Every so often a player gets so hot that the game stops being a contest and becomes a countdown. That was Thursday night in Portland, where Chelsea Gray hit nine three-pointers — a career high, and a tie for the WNBA's single-game record — as the Las Vegas Aces pulled away from the Portland Fire 105–89 for their fifth consecutive win.
The night Chelsea Gray couldn't miss
Gray finished 9-of-13 from beyond the arc, and the record-tying ninth came with 2:35 left in the fourth quarter, stretching the Las Vegas lead to 101–86 and turning the closing minutes into a celebration. For perspective: the Fire attempted 26 threes as a team and made eight. Gray, on half as many attempts, made one more by herself.
The record she tied is shared with four other players, most recently Atlanta's Rhyne Howard, who reached nine twice last season. What separates Gray's version is the shot diet. She is a point guard whose reputation was built on mid-range craft and playoff passing, not volume shooting — this was only the latest reinvention from a player who keeps finding new ways to bend games.
Wilson did A'ja Wilson things
Lost slightly in the three-point fireworks was a typically ruthless 32-point night from A'ja Wilson, who punished Portland inside while the defense scrambled to chase Gray off the line. That inside-outside bind is what makes this Aces stretch feel dangerous: cover the paint and Gray fires away; run shooters off the arc and Wilson goes to work one-on-one. Jackie Young quietly stuffed the stat sheet too, with 18 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds, while NaLyssa Smith added a 12-point, 10-rebound double-double.
The Fire showed why they're no pushover
Portland's first WNBA season has been better than most expansion campaigns, and at 6–8 they remain in the playoff conversation. Carla Leite led the Fire with 18 points and Megan Gustafson added 17, and for stretches of the first half Portland traded blows with one of the league's best teams. The gap on this night was simple: shot making. When your opponent's point guard outscores your entire roster from three, the rest of the box score is academic.
What the win means for Las Vegas
The Aces are now 9–3 and rolling. The five-game streak has coincided with Gray's best shooting stretch of the season, and the formula on display in Portland — Wilson's interior gravity, Young's playmaking, Gray's shot-making — is the version of this team that has won championships before. A few things worth tracking from here:
- Gray's range is a new layer. If defenses have to honor her at nine-three volume, the spacing around Wilson gets even harder to defend.
- The supporting cast is producing. Young's near-triple-double and Smith's double-double mean Las Vegas isn't relying on two stars to carry every quarter.
- The standings race is tightening. At 9–3, the Aces are stacking wins at exactly the point in the season when seeding races start to take shape.
What comes next
For Portland, the expansion season continues with the same brief: stay competitive, develop Leite and the young core, and steal wins where the shooting allows. For Las Vegas, the question is simpler and scarier for the rest of the league — if this is what the Aces look like in June, what does the ceiling look like in September? Follow the rest of the season's scores and schedules on the Scorelisto basketball page.
FAQ
What is the WNBA record for three-pointers in a game? Nine, a mark Chelsea Gray tied against Portland on June 11, 2026. She shares it with four other players, including Rhyne Howard, who hit nine twice in the 2025 season.
What was the final score of Aces vs Fire? Las Vegas won 105–89 in Portland, their fifth straight victory, improving to 9–3 on the season.
Who scored the most points in the game? A'ja Wilson led all scorers with 32 points. Gray's nine threes accounted for the bulk of her scoring, while Carla Leite's 18 led the Fire.
Are the Portland Fire a new team? Yes — 2026 is their first WNBA season. At 6–8 through fourteen games, they've been one of the more competitive expansion sides in recent league history.