The Las Vegas Aces are at home Saturday night as they host the Minnesota Lynx in a Western Conference showdown.
Las Vegas enters Saturday’s game with a 24-11 record after defeating the Washington Mystics at home Thursday night.
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In Thursday’s victory over the Mystics, Jackie Young led the way for the Aces as she recorded 32 points and five assists while A’ja Wilson added 15 points, six rebounds and four assists of her own.
The Aces will try to grab their third consecutive victory Saturday as they face off against the Lynx in a tough home matchup.
Minnesota enters Saturday’s contest with a 28-7 record after defeating the Portland Fire on the road Wednesday night.
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Napheesa Collier led the way for the Lynx in Wednesday’s victory as she ended the game with 20 points, nine rebounds and three blocks while Kayla McBride recorded 19 points and four steals.
While both teams are looking to pick up a victory in Saturday night’s matchup, each may be without some of their key players due to injuries.
Lynx Injury Report
The Lynx have only one player listed on their injury report as they have ruled out Emma Cechova.
Minnesota has ruled out Cechova as she will miss the remainder of the season with a torn left ACL.
The good news for the Lynx is that Chloe Bibby is off the injury report and will be available after missing the last five games due to personal reasons and she could make her team debut against the Aces.
Aces Injury Report: Will Dana Evans, Justine Pissott Play?
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The Aces have five players listed on their injury report, including Dana Evans and Justine Pissott.
Las Vegas has ruled out Evans due to a left leg injury as she will miss her third consecutive contest.
The Aces have also ruled out Cheyenne Parker-Tyus due to a concussion as she will miss her 10th straight game while Kierstan Bell will be sidelined for the third consecutive game due to personal reasons.
Janiah Barker has also been ruled out as she will miss the remainder of the season with a right leg injury while Pissott has been listed as questionable due to a right leg injury.
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Fans can catch Saturday night’s matchup between the Lynx and Aces from Las Vegas at 8:00 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount Plus.
