LAS VEGAS — No WNBA team is hotter than the Aces, but how much their monthlong winning streak meant in the big picture of chasing a championship was still in question before Thursday night.

Las Vegas then made the point in extending its streak to a franchise-record 13 games with a 97-87 victory over Minnesota that it plans to have a major say in the postseason, that the top-seeded Lynx shouldn't expect a coronation.

“This gas tank is not tapped out yet,” Aces coach Becky Hammon said. “We're getting there.”

This was quite a different situation from the last time the teams met Aug. 2. Minnesota handed the Aces the worst home loss in league history, a 111-58 drubbing that put Las Vegas on the brink of not even making the playoffs.

The idea of pushing for the No. 2 seed would have seemed p

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