The Las Vegas Aces are rolling and the Atlanta Dream are reeling as the WNBA’s month-long break for the All-Star Game and the Olympics approaches.
The Aces (14-7) have won eight of nine as they visit the Dream (7-14), who have lost five straight, on Friday night.
A’ja Wilson, who won’t get much of a break as she participates in both the All-Star Game and the Paris Olympics, had her first 20-20 game, finishing with 24 points and a career-high 20 rebounds in an 84-79 victory at Seattle on Wednesday.
All of the Aces struggled with their shooting early as the team trailed 36-30 after its second-lowest scoring first half of the season.
The Dream trailed the Chicago Sky by one point with three minutes remaining, but they got outscored 10-2 the rest of the way in a 78-69 road loss Wednesday.
Four of the Dream’s last five losses have been by single digits. They played without second-leading scorer Rhyne Howard and fellow guards Jordin Canada and Aerial Powers in Chicago.
Allisha Gray led Atlanta with 20 points and Haley Jones and Naz Hillmon scored 12 each.
The Dream beat the visiting Aces 78-74 on May 31. Both teams will have two more games before the break begins next week.
