After scoring 71 points in her past two games to widen her lead in the WNBA scoring race, A’ja Wilson and the Las Vegas Aces open a four-game road trip Friday night against the Connecticut Sun in Uncasville, Conn.
Wilson followed up a 41-point outburst at the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday with a 30-point effort on Tuesday in Las Vegas’ 90-71 home win over the Chicago Sky.
The frontrunner to win her third MVP Award, Wilson is averaging a league-best 27.5 points and second-best 12.1 rebounds per game entering Thursday.
Tuesday’s 30-point showing was Wilson’s 11th such performance this season; the Aces are 8-3 in those games.
Las Vegas (21-12) hit 52.5 percent of its shots on Tuesday and dished out 25 assists to win its third straight. Tiffany Hayes contributed 20 points and Chelsea Gray added a double-double (13 points, 10 assists) to complement Wilson’s explosive game.
The defending champions are averaging 90 points during their three-game win streak and are 4-1 since losing four of five July 16-Aug. 23.
Connecticut (24-9), meanwhile, had won five of six before dropping a 71-64 home contest to the Seattle Storm on Tuesday. The Sun shot just 41.4 percent from the floor and posted their second-fewest points in a game this season.
DeWanna Bonner scored 26 points and Brionna Jones added 21, but Connecticut could not hold on to a 12-point lead in the first quarter. The Sun were outscored 58-46 across the final three quarters.
The second-place Sun lead the fourth-place Aces by three games, though both squads have clinched a playoff berth.
The teams meet for the final time in the regular season at Las Vegas on Sept. 15.
