DALLAS — Natasha Howard made two free throws with less than a second to play and the Dallas Wings handed the Las Vegas Aces just their second loss, pulling...
“I told the team afterwards, I’m just so proud of them because someone did something special when we needed it,” Wings head coach Latricia Trammell said postgame. “We held them to 12 points in the fourth, everyone contributed but they just deserve it. I mean, every team says that, but man, sometimes the adversity that sometimes these players go through that people don’t even know about and to have them still fight and come together. I’m just so happy for them.
Wilson and Kelsey Plum both had 21 points for the Aces . Chelsea Gray added 14, Young 12 and Candace Parker 10. Only two reserves played for Las Vegas and neither scored. Las Vegas led 40-39 at the half and surged to an 11-point lead as Dallas had turnover issues in the third quarter. But the Wings battled back in the game that featured 10 ties and 10 lead changes. McCowan’s putback with 6:30 to play tied the game at 71 and her layup at 5:01 made it 73-71.Gray hit a jumper from the foul line that tied the game at 78 with a minute to go. Both teams then missed long 3-point attempts before the wild finish.
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