Seattle Storm at Las Vegas Aces
· WNBA Commissioner's Cup
Skylar Diggins-Smith's big second half leads the Storm past the Aces 78-65 for 6th straight victory
Diggins-Smith scored nine points during Seattle's 11-2 run, including two 3-pointers, a three-point play and a nice pass to Nneka Ogwumike for a layup, to extend their lead to 74-61 with 2:01 left. Diggins-Smith capped the scoring with 14 seconds remaining.
Nneka Ogwumike and Ezi Magbegor each had a double-double for Seattle (7-3), which made 20 of 22 free throws. Magbegor had 14 points, 15 rebounds and five assists, and Ogwumike added 12 points and 11 boards.
Loyd reached double-digit scoring for the 51st straight game, extending the longest active streak. She also reached 5,000 career points.
A’ja Wilson had 29 points, 13 coming from the free throw line, and 11 rebounds for Las Vegas (5-3). Kelsey Plum added 18 points and Jackie Young, averaging 20.4 points, was just 1 of 12 from the field to finish with three points.
Seattle led 36-28 at halftime behind Loyd's 15 points, and Magbegor's 12 points and nine rebounds. The Aces were just 10 of 34 from the field (29%) in the first half with 10 turnovers. Plum led Las Vegas with 14 points, while Wilson was held to six on 2-of-7 shooting.
Regular Season Series
LV wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 78 - 65 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 78 - 65 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Storm offensive team rebound | 78 - 65 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Sami Whitcomb misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot | 78 - 65 |
| 4th 3.1 | |
Ezi Magbegor defensive rebound | 78 - 65 |
Statistics
 SEA |
 LV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-72 | FG | 21-67 |
| 36.1 | Field Goal % | 31.3 |
| 6-20 | 3PT | 7-26 |
| 30.0 | Three Point % | 26.9 |
| 20-22 | FT | 16-19 |
| 90.9 | Free Throw % | 84.2 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 3 |
| 37 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 19 | Assists | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 10 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 16 | Fouls | 18 |
| 14 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 10,380 · Capacity:
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