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Las Vegas hadn’t lost three straight games all season until it mattered most. Hopes of a second repeat in the last five years came to a crashing halt when the Aces were defeated, 87-77, in overtime from Michelob Ultra Arena Friday, Oct. 9 by the Golden State Valkyries. The win secures a sweep by the two-year-old franchise means it will be headed to its first WNBA Finals where it will meet the Atlanta Dream. On the other hand, Las Vegas’ offseason begins now after suffering it

Las Vegas picked perhaps the worst time to lose back-to-back games for the first time since August. After advancing to the WNBA Finals in five games last year, the Aces will need to do it again. They lost a second straight game to the Golden State Valkyries Wednesday, Oct. 7 by a final score of 83-81 from Chase Center in Game 2 of the WNBA Semifinals. Las Vegas lost Game 1 by 11 points after winning all three meetings during the regular season including one from The Bay. “Bet

Round one of the head coaching battle between former colleagues Becky Hammon and Natalie Nakase went to the latter as her team’s defensive performance was too much for the group led by the three-time champion. Las Vegas lost Game 1 of its semifinal series against Golden State Sunday, Oct. 4, 71-60, from Chase Center. Including the playoffs, the Valkyries are 20-5 at home this season. “It’s a good news-bad news [thing],” head coach Becky Hammon said. “The good news is we playe

Aces pull away from Fever late, await Valkyries/Wings in the semifinals For the second straight year, the Las Vegas Aces had to survive a win or go home game on its homecourt to advance in the playoffs. In a series-deciding Game 3 as part of its first round series against the Indiana Fever, Las Vegas moved on following a 94-83 win over the Eastern Conference team. In six meetings this season including the regular season, both teams logged three wins. “They’re champions,” head

Las Vegas forward A'ja Wilson wraps up a postgame interview with Holly Rowe of ESPN. Photo Credit: Terrel Emerson/Talk that Talk Las Vegas’ pursuit of back-to-back titles for a second time in the last five seasons is officially underway. The defending champs opened the first round with a 102-85 Game 1 win over Indiana Sunday, Sept. 27 from Michelob Ultra Arena. The series serves as a semifinal rematch from last season which the Aces won in five games. Additionally, the Fever

Las Vegas still had something to play for in the regular season finale as it entered the final day of the regular season with a chance to be the No. 2 or the No. 3 seed heading into the WNBA Playoffs this weekend. Keeping close eyes on the Golden State - Los Angeles matchup, the Aces whacked the Phoenix Mercury 100-82 Thursday, Sept. 24 to close the regular season slate. Despite the win, a narrow one-point win by the Valkyries over the Sparks kept the defending champions from

Future Hall-of-Famers Nneka Ogwumike (#30) and A'ja Wilson (#22) share a laugh after Las Vegas' regular season home finale. Photo Credit: Flash Gordon/Talk that Talk In its regular season home finale, Las Vegas put a bow on the last four months with a vintage performance highlighted by balanced scoring and its defensive effort. Serving as the backdrop as the final road game in the Hall-of-Fame career of Los Angeles Sparks forward Nneka Ogwumike, the Aces beat LA, 89-79, Tuesd

Las Vegas guard Jackie Young signals to the fans after a made three-pointer inside Michelob Ultra Arena. Photo Credit: Flash Gordon/Talk that Talk Sitting in the third spot in the league’s standings coming into Sunday, the Las Vegas Aces would play the New York Liberty in the first round of the WNBA Playoffs. With only a few games left to improve its postseason seeding, Las Vegas thumped Seattle, 98-77, Sunday, Sept. 20 from Michelob Ultra Arena. That marked the fourth straig

As a collective, the WNBA is back in session following a break for the FIBA World Cup that saw the United States Women’s National Team win gold for a fifth straight tournament and 10th in the last 13 tries. First-ever four-time league MVP A’ja Wilson opted to sit out of the tournament citing rest while head coach Becky Hammon had guards Chelsea Gray and Jackie Young represent her team in Germany on the way to the gold medal. Back in Las Vegas Aces’ colors, the trio helped its

Las Vegas’ most recent win may have been marred by looming questions about a member of the starting lineup’s health. The Aces beat the Toronto Tempo, 88-78, Sunday, Aug. 23 in the first of a home-and-home for the two franchises. It’s the second win for the defending champs over the expansion franchise after collecting the first of which back on July 20. “We just kept pounding away,” head coach Becky Hammon said. “Got our defense going a little bit so that was good to see. At

