A’ja Wilson scored 23 points with 19 rebounds while the AS of Las Vegas won the seeded n ° 2 in the next WNBA qualifying series and finished the regular season on a sequence of 16 consecutive victories after a 103-75 victory against Los Angeles hosts on Tuesday.
Jackie Young recorded 17 points with 12 assists, and Chelsea Gray added 15 points with 10 assists while the Aces (30-14) equaled the second longer sequence of regular season victories in the history of WNBA, corresponding to a race in 2014 of the Phoenix Mercury. The Sparks are owners of the 18 consecutive league record, which they established in 2001.
Jewell Loyd had 21 points for Las Vegas, who equaled Atlanta’s dream for second place but has the break in equality. The AS should face the seeded n ° 7 Seattle Storm in a series of playoffs in the first round from Sunday.
Las Vegas made 22 baskets from the fork of 3 points out of 45 attempts and fired better (48.9%) than on the whole (48.7%). Loyd made seven 3 points and Young made five.
Dearica Hamby, Kelsey Plum and Sarah Ashlee Barker each scored 15 points for the Sparks (21-23), which were eliminated on the playoffs on Tuesday. Rae Burrell scored 10 points and Azura Stevens achieved 12 rebounds for Los Angeles, who finished the regular season by winning 15 of his last 24 games.
Cameron Brink of the Sparks, who played 19 games after recovering from a knee injury last season, went to the second quarter with a bloody nose after taking a elbow under the basket of the Nalyssa Smith des AS.
The sparks were without third goalscorer Rickea Jackson (14.7 points) due to a lower leg injury.
The AS took control early with an advance from 29-13 to a quarter by pulling 57.9% of the soil. The Sparks missed their first seven shots from the 3-point range while Las Vegas led 53-34 at halftime.
Young scored 14 points in the first half, while Wilson succeeded 10 rebounds while the AS went 11 out of 19 from the 3-point range. Plum had 11 points half for sparks.
Plum, which was exchanged from the ace to the sparkles of the offseason, helped Los Angeles to a 1-3 file against his former team this season.
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