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By Shawn McCullough
You want momentum heading into playoffs. The Aces just don’t have it right now.
The Aces lost to the worst team in the WNBA, the Atlanta Dream, 78-74 in Atlanta and have now lost four of their last five games.
“We lost the game from start to finish,” said head coach Bill Laimbeer. “I don’t think we showed up to play a basketball game to win, I think we showed up to play. We thought it was going to be easy, it’s not.”
A’ja Wilson led the Aces with 19 points and eight rebounds, while Liz Cambage added 15.
“I think we just really need to come together, I’ll own up to that,” said Wilson. “I didn’t show the leadership that I could have to help bring our teammates up and help them get through the curves like they have been for me, so I take full ownership in that. We’ve got to get back to the drawing board and hopefully pull out wins.”
With the loss, the Aces fell to 20-13 on the season and remain in 4th place in the WNBA standings.
The Aces will play their final regular season game on Sunday in Phoenix against the Mercury before heading into the playoffs.
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Game Notes:
- The Dream out-rebounded the Aces 47 to 35.
- Las Vegas went 1 for 15 from 3-point range.
- The Aces shot just 38.7% from the field.
Game Starters:
F – 22 A’ja Wilson
G – 21 Kayla McBride
C – 8 Liz Cambage
G – 0 Jackie Young
F – 1 Tamera Young
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