Las Vegas Aces (27-13, 13-6 Western Conference) at Seattle Storm (8-32, 1-18 Western Conference)
Seattle; Thursday, 10 p.m. EDT
LINE: Aces -9.5; over/under is 173.5
BOTTOM LINE: Las Vegas Aces will look to keep its three-game win streak alive when the Aces take on Seattle Storm.
The Storm are 1-18 against Western Conference opponents. Seattle is ninth in the league averaging 8.5 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 31.9% from downtown. Natisha Hiedeman leads the team averaging 1.9 makes while shooting 33.7% from 3-point range.
The Aces are 13-6 in conference games. Las Vegas is 3-2 in one-possession games.
Seattle's average of 8.5 made 3-pointers per game this season is just 0.4 fewer made shots on average than the 8.9 per game Las Vegas gives up. Las Vegas has shot at a 48.2% rate from the field this season, 4.8 percentage points higher than the 43.4% shooting opponents of Seattle have averaged.
The teams meet for the second time this season. The Aces won 101-91 in the last matchup on June 9.
TOP PERFORMERS: Dominique Malonga is shooting 48.2% and averaging 17.0 points for the Storm. Flau'jae Johnson is averaging 12.0 points over the last 10 games.
Chelsea Gray is averaging 12 points and 6.8 assists for the Aces. A'ja Wilson is averaging 21.6 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Storm: 2-8, averaging 84.4 points, 35.0 rebounds, 19.5 assists, 8.4 steals and 5.3 blocks per game while shooting 40.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 89.9 points per game.
Aces: 6-4, averaging 86.4 points, 32.6 rebounds, 19.7 assists, 6.9 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 43.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 86.3 points.
INJURIES: Storm: Ezi Magbegor: out for season (acl), Natisha Hiedeman: day to day (shoulder), Katie Lou Samuelson: out for season (knee).
Aces: Janiah Barker: out for season (leg), NaLyssa Smith: out for season (leg).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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