Reigning WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson took it upon herself to end the Las Vegas Aces’ one-game slide on the road Tuesday night against the Atlanta Dream.
With the defending champions coming off a rare home loss to the Los Angeles Sparks, the two-time MVP absolutely went off.
Wilson hit on 16-of-23 shots from the field and 20-of-21 from the charity stripe to lead the Aces to a 112-100 win over Atlanta. In the process, she tied a WNBA record with a whopping 53 points. It seems as if everything A’ja Wilson did inside The Gateway Center Arena went to gold. The Dream had no answer for her.
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We already know that Wilson is one of the best WNBA players today. She’s leading an Aces team that now boasts a resounding 28-4 record through 32 games. Even before Tuesday’s action, she had shown herself to be dominant.
A’ja Wilson stats (2023): 21.3 PPG, 9.6 RPG, 2.1 BPG, 54% shooting
By dropping 53 points, Wilson matched Liz Cambage for the most in single-game WNBA history. Cambage hit that total back in 2018 as a member of the Dallas Wings against the New York Liberty.
Riquna Williams previously held the mark with 51 points she scored as a member of the Tulsa Shock against the San Antonio Silver Stars back in 2013. Interestingly enough, the Silver Stars relocated to Vegas and became the Aces in 2018.