Seattle Storm at Las Vegas Aces
· Women's National Basketball AssociationA’ja Wilson scores 29 on her 29th birthday to help the Aces beat the Storm 90-86
Young scored seven straight points at the end of an 9-0 run to give Las Vegas a 63-44 lead midway through the third quarter.
Seattle closed the third on a 17-6 run — with all six Las Vegas points from Jewell Loyd. The Storm also scored the opening seven points of the fourth to get to 71-70.
Dominique Malonga completed a three-point play with 5:38 left to tie it at 75 — the closest Seattle had been since it was tied at 25. But Young scored the next five points.
Young's late 3-pointer made it 90-84.
Chelsea Gray added 13 points and NaLyssa Smith had 10 points and 11 rebounds for Las Vegas (17-14). Loyd finished with 10 points against her former team. Young’s second basket in the first half moved her past Becky Hammon for fifth in franchise history for most made field goals.
Malonga has season highs with 22 points and 12 rebounds for Seattle (16-15). Erica Wheeler added 16 points, Gabby Williams scored 14 and Nneka Ogwumike had 12 points and nine rebounds. Brittney Sykes, in her first game with Seattle after coming over from the Mystics, scored 14 points off the bench.
The Aces announced it was their 40th straight sold-out game — the most in WNBA history.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 86 - 90 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 86 - 90 |
| 4th 2.4 |  |
NaLyssa Smith defensive rebound | 86 - 90 |
| 4th 5.4 |  |
Brittney Sykes misses 24-foot three point jumper | 86 - 90 |
| 4th 10.4 | |
Gabby Williams defensive rebound | 86 - 90 |
Statistics
 SEA |
 LV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-67 | FG | 31-69 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 6-21 | 3PT | 10-22 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 16-21 | FT | 18-23 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 29 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 21 | Assists | 20 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 7 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 8 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 20 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 10,415 · Capacity:
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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