Las Vegas Aces Close on 8th Straight Playoff Berth With Magic Number 5
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Updated · Las Vegas Review-Journal · Aug 13
Las Vegas Aces Close on 8th Straight Playoff Berth With Magic Number 5
3 articles · Updated · Las Vegas Review-Journal · Aug 13
Summary
Five more favorable results would send Las Vegas back to the WNBA playoffs, with the Aces at 21-9 and able to clinch through their own wins or losses by the ninth-place team.
Thursday's game at Indiana opens a brutal four-day stretch against the Fever, league-leading Minnesota and the Liberty, a run that will test how quickly that magic number falls.
Second place is still in play as Las Vegas sits tied with Golden State at 21-9 and ahead of Dallas at 19-12 only in the standings, not all tiebreakers.
Minnesota controls the race for No. 1 at 25-6, 3 1/2 games clear of Las Vegas, though two head-to-head meetings still give the Aces a mathematical path.
A 5-0 run over the next eight days could clinch a berth by Aug. 13 at home, while also strengthening Las Vegas' push for a top-two seed and semifinal home court.