The Aces have been the hottest team in the WNBA, winning eight of their last 10 games to close out the first half of the season. But Las Vegas will have to endure the next few weeks without star forward A\u2019ja Wilson, who sprained her ankle in a 69-66 loss to the Seattle Storm last Friday.<\/p>\n
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Even without the reigning rookie of the year, however, the Aces have a deep and talented roster. Wilson is joined by Liz Cambage and Kayla McBride to give the team three All-Stars who each score about 15 points per game, combining to create one of the WNBA\u2019s most potent offenses.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\nThat means Las Vegas believes they have more than enough to get by until Wilson returns to the lineup.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe just have to work through it,\u201d McBride told the Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em>. \u201cIt\u2019s a collective effort for us. That\u2019s what it\u2019s been all year. We just want her to recover and get back with us, but for now everybody will step up and do a little bit more.\u201d<\/p>\nThe Best of the Rest<\/strong><\/h2>\nWhile the Mystics and the Aces may be the leading contenders, there are a number of other teams that still have a realistic chance of contending for a WNBA title this year. Other teams to watch include:<\/p>\n
Connecticut Sun (7\/2):<\/strong><\/em> At 13-6, the Sun share the best record in the WNBA with the Aces, and are on a four-game winning streak heading into the second half of the year. Jonquel Jones has been a standout performer, averaging 15.3 points and 10.2 rebounds per game.<\/p>\nLos Angeles Sparks (13\/2):<\/em><\/strong> \u00a0The Sparks started slow, but have won seven of their last 10 games to improve their record to 11-8. Los Angeles will be without guard Riquna Williams for 10 games, however, as she is serving the longest suspension in league history due to a domestic violence incident from April.<\/p>\nPhoenix Mercury (8\/1):<\/em><\/strong> Like the Sparks, Phoenix started slow, but have come on to post a 10-8 record at the halfway point of the season. The Mercury have been led by Brittney Griner and DeWanna Bonner, and could get a boost from the return of veteran Diani Taurasi, who is still recovering from back surgery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Washington Mystics may not have entered the All-Star Break with the best record in the WNBA, but they\u2019ll leave it as favorites to win the club\u2019s first championship. The Mystics were swept in last year\u2019s WNBA Finals by the Seattle Storm, but are currently the 9\/5 top choice to win the title this season, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":110373,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1074],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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