Chelsea Gray threw away the first possession. After securing the tip from A'ja Wilson's hands, she found room in the backcourt and launched a pass too high toward Candace Parker under the basket.
Another test of the team's mettle will come Thursday night when Las Vegas hosts the New York Liberty in the first meeting of the super-teams . They are first and second, respectively, in the standings and are currently each leading their respective conference in the Commissioner's Cup standings.
The Aces could become the eighth team in league history to lead the pack in both offensive and defensive efficiency ratings at 114.6 and 95.7, respectively. Their average win margin of 17.846 points is currently second,, behind the 2019 Mystics' average win margin of 19.462. The team that led the league in scoring differential won the title 19 out of the 26 times heading into this season. Interestingly, it has been two consecutive seasons of the team with the best scoring differential not winning. The Connecticut Sun were +9.8 in 2021 and lost the semifinals, then +8.0 in 2022 and lost in the Finals to Vegas. It’s the third time the scoring differential leader has missed out on the title in back-to-back seasons, and never in history has it happened three times.
Parker hit 48.9% of her shots in 2015 when she averaged 19.4 and 6.3. Diana Taurasi hit 34.6% of her 3s when she averaged 20.3 and 6.2 in 2013. And Ionescu was 93.1% from the free-throw line last season when she averaged 17.4 and 6.3, and is the only player to best a Gray average in the group.Gray is joined as an All-Star starter by Wilson, who will be a captain along with Stewart, and Young. The reserves will be announced on Saturday after a coaches’ vote.
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