Chelsea Gray’s jumper lifts Las Vegas past Atlanta
ATLANTA, Ga. (Interstat) — Chelsea Gray scored 21 points and sank a 12-foot pullup jumper with 3.6 seconds left to give the Las Vegas Aces an 85-84 victory over the Atlanta Dream on Sunday at State Farm Arena before 17,044.
Gray added five rebounds and six assists. A’ja Wilson had 20 points, six rebounds and two blocks, and Chennedy Carter also scored 20 points off the bench. NaLyssa Smith contributed 13 points and six rebounds.
Las Vegas led by seven after three quarters but scored only 10 points in the fourth. Atlanta’s Allisha Gray led all scorers with 25 points and nine rebounds. Te-Hina Paopao added 19 points, and Madina Okot posted 14 points and 11 rebounds. Jordin Canada had 11 points and five assists.
The Aces outscored Atlanta 24-23 in the first quarter, 27-21 in the second and 24-19 in the third. The Dream took the fourth quarter 21-10 but could not overcome Gray’s late heroics.
Las Vegas improved to 4-1, while Atlanta fell to 2-1.