Jackie Young had 18 points and A’ja Wilson scored 17 points with 10 rebounds as the Las Vegas Aces used a balanced attack while battling for a 99-75 victory over host Los Angeles Sparks on Wednesday night.
Las Vegas Aces 99 – 75 Los Angeles Sparks
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Highlights of the regular season game between the Las Vegas Aces and the Los Angeles Sparks
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Riquna Williams scored 14 points with eight rebounds for Las Vegas, while Liz Cambage had 13 points with 11 rebounds.
The Aces (12-4) have won for the seventh time in their last eight games and followed an overtime victory over champion Seattle Storm on Sunday as they dominated the Sparks in the first of two games in Los Angeles.
The Aces improved to 2-0 against the Sparks with the season series finale on Friday.
Amanda Zahui B. scored 22 points with nine rebounds for the shorthanded Sparks, who have lost for the fourth time in their last five games and have now lost six of eight. The Sparks were again without sisters Nneka Ogwumike and Chiney Ogwumike, who have knee injuries.
Te’a Cooper scored 15 points for the Sparks (6-9), while Erica Wheeler scored 13 and Brittney Sykes scored 11.
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WNBA Games of the Night: June 30
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Chicago Sky 91 – 81 Ailes de Dallas
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Highlights of the regular season game between the Chicago Sky and the Dallas Wings
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Kahleah Copper scored 17 points and Candace Parker added 10 points and 10 rebounds as the visiting Chicago Sky defeated the Dallas Wings 91-81 in Arlington, TX in the first of a two-game series in three days between teams.
Sky took a 30-point lead early in the second quarter, but only had a 71-64 lead after Allisha Gray scored a 3-point lead for Dallas less than a minute into the fourth. period. Chicago (10-8) wouldn’t let the Wings come close, moving away to win for the eighth time in nine games.
Azura Stevens poured 13 points off the bench for Sky, with Courtney Vandersloot adding 10 points and 12 assists, and Stefanie Dolson, Allie Quigley, Diamond DeShields scoring 10 points apiece for Chicago.
Isabelle Harrison led Dallas (8-9) in tying her career high with 23 points, eight rebounds and four steals. Arike Ogunbowale added 22 for the Wings, who ended a two-game winning streak, while Gray scored 16.
Minnesota Lynx 82 – 76 Phoenix Mercure
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Highlights from the regular season game between the Minnesota Lynx and the Phoenix Mercury
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Kayla McBride scored 26 points as the visiting Minnesota Lynx beat the Phoenix Mercury 82-76 on Wednesday night.
Napheesa Collier added 19 points and 11 rebounds, Sylvia Fowles had 15 points and 11 rebounds and Layshia Clarendon scored 12 for the Lynx (8-7).
Brittney Griner scored 28 points, but only five in the second half, Skylar Diggins-Smith added 16 and Diana Taurasi has 10 for the Mercury (7-8).
The season series is even one win apiece as the teams prepare to meet again on Saturday in Phoenix.
Griner, who didn’t score and missed both of his third-quarter field goal attempts, scored three runs to bring the Mercury down to 71-66 at the start of the fourth quarter.
Phoenix came close to four points twice before Clarendon’s basket gave Minnesota an 80-74 lead with 26.5 seconds left.
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