S VEGAS 35 WAIT CHANGE CAN'T WAIT 21 M.BRIDE BREDNNA TAYLOR LAS Carolyn Swords top left wins the ball for the Aces in a playoff game against the Connecticut Sun. ATAT & T 20 JANUAR BREONNA TAYL LAS VEGAS PLAYOFF SUCCESS
75 2 FACTS AT A GLANCE The team has been called the Starzz Silver Stars Stars and ACES MARGO DYDEK played for the team for seven years Dydek was the tallest player in Women's National Basketball Association WNBA history The team moved to LAS VEGAS NEVADA in 2018 Head coach BECKY HAMMON played on the team for eight seasons No one watching the 2020 WNBA Semifinals had expected this The Las Vegas Aces had lost only four games all season But in Game 1 of the Semifinals the Connecticut Sun shocked fans by beating the Aces by 25 points Game 2 was a back and forth battle with the Aces winning 83 The win was thanks to star forward A'ja Wilson She scored 29 points and grabbed seven rebounds for Las Vegas The Sun came from behind to win Game 3. Then the Aces won Game 4. The series was tied 2 The 2020 WNBA Playoffs took place as COVID 19 spread around the world To avoid spreading the disease no fans were in the stands All the playoff teams played in the same arena in Bradenton Florida
63 The Aces had beaten the Sun twice during the regular season Las Vegas entered the playoffs as the top ranked team They had finished their season tied with the Seattle Storm for the best record in the league Las Vegas also had a full week of rest before facing the Sun in the playoffs But the Sun were playing tough The series came down to the final game Game 5 was a hard battle The Aces turned up the heat to prove they were the better team Wilson led Las Vegas with 23 points 11 rebounds and four assists Las Vegas held the Sun to just 18 points in the second half The Sun had a chance to tie the game in the final seconds but they couldn't do it The Aces advanced to the WNBA Finals The final score was 66 It was the second trip to the Finals for Las Vegas They would face the Storm for the WNBA Championship & T AT & T ACES A'ja Wilson left ranked first in the WNBA for blocks in 2020 AT & 42 JONE BREONNA TAM AT & T
4 The Aces celebrate their amazing Game 5 win over the Connecticut Sun during the 2020 WNBA Playoffs BREONNA TAYLOR MCCOUCHTRY ACE
