Photo credit: Las Vegas Aces

By Shawn McCullough

The Atlanta Dream scored eight of the last 10 points of the game to beat the Aces 109-100 at McCamish Pavilion.

The Aces led 84-80 after three quarters, but Atlanta outscored Las Vegas 29-16 in the fourth quarter.

Four Aces scored in double digits including a team high 20 points from point guard Kelsey Plum.

Kayla McBride dropped 19 points, while A’ja Wilson added 18.

With the loss, the Aces have now lost four straight games coming out of the All-Star Break and have now dropped 2.5 games out of a playoff spot with five games remaining in the regular season.

The Aces will next return home on Thursday night to face the Minnesota Lynx at the Mandalay Bay Events Center.

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Game Notes:

• The Aces shot 48.6% from the field and 42.9% from three point range.
• The Aces out rebounded the Dream 34-29.
• A’ja Wilson scored in double figures (18) for the 28th straight game.
• The Aces gave up a franchise high 109 points for the second straight game.
• The WNBA announced that the game between the Aces and the Mystics in Washington D.C., that was canceled due to Las Vegas travel issue, will count as a forfeit and a loss for the Aces.

Game Starters:

F – 22 A’ja Wilson
F – 1 Tamera Young
C – 8 Carolyn Swords
G – 21 Kayla McBride
G – 10 Kelsey Plum