Rookie point guard Olivia Miles drew plenty of player comparisons from Lynx teammates to start the season. The other half of her backcourt duo, Courtney Williams, dubbed Miles a “baby Chelsea Gray.” But on Saturday night in Las Vegas, Miles’ late-game heroics weren’t enough to rally the Lynx past Las Vegas and Gray herself. The defending champion Aces ended the Lynx’s eight-game winning streak ...

The Minnesota Lynx's Olivia Miles is fouled by the Las Vegas Aces' Chelsea Gray in the third quarter at Michelob ULTRA Arena on Saturday, June 13, 2026, in Las Vegas.

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Rookie point guard Olivia Miles drew plenty of player comparisons from Lynx teammates to start the season. The other half of her backcourt duo, Courtney Williams, dubbed Miles a “baby Chelsea Gray.”

But on Saturday night in Las Vegas, Miles’ late-game heroics weren’t enough to rally the Lynx past Las Vegas and Gray herself.

The defending champion Aces ended the Lynx’s eight-game winning streak by hanging on for a 100-97 victory. The Aces (10-3), picking up their sixth victory in a row, also handed the Lynx (10-3) their first lost of the in-season tournament Commissioner’s Cup, giving Las Vegas the edge in the Western Conference standings.

Miles scored 12 of her team-high 29 points in the fourth quarter, after the Lynx had trailed by 15 in the first half. She hit a go-ahead 3-pointer to go up 98-97 with 24.5 seconds to play but missed a second chance to go ahead again late after a Kayla McBride foul sent Jewell Loyd to the line for three free throws.

Gray, who shot 6 for 10 from 3-point range for 23 points, put the Aces ahead early. Reigning MVP A’ja Wilson finished with 24 points and 10 rebounds.

Natasha Howard led the Lynx for most of the game with 22 points (8-for-12), her third consecutive game with 20-plus points. But she fouled out with 2:36 to play, and the Lynx turned to Miles for late-game looks.

Courtney Williams finished with 17 points for the Lynx, missing a tying 3-point attempt as time expired. McBride added 19 points.

Gray, who tied the league record with nine threes in the Aces’ previous game vs. Portland, picked up where she left off. She shot 4 for 5 from outside in the first quarter to push Las Vegas to a 32-21 lead.

The Lynx forced just three first-half Aces turnovers as Las Vegas shot 58% from the field in the first half and held Miles to just one assist, and four of her season-high six turnovers.

But self-created buckets from Williams, Howard’s ability to get to the line and Miles finding a scoring groove in the second quarter helped Minnesota cut Las Vegas’ lead to 57-51 by halftime.

The Lynx cut the Aces’ lead to as few as four in the third quarter but couldn’t push past 11 third-quarter points from Jackie Young (who finished with 16 points).

Even as Howard found foul trouble late, picking up her fifth with 5:19 left in the fourth, the Lynx trailed by five after Williams hit a fadeaway jumper over Wilson with 3:52 to play, teeing up her team’s late rally.

The Aces’ 100 points were the most the Lynx had given up this year. The previous high was the 91 Atlanta scored in the season opener.

Point guard pair

Ahead of Saturday’s game, Miles said her and Gray’s paths had crossed in multiple ways over the years: via social media, through 3-on-3 league Unrivaled (which Miles has already signed a multi-year contract with) and by the nature of both being Adidas athletes.

“The flair, the passing,” Miles said. “She’s supported me through years in my college career, and we bounced ideas off of each other on each other ... I just love being around greatest, so just learning every day.”

The pair entered Saturday’s game fifth in the league in assists per game (Gray, with 6.8) and eighth (Miles, with 6.3).

“She’s been on a tear to start this season” Gray told reporters after the Aces’ win over the Fire on Thursday. “She’s been dynamic.”

Gray, 33, is one of the most decorated point guards in WNBA history, with three titles in the last four years in Vegas, plus another in 2016, beating the Lynx with the Los Angeles Sparks.

“[Their] winning culture compares with our winning culture as well,” Miles said on Thursday. “I know I just was kind of pulled it into it, but I feel it every day. So I’m just excited to play against champions and people who have done it at the highest level.”