ACES GAME DAY
Who: Washington Mystics (19-13, 10-5 Eastern Conference) at Las Vegas Aces (23-11, 13-5 Western Conference)
When: 7 p.m. Thursday
Where: Michelob Ultra Arena
TV, streaming: Prime Video only
Bottom line: The Washington Mystics again visit the Las Vegas Aces after A’ja Wilson and Jackie Young combined for 51 points in the Aces’ 86-76 victory over the Mystics on Tuesday. The teams meet for the third time this season.
The Aces are 10-5 in home games. Las Vegas is third in the WNBA averaging 90.9 points and is shooting 48.7 percent from the field. The Mystics have gone 8-7 away from home. Washington averages 15.3 turnovers per game.
Las Vegas makes 48.7 percent of its shots from the field this season, which is 6.2 percentage points higher than Washington has allowed to its opponents (42.5 percent). Washington averages 81.8 points per game, 5.5 fewer points than the 87.3 Las Vegas allows.
Top performers: Wilson is averaging 26.3 points, 9.8 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.5 steals and 2.1 blocks for the Aces. Young is averaging 21.8 points over the last 10 games. Shakira Austin is averaging 16.3 points and 9.5 rebounds for the Mystics. Michaela Onyenwere is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
Last 10 games: Aces — 6-4, averaging 93.2 points, 31.1 rebounds, 21.6 assists, 6.5 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 49.4 percent from the field. Their opponents have averaged 90.5 points per game; Mystics — 7-3, averaging 83.4 points, 39.5 rebounds, 19.2 assists, 5.0 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 44.6 percent from the field. Their opponents have averaged 81.6 points.
Injuries: Aces — Janiah Barker: out for season (leg), Dana Evans: out (leg), Cheyenne Parker-Tyus: out (concussion), Kierstan Bell: out (personal); Mystics — Betnijah Laney-Hamilton: day to day (personal).
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
