The Las Vegas Aces and Atlanta Dream meet up in a battle of two of the hottest teams in the WNBA on Tuesday, Aug. 19.

In the heat of the matchup, Wilson made WNBA history not once, but twice — and both feats came against her former Team USA teammate and current Dream center, Brittney Griner, who scored 16 points off the bench.

The Aces started August with a 53-point loss to Minnesota but have ridden a seven-game winning streak up to No. 2 in the Power Rankings following wins over New York, Phoenix and Dallas -- and could soon be second in league standings. A'ja Wilson has averaged 26.1 points and 13.3 rebounds over their win streak to find herself in the MVP race again.

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The Las Vegas Aces continued their late-season surge with a convincing 106-87 win over the Dallas Wings, marking their seventh victory in the last eight games. A’ja Wilson led the way with another dominant 34-point performance, while Kierstan Bell (18 points) and NaLyssa Smith (14 points) rounded out Las Vegas’ top scorers list.

For the first two months of the season, the Aces were in and out of the playoff picture, suffered a three-game losing streak and were .500 at the All-Star break. The only team to win consecutive titles in the past 20 years, the Aces performed far below preseason expectations.

The Las Vegas Aces are one of the hottest teams in the WNBA, as the Nevada team holds a 21-14 record, good enough for 5th team overall and third on the Western Conference. The fran

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