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league leader Las Vegas Aces played on Monday with the aim of preventing the first defeat of the season from three games when visiting the Los Angeles Sparks.
Las Vegas (13-4) lost a series of games for the first time at home. After allowing champion Chicago the biggest comeback in WNBA history on Tuesday, he gained a 28-point advantage before falling to 104-95, and Ace lost to Washington overtime on Saturday 87-86.
Las Vegas was out of media after Saturday's defeat. As a result, the arena was evacuated due to smoke. However, following the historic defeat to Chicago, Aces coach Becky Hammon cites a defensive collapse by helping the defeat at a post-match press conference.
"It wasn't our attack that led us. It was our defense," she said.
Ace leads the league with 91.2 points per game. This is the result of Kelsey Plum's team's highest 20.2 points, with an average of 12.5 points per game for five players. However, defense allows at least 84 points for each of the last four outings.
The last to hold an opponent with less than 83.2 points per game on average for the season was the 89-72 victory in Los Angeles on June 11.
Sparks (7-10) Of the three skids, we withdrew that decision, the second of two defeats in Las Vegas this season.
Los Angeles defeated Washington last Tuesday, 84-82, and Seattle Storm 85-77 on Saturday, two of the previous seven. It became -1.
"I'm glad I was able to put together four quarters of consistent play," Neka Ogmike said, following a 24-point performance against Storm.
Ogmike scored 16 points at her last meeting with Las Vegas, but Ace kept her down to five-thirteenths of the shot from her floor. A'ja Wilson led Las Vegas with 35 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks.
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