For the second consecutive season the Aces have gotten off to a slow start.

The team snapped a three-game losing streak Sunday with a victory over the Fever. The Aces sit at 6-7, a rare time they are under .500 since the team came to Las Vegas in 2018. The victory over Caitlin Clark and the Fever was one of their best efforts of the season. (It also was ESPN’s third most-watched WNBA regular-season game, averaging 1.7 million viewers.)

Coach Becky Hammon is hoping for more consistency moving forward.

“It’s hard to build trust when you’re not consistent. Every day. You got to show up. You got to be who you are and be the best version of yourself,” she said. “And we haven’t got that yet. We’ve got it in pieces, which makes me optimistic. And then we have, you know, where we fall to pieces, which enrages me. So, you know, we have to find a way to show up and put a 40-minute game together.”

The Aces look to string some wins together now with the Sun and Mystics coming to Vegas for back-to-back games this week. The team then goes on a five-game road trip that will go a long way to determining where they’re heading into the All-Star break.

Hammon is hoping to get Jewell Loyd going on offense. She’s averaging just 11.4 points this season — her lowest total since her rookie year in 2015.

Clark’s woes

Clark isn’t worried about her recent shooting slump over the last two games when she’s gone 1-for-17 from behind the 3-point arc. She’s a career 35% 3-point shooter, with many of her shots coming from way behind the 3-point line.

“I mean, there’s going to be stretches that are really good and stretches that aren’t as good,” she said. “Obviously it’s frustrating. You want them to go in and even tonight there were a few that felt really good off my hand that just didn’t go down.”

Clark hasn’t lost faith in her shooting.

“The challenge for myself going forward is just continue to pour into every other aspect of the game and I can continue to have an impact in those other areas.”

Power poll rankings

The Lynx lead the way as the No. 1 team in the power poll with the Mercury moving up to second after beating defending league champion Liberty last week. The Liberty are third with the Storm fourth. The Dream, Valkyries and Aces. The Fever are eighth. The Mystics, Sparks and Wings follow. The Sky and Sun round out the poll.

Player of the week

Nneka Ogwumike of the Storm earned Player of the Week honors for the first time this season. The 34-year-old forward averaged 25.7 points, eight rebounds and 2.3 steals to help the team win all three of its games last week.