Las Vegas Aces at Washington Mystics
· Women's National Basketball AssociationCloud, rookie Austin help Mystics beat Aces 83-73
Ariel Atkins added 13 points for the Mystics (20-12). Elena Delle Donne scored five points on 1-of-7 shooting but grabbed 11 rebounds and had five assists.
Myisha Hines-Allen scored six straight points before Rui Machida made a driving layup to cap an 8-0 spurt that gave Washington a 65-59 lead going into the fourth quarter. Kelsey Plum hit a 3-pointer for Las Vegas that made it 68-all with 6:24 to play but Austin scored four points and Cloud added the final seven in a 13-0 spurt before Jackie Young hit a 3-pointer with 1:24 left to snap the Aces' scoring drought of 5-plus minutes.
A'ja Wilson led Las Vegas (22-9) with 22 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks. Chelsea Gray added 20 points, Plum scored 15 and Young finished with 11 points.
Washington, which has won back-to-back games and five of its last six, had 25 assists on 31 made field goals.
Regular Season Series
WSH wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 73 - 83 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 73 - 83 |
| 4th 1.8 |  |
shot clock turnover | 73 - 83 |
| 4th 14.2 | |
Elena Delle Donne offensive rebound | 73 - 83 |
| 4th 17.9 | |
Natasha Cloud misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 73 - 83 |
Statistics
 LV |
 WSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-64 | FG | 31-68 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 9-26 | 3PT | 9-23 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 12-15 | FT | 12-16 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 30 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 32 |
| 14 | Assists | 25 |
| 5 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fouls | 14 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 4,200 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Las Vegas |
- | 6 | W2 | 0.73913044 | 17 |
 Minnesota |
- | 6 | W2 | 0.73913044 | 17 |
 Golden State |
0.5 | 7 | W7 | 0.7083333 | 17 |
 Dallas |
2 | 8 | W4 | 0.65217394 | 15 |
 Los Angeles |
6 | 11 | W2 | 0.47619048 | 10 |
 Portland |
7 | 13 | W1 | 0.4347826 | 10 |
 Phoenix |
9.5 | 16 | L3 | 0.33333334 | 8 |
 Seattle |
11.5 | 18 | L1 | 0.25 | 6 |
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 9 | W1 | 0.59090906 | 13 |
 New York |
0.5 | 10 | L2 | 0.5652174 | 13 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 10 | L1 | 0.5652174 | 13 |
 Washington |
2 | 10 | L1 | 0.5 | 10 |
 Toronto |
4 | 13 | L4 | 0.4090909 | 9 |
 Chicago |
6 | 15 | L1 | 0.3181818 | 7 |
 Connecticut |
8.5 | 18 | L2 | 0.2173913 | 5 |
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