The Las Vegas Aces beat the Atlanta Dream 81-75 on Wednesday, tying a franchise record with their 12th victory in a row and moving into second place in the WNBA standings.
As has been the case throughout their red-hot August run, the Aces were led by A'ja Wilson with 34 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks. Teammate Jackie Young had her second triple-double of the season with 10 points, 10 assists and 11 rebounds.
The Aces became the 10th WNBA team to win at least a dozen games in a row in a season. That includes the 2000 Los Angeles Sparks , who went 28-4 and had two 12-game winning streaks that year.
The Las Vegas franchise also had a 12-game winning streak in 2012, when the team was still in San Antonio as the Silver Stars. Current Aces coach Becky Hammon was a starter on that