Chelsea's Gray-tness and what we know about the Aces after five games
May 17, 2026; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Las Vegas Aces guard Chelsea Gray (12) reacts after making the go-ahead basket against the Atlanta Dream in the fourth quarter at State Farm Arena. Through five games of the new season, a couple of things are clear about the 2026 Las Vegas Aces: They are deeper and more resilient than this time last year. There have been a few examples of that already as the defending champions sit atop the WNBA standings at 4-1.
Bench scoring is up, dynamic scorer Chennedy Carter is looking right at home, and the team is tapping into whatever it is that they need to do to stack wins. Nobody is above their role; everybody is locked into the same goal. Five games isn’t the biggest sample size.
However, if your resolve has been tested in all but one or two of those, the outcomes can certainly speak to something. The Aces’ hunger and togetherness were put to arguably the biggest challenge yet on Sunday in their 85-84 road win against the Atlanta Dream — the only remaining undefeated club in the W prior to tip-off. Through three quarters, everything was going according to plan.
The Aces were cruising towards their fourth straight win, comfortably ahead 75-63. The visitors led by as many as 19 points earlier in the frame, but as expected, the Dream wasn’t going to go down without swinging. Still, the Aces had the game right where they wanted it, ready to wrap up the four-game road trip and head home for Banner Night this Saturday.
Until they didn’t. The Dream roared back in the last 10 minutes, rattling off a 21-10 fourth-quarter run which almost saw them claw victory from the jaws of defeat. Almost.
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