Las Vegas Aces Secure Semifinals Berth with Epic Victory
In an emotionally charged encounter, the Las Vegas Aces secured a crucial victory over the Seattle Storm with a final score of 74-73, ensuring their place in the WNBA semifinals. A’ja Wilson led the charge with 38 points, tying her playoff high. Jackie Young stood out with a crucial basket with 12.4 seconds left, sealing the victory for the Aces. With this victory, the Aces advance to the semifinals, where they will face Indiana next Sunday. This is the seventh consecutive season that the team reaches this stage, matching the record of the Minnesota Lynx. The Las Vegas team demonstrated its ability to handle pressure in decisive matches, improving its record to 7-3 in direct elimination games. On the other hand, the Storm now have a record of 4-11 in this type of encounter. In the final moments of the game, the tension reached its peak. Wilson, with 25 points in the second half, missed a basket attempt, but Young was there to secure the rebound and the basket that would give the Aces the lead. Despite an attempt by Erica Wheeler for Seattle, the team failed to make the shot, and the Aces took the victory. Young finished the game with 14 points, while Chelsea Gray contributed 12 points and eight assists for the Aces. Wilson, with an outstanding performance, added her sixth time scoring more than 30 points in a playoff game.For Seattle, Nneka Ogwumike scored 16 points, 14 of them in the second half, and Erica Wheeler also added 16 points. Skylar Diggins contributed 13 points.
Diggins, with a three-pointer, gave Seattle a brief lead on the scoreboard, but Wilson responded to put the Aces back in the lead.