Las Vegas’ knockout punch came in the third quarter of its latest outing while the team used the fourth quarter to put its foot on Connecticut’s neck. The Aces thumped the Sun, 101-78, Thursday, Aug. 20 from Michelob Ultra Arena to conclude a five-game homestand, where the team went a game over .500. Additionally, the club ended a stretch of back-to-back losses while improving to 12-7 at home this season. “Have you seen us play lately?” head coach Becky Hammon asked. “We need

Las Vegas forward A'ja Wilson takes a contested three-pointer over Atlanta forward Angel Reese. Photo Credit: Flash Gordon/Talk that Talk Head coach Becky Hammon blew up and her team wasn’t far behind. Las Vegas fell to 2-4 in its last six games with a 97-82 loss to Atlanta Tuesday, Aug. 18 from Michelob Ultra Arena. It will be the lone regular season loss against the Dream for the Aces after claiming the first two meetings in Georgia. “Our effort wasn’t there today,” head co

Perennial MVP candidates A'ja Wilson (#22) and Napheesa Collier (#24) battle inside Michelob Ultra Arena. Photo Credit: Flash Gordon/Talk that Talk The first two teams to already have clinched playoff berths this season met for the final time during the regular season all for it to resemble a postseason clash. Minnesota got the better of Las Vegas, 92-87, Saturday, Aug. 15 from Michelob Ultra Arena as the nightcap of a three-game day in the WNBA. With the win, the Lynx claim

Don’t look now but the Las Vegas Aces have won four straight home games. They picked up a second straight win over the Washington Mystics Thursday, Aug. 13 from Michelob Ultra Arena in a rematch from Tuesday’s game. This one was by a final score of 83-76 as the defending champs claimed the regular season series, 2-1 It’s a couple of games back-to-back now where we’ve won fourth quarters,” head coach Becky Hammon said. “We like that. That’s been a little bit of a struggle are

Las Vegas reacts after a made three by guard Jackie Young, who needs to be helped off the hardwood. Photo Credit: Flash Gordon/Talk that Talk Media Looking to avenge a one-point loss on the road, the Las Vegas Aces got some revenge against the Washington Mystics at home. In the team’s first home game since July 30, Las Vegas edged past Washington, 86-76, Tuesday, Aug. 11 from Michelob Ultra Arena. The outcome came on the heels of a sub .500 five-game road trip for the defendi

Playing in the second game of a back-to-back after losing to the league’s top team yesterday, the Las Vegas Aces sank under .500 as part of this five-game road trip. Las Vegas’ fifth game in the last nine days as well as a third in the last 65 hours was a, 111-71, loss to New York Sunday, Aug. 9 from Barclays Center. This year’s club is now 1-3 against the Liberty including this season’s Commissioner’s Cup championship game. The Aces are now 13-6 on the road following this 2-

Las Vegas got mixed up again by sensational rookie Olivia Miles in another meeting of the WNBA’s top two teams in the league’s standings. After having claimed the first meeting of the season by three points in mid-June, the Aces were beaten by the Minnesota Lynx, 98-87, Saturday, Aug. 8 from the Target Center. As a result, the team fell to 13-5 on the road this year. “Everybody [was feeling] real comfortable after that first quarter,” head coach Becky Hammon said. “We did not

Guard Chelsea Gray drilled not one but two game-changing three-pointers to help her Las Vegas Aces fend off what would’ve been a rare regular season sweep. With five members of the upcoming Women’s FIBA roster on the floor, Las Vegas dumped Indiana, 86-84, in overtime Thursday, Aug. 6 from Conseco Fieldhouse. That put an end to four straight regular season losses by the defending champions at the hands of the Fever in the last two seasons. Moreover, those four losses were by

Las Vegas is hoping to have steadied its ship on the road after its lasting showing away from home. The Aces earned their second win of the season over the Atlanta Dream, this time by a final score of 109-87 Monday, Aug. 3. In the first meeting, the team took down Atlanta without stars Rhyne Howard and Brionna Jones. Las Vegas had previously lost its last two road games by a combined two points. “We had six or seven turnovers in the first quarter,” head coach Becky Hammon sai

Las Vegas endured its second straight road loss by a single point and in a similar fashion too. The Aces missed out on a regular season sweep of the Chicago Sky Saturday, Aug. 1 from Wintrust Arena, 84-83. That put an end to a potential three-game win streak for Las Vegas while former assistant Tyler Marsh picked up his first win as a lead man over head coach Becky Hammon. “You hold a team to 16, 18 and 21 [points] then you give up 29 in the fourth quarter,” head coach Becky