A’ja Wilson has a new tradition this year and it involves Las Vegas Aces head coach Bill Laimbeer.
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Aces forward A’ja Wilson on Monday was named WNBA Western Conference Player of the Week.
The Aces average 16.8 turnovers a game, second worst in the WNBA, and opponents have scored 18.2 points per game off giveaways, the highest average in the league.
The Aces committed 19 turnovers Thursday night and stumbled to a sloppy 86-74 road loss to the Los Angeles Sparks at Staples Center.
The Aces turned in their worst offensive performance of the season Tuesday but still defeated the defending WNBA champion Seattle Storm, 60-56.
A’ja Wilson scored the go-ahead layup with 46.4 seconds left as the Aces defeated the defending WNBA champion Seattle Storm 60-56 on Tuesday at Mandalay Bay Events Center.
Wilson is finding her groove offensively, and submitted last week her best two individual performances of the season — a 28-point outburst against the Washington Mystics and a 20-point game against the Dallas Wings — to garner Western Conference Player of the Week honors.
Aces reserve forward Dearica Hamby scored a career-high 27 points in an 86-68 victory over the Dallas Wings on Saturday night at Mandalay Bay Events Center.
The Aces acquired the 6-foot-8-inch All-Star from the Dallas Wings on May 16 for forward Isabelle Harrison, guard Moriah Jefferson and a first-round draft pick in 2020.
A’ja Wilson scored a season-high 28 points Thursday night, but the Aces struggled defensively and fell 95-72 to the Washington Mystics at Mandalay Bay Events Center.
The Aces are the league’s best defensive team after seven games, allowing 89.4 points per 100 possessions amid the fastest offensive pace, 102.2 possessions per game.
Kayla McBride scored 22 points and Kelsey Plum had 21 Sunday to propel the Aces to an 80-75 win over the Minnesota Lynx at Target Center in Minneapolis.
Christine Monjer, 34, oversees the WNBA team’s business operations and is a trusted confidant of Bill Laimbeer, the Aces’ president of basketball operations and coach.
The Las Vegas Aces rolled to a resounding 100-65 victory over the New York Liberty, whom they lost to Sunday.
The Las Vegas coach has implemented a halfcourt shooting contest at the end of game-day shootarounds, designed for his players to have fun before games and win money.
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