Jackie Young

In search of the creative juice needed to keep its three-peat aspirations alive and force a 2-1 series deficit, Jackie Young and the Las Vegas Aces, in great irony, found success through a set known in basketball parlance as the “21 Series.”Keeping the pace pushed during an opening quarter that matched the game’s back-and-forth, rollercoaster-type vibe, the three-time All-Star guard works a skip pass to her fellow Olympian teammate, prompting the New York Liberty into a defensive guessing game. Given a fraction too much space upon retrieving the ball back, Young threatens a between-the-leg drive to freeze Kayla Thornton before elevating into a patented, feathery-touch 3-pointer. Built for the adversity of a first half that chronicled a WNBA-record 18 first half lead changes, Young made the trademark pull-up triple a major ingredient in her Game Three recipe. Ultimately finishing as the night’s No. 1 scorer, Young coordinated a season-preserving victory on October 4, 2024, lighting up the scoreboards for 24 points (on 10-of-18 shooting), six rebounds, four assists, and four 3-pointers.