{"id":9786,"date":"2026-05-27T18:11:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T18:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=9786"},"modified":"2026-05-27T18:11:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T18:11:57","slug":"kelsey-plum-powers-sparks-past-aces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=9786","title":{"rendered":"Kelsey Plum powers Sparks past Aces"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>LAS VEGAS \u2014 Kelsey Plum scored a season-high 38 points, Erica Wheeler hit the go-ahead 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter, and the Sparks defeated the Las Vegas Aces 101-95 on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=9785\">Oleksandr Usyk stops kickboxer Rico Verhoeven in 11th round of heavyweight title fight in Egypt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A 3-pointer by Wheeler capped an 8-0 run for the Sparks in the first minute of the fourth quarter that gave the Sparks a 80-73 lead. The Aces battled back and tied it at 90 on a jumper in the lane by Chelsea Gray and again at 94 on two free throws by A\u2019ja Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>Wheeler then took a pass from Plum and hit a 27-foot 3-pointer with 1:15 remaining, giving the Sparks a 97-94 lead. The Aces missed a couple of 3-pointers and a free throw on their final possessions while Dearica Hamby and Plum sealed the win with two free throws each.<\/p>\n<p>Hamby and Cameron Brink each scored 16, Ariel Atkins had 11, and Rae Burrell added 10 for the Sparks (3-3). Wheeler had 10 points, seven rebounds and six assists, and Plum had nine assists.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=9778\">Mexico\u2019s president sees \u2018no issue\u2019 with her country hosting Iran\u2019s World Cup team during tournament<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wilson scored 24 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for the Aces (4-2). Carter scored 23 points off the bench. NaLyssa Smith added 22 points, Gray 12 and Jewell Loyd 10.<\/p>\n<p>A 3-pointer by Smith gave the Aces a 57-48 lead early in the third quarter but Plum rallied the Sparks with five points and three assists as The Sparks surged ahead 60-57. Neither team led by more than three points the rest of the quarter and Las Vegas took a 73-72 lead to the final period.<\/p>\n<p>Las Vegas, the reigning WNBA champions, saw a four-game winning streak end. The Aces had won 20 of their last 21 regular-season games after finishing the 2025 regular season on a 16-game winning streak.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=9776\">Reyna, Berhalter, Zendejas on US World Cup roster, while Luna and Tessmann left off by Pochettino<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Up next<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Sparks:<\/strong> at Washington on Friday.<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plum scores 38 points and Erica Wheeler hits a clutch 3-pointer late as the Sparks defeat Las Vegas, 101-95.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-based-on-facts-either-observed-and-verified-directly-by-the-reporter-or-reported-and-verified-from-knowledgeable-sources","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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