CHICAGO (AP) — Kelsey Plum had 27 points, A’ja Wilson added 24 points and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Chicago Sky 107-95 on Tuesday night for their sixth straight victory.
Chelsea Gray had 22 points, six rebounds and nine assists for Las Vegas (22-2). Kiah Stokes grabbed 17 rebounds to go with six points. The 12-point win ended a streak of five straight games that the Aces had won by 15 or more.
Las Vegas is 6-0 since Candace Parker was sidelined before the All-Star break. The Aces announced Monday that Parker underwent successful surgery on a fracture in her foot and is out indefinitely. Las Vegas lost Alysha Clark when she was hit in the face
The investigation into the Long Island home of alleged serial killer Rex Heuermann is now complete. Suffolk County district attorney Ray Tierney announced the end of the search on Tuesday, noting police had recovered a “tremendous amount of information” during their search.
Federal land managers have pulled the plug on a Canadian mining company’s lithium exploration project near a national wildlife refuge in southern Nevada.
A Las Vegas-area home searched by police investigating the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur in 1996 is tied to Duane “Keffe D” Davis.
Wilson made 6 of 8 field goals in the first quarter and scored 13 points to help Las Vegas lead 30-26. Wilson had 15 points at halftime and Plum added 13 as Las Vegas led 55-45 after shooting 54% from the field.
The Aces shot 50% overall and made 24 of 27 free throws.
Kahleah Copper made 12 of 18 shots and scored a career-high 37 points for Chicago (9-14). Elizabeth Williams added 12 points, Courtney Williams had 11 points and 11 assists and Marina Mabrey also scored 11.
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