Washington Mystics at Las Vegas Aces
· Women's National Basketball AssociationAces end the Mystics' 7-game winning streak with an 86-76 victory
Chelsea Gray scored 12 points, and NaLyssa Smith had 11 points and 11 rebounds for Las Vegas (23-11). Young became the seventh-fastest player in WNBA history to reach at least 4,000 points and 1,000 assists, doing so in 275 career games.
Shakira Austin scored 20 points and Sonia Citron added 19 for Washington (19-13), which had not lost since July 18 against Golden State. Kiki Iriafen had 15 points and 13 rebounds. Betnijah Laney-Hamilton scored six points in her debut for Washington.
Las Vegas took the first double-digit lead of the game with 5:32 left in the fourth quarter on a layup by Smith to make it 73-63.
The Mystics finished with 40-plus points in the paint for the ninth straight game.
This story has been corrected to show that the Mystics, not the Aces, finished with 40-plus points in the paint for the ninth straight game.
Regular Season Series
LV wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 76 - 86 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 76 - 86 |
| 4th 13.7 |  |
Angela Dugalic makes 28-foot three point jumper (Alicia Florez assists) | 76 - 86 |
| 4th 24.3 |  |
Chelsea Gray makes 14-foot two point shot | 73 - 86 |
| 4th 44.7 | |
Mai Yamamoto enters the game for Brianna Turner | 73 - 84 |
Statistics
 WSH |
 LV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-68 | FG | 32-70 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 46 |
| 5-18 | 3PT | 9-23 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 13-18 | FT | 13-14 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 93 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 30 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 20 | Assists | 20 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 26 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 8 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 17 | Fouls | 15 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 13 |
| 10 | Lead Changes | 10 |
| 18 | Percent Led | 74 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 10,224 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 14 | W5 | 0.6818182 | 30 |
 Washington |
2 | 16 | W4 | 0.6363636 | 28 |
 Indiana |
2 | 16 | L1 | 0.6363636 | 28 |
 New York |
4 | 18 | L2 | 0.59090906 | 26 |
 Chicago |
14 | 28 | L1 | 0.36363637 | 16 |
 Toronto |
19 | 33 | L8 | 0.25 | 11 |
 Connecticut |
19 | 33 | W1 | 0.25 | 11 |
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 11 | W1 | 0.75 | 33 |
 Golden State |
1 | 12 | W1 | 0.72727275 | 32 |
 Las Vegas |
2 | 13 | W7 | 0.70454544 | 31 |
 Dallas |
6 | 17 | W1 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
 Portland |
16 | 27 | W1 | 0.38636363 | 17 |
 Los Angeles |
17 | 28 | L2 | 0.36363637 | 16 |
 Phoenix |
17 | 28 | L1 | 0.36363637 | 16 |
 Seattle |
25 | 36 | L5 | 0.18181819 | 8 |
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