NBA

Washington Mystics at Seattle Storm

· Women's National Basketball Association
4-3, 2-1 Away
Final
66 - 73

1-5, 1-4 Home

Sykes, 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 leads series 1-0

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

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26-68 FG 25-61
38.2 Field Goal % 41.0
6-22 3PT 6-21
27.3 Three Point % 28.6
15-18 FT 10-14
83.3 Free Throw % 71.4
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 Off Turnovers 14
0 Fast Break Points 9
36 Points in Paint 32
16 Fouls 15
14 Largest Lead 0

Game Information

Climate Pledge Arena

Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 8,397 · Capacity:

2022-23 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York - 8 L1 0.8 32
Connecticut 5 13 L1 0.675 27
Atlanta 13 21 L1 0.475 19
Washington 13 21 W1 0.475 19
Chicago 14 22 W3 0.45 18
Indiana 19 27 W1 0.325 13

2022-23 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Las Vegas - 6 W4 0.85 34
Dallas 12 18 W2 0.55 22
Minnesota 15 21 L2 0.475 19
Los Angeles 17 23 W1 0.425 17
Seattle 23 29 L4 0.275 11
Phoenix 25 31 L11 0.225 9
Full Standings

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