The Dream fell to 10-21 with an 83-72 road loss to the Las Vegas Aces on Friday night.
Allisha Gray scored 17 and had nine rebounds and six assists to lead the Dream. Rhyne Howard finished with 12 points and Jordin Canada chipped in with 10.
A’ja Wilson led Las Vegas with 26 points and 16 rebounds. Tiffany Hayes, once a long-time Dream star, added 20 for the Aces. The two-time defending champions clinched a playoff berth.
Kelsey Plum had 18 points and four assists for Las Vegas, which moved into a tie with the Seattle Storm for fourth place in the WNBA standings. The Dream remain one game behind Chicago for the eighth and final playoff spot after their fourth straight loss.
Chelsea Gray had just four points for Las Vegas but they were critical in the closing minutes. She had a steal and 15 seconds later hit a pullup jumper that made it 77-67 with less than three minutes to go. The Dream were back within seven when Gray kept probing the interior defense before hitting a fadeaway jumper in the lane that made it 81-72 with 1:05 left.
Hayes scored 10 points in the first quarter to help the Aces take a 22-18 lead and Wilson had 14 by the half when Las Vegas made it 44-38.
