LAS VEGAS – The Aces showed in Friday's 98-90 overtime win over the Chicago Sky what a luxury it is to have a former No. 2 WNBA Draft pick center to lean on when your superstar forward, former No. 1 selection, goes down.
It doesn't hurt having arguably the greatest point guard in the history of the sport, either.
But in what was A'ja Wilson's second straight game out with an ankle injury, NaLyssa Smith answered the bell in a tough matchup against the Sky's double-big frontcourt of Kamilla Cardoso and Azura Stevens.
Aggressive from the first jump, Smith poured in a season-high 29 points — one shy of her career best — to lead the hosts, delivering a dominant offensive effort reminiscent of her early days in the league when she averaged 15.5 points per game for the Indiana Fever as a sophomore.
Smith went 11-for-14 from the field and 7-for-10 at the free throw line — helping the Aces (15-5) dismantle a Sky defense that led the league in blocked shots coming into the game.
It doesn't hurt having arguably the greatest point guard in the history of the sport, either.
But in what was A'ja Wilson's second straight game out with an ankle injury, NaLyssa Smith answered the bell in a tough matchup against the Sky's double-big frontcourt of Kamilla Cardoso and Azura Stevens.
Aggressive from the first jump, Smith poured in a season-high 29 points — one shy of her career best — to lead the hosts, delivering a dominant offensive effort reminiscent of her early days in the league when she averaged 15.5 points per game for the Indiana Fever as a sophomore.
Smith went 11-for-14 from the field and 7-for-10 at the free throw line — helping the Aces (15-5) dismantle a Sky defense that led the league in blocked shots coming into the game.
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