey Plum. Kiah Stokes chipped in 10
rebounds for the top-seeded Aces, who will face either the
fourth-seeded Dallas Wings or the fifth-seeded Atlanta Dream in
the best-of-five semifinals beginning next Sunday. Dallas leads
Atlanta 1-0 in their first-round series.
Kahleah Copper led Chicago with 25 points and 10 rebounds, while
Dana Evans supplied 22 points off the bench. Elizabeth Williams'
10 boards matched Copper for the team lead.
The Sky never led in either game during the series and finished
the season 0-5 overall against Las Vegas.
Wilson scored eight straight points for Las Vegas in less than
two minutes during a second-half surge that ballooned the Aces'
lead to 67-39 at the 1:54 mark of the third quarter.
Chicago mounted a furious 17-2 run to begin the final period and
shaved its deficit to 71-62 on Evans' bucket with 6:26 to play,
but Las Vegas' ensuing counterpunch buried the Sky for good.
Chelsea Gray followed Evans' score with a 3-pointer and Wilson
churned out five more points before Plum and Clark drained
back-to-back triples to bring an emphatic end to a 14-0 run that
pushed the Aces' advantage to 85-62 with 3:51 to go.
Las Vegas' intensity overwhelmed Chicago in the first quarter as
the Aces jumped ahead 23-14 after one. Evans' layup at the
halftime buzzer cut the Sky's deficit to 44-29 at the break.
--Field Level Media
[© 2023 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.]
This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Thompson Reuters is solely responsible for this content. |
|
