Las Vegas visits Dallas with a 4-2 record and hopes to extend a four-game road winning streak. The Aces score 91.7 points per game while allowing 84.4, giving them a 7.3-point advantage. Dallas averages 88.0 points and allows 87.5, producing a smaller margin. Las Vegas ranks 10th defensively, while Dallas ranks sixth offensively. Las Vegas out-scores opponents by 25 points overall and averages 35.7 rebounds per game, outrebounding Dallas by 5.1 boards. The Aces shoot 50.4% from the field, exceeding the Wings’ allowed rate of 48.2%. A'ja Wilson leads with 24.8 points and 7.2 rebounds, while Paige Bueckers leads Dallas scoring with 19.3 points.
"The Aces record 7.3 more points per game (91.7) than the Wings allow (84.4). Dallas puts up just 0.5 more points per game (88.0) than Las Vegas allows its opponents to score (87.5). The Wings are the WNBA's sixth-ranked team offensively (88.0 PPG), while the Aces have the 10th-ranked defense (87.5)."
"Las Vegas has put up a total of 25 more points than its opponents this year (an average of 4.2 per game), and Dallas has out-scored opponents by 25 points on the season (3.6 more per game). Las Vegas averages 35.7 rebounds per game, outrebounding Dallas by 5.1 boards per contest. The Aces make 50.4% of their shots from the field this season, which is 2.2 percentage points higher than the Wings have allowed to their opponents (48.2%)."
"A'ja Wilson. She averages 24.8 points per game and pulls down 7.2 rebounds. Chelsea Gray paces the squad with 6.7 assists per game. Gray connects on 2.2 threes per game to lead the Aces. Chennedy Carter leads the team with 1.5 steals per game. Wilson collects 2.3 blocks an outing to pace Las Vegas."
"Jessica Shepard holds the top spot on the Wings rebounds and assists leaderboard, with 10.1 rebounds per game and 6.0 assists per game. Paige Bueckers holds the title of Dallas' top scorer by putting up 19.3 points per game. Arike Ogunbowale is tops from three-point range for the Wings, hitting 2.1 threes per game. Nobody on Dallas grabs more steals than Aziaha James (1.3 per game) or blocks more shots than Azzi Fudd (1.0 per game)."
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