Las Vegas AcesvsPortland Fire
LV 88/POR 80
Things to say
The Las Vegas Aces beat the Portland Fire 88-80 on the road at the Moda Center.
01
opener
Aces went into Portland and took care of business, 88-80. Fire hung around but never really got over the hump. Vegas just had too much.
02
key player
A'ja Wilson was an absolute problem again. 32 and 10, living in the paint all night. MVP is not a debate.
03
hot take
Jackie Young with 11 dimes is the real story. She runs that offense, Wilson just finishes it.
04
deep cut
Portland leaned on Carla Leite for everything, 13 and 5, but nobody else stepped up. That's the whole game right there.
05
exit
Fire are still figuring it out at 9-13. Long season for an expansion group. Curious what they look like next month.
The recap
Vegas went into Portland and handled business, 88-80, and it was the A'ja Wilson show as usual. She dropped 32 and grabbed 10 boards, just an absolute clinic against a Fire team that never really had an answer for her in the paint.
Jackie Young ran the point beautifully with 11 dimes, keeping the offense humming. Portland got 13 from Carla Leite but nobody else could get going, and they took the L to fall to 9-13 while the Aces roll on at 16-6.