Washington Mystics at Seattle Storm
· Women's National Basketball AssociationSykes, Austin lead Mystics to 73-66 victory over Storm
Sykes hit 5 of 11 shots with two 3-pointers and 6 of 7 free throws for the Mystics (4-3). Austin scored 15 and grabbed 11 rebounds. Elena Delle Donne had 11 points, seven rebounds and five of Washington's 14 turnovers.
Ezi Magbegor topped the Storm (1-5) with 24 points. Seattle played without leading scorer Jewell Loyd, who is out with a foot injury. Jordan Horston scored 10 off the bench, but she sank just 4 of 13 shots.
Washington shot only 38.2% from the floor, including 6 of 22 from distance, but made 15 of 18 at the foul line. Seattle shot 41% overall, hit 6 of 21 from beyond the arc and made 10 of 14 free throws in its fourth straight loss. The Storm were out-rebounded 41-30.
The Mystics took control with a 27-point second quarter, turning a three-point first-quarter advantage into a 46-32 lead at halftime. The Storm chipped six points off the lead after three quarters but got no closer than eight points in the final period.
Regular Season Series
WSH wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 73 - 66 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 73 - 66 |
| 4th 2.0 |  |
Ariel Atkins makes free throw 2 of 2 | 73 - 66 |
| 4th 2.0 | |
Li Meng enters the game for Brittney Sykes | 72 - 66 |
| 4th 2.0 | |
Tianna Hawkins enters the game for Natasha Cloud | 72 - 66 |
Statistics
 WSH |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-68 | FG | 25-61 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 6-22 | 3PT | 6-21 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 15-18 | FT | 10-14 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 2 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 8,397 · Capacity:
2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 14 | W6 | 0.6818182 | 30 |
 New York |
3 | 17 | W3 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
 Indiana |
6 | 20 | W3 | 0.54545456 | 24 |
 Washington |
14 | 28 | L10 | 0.36363637 | 16 |
 Connecticut |
19 | 33 | L2 | 0.25 | 11 |
 Chicago |
20 | 34 | L4 | 0.22727273 | 10 |
2024-25 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 10 | W1 | 0.77272725 | 34 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 14 | W16 | 0.6818182 | 30 |
 Phoenix |
7 | 17 | L3 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
 Seattle |
11 | 21 | W1 | 0.52272725 | 23 |
 Golden State |
11 | 21 | L3 | 0.52272725 | 23 |
 Los Angeles |
13 | 23 | L1 | 0.47727272 | 21 |
 Dallas |
24 | 34 | W1 | 0.22727273 | 10 |
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