NBA

Seattle Storm at Las Vegas Aces

· WNBA Commissioner's Cup
7-3, 4-2 Away
Final
65 - 78

5-3, 3-2 Home

Skylar Diggins-Smith's big second half leads the Storm past the Aces 78-65 for 6th straight victory

Skylar Diggins-Smith finishes through contact

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

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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

Michelob ULTRA Arena

Location: Las Vegas, NV
Attendance: 10,380 · Capacity:

2023-24 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 10 L1 0.75 30
Las Vegas 3 13 W5 0.675 27
Seattle 5 15 W1 0.625 25
Phoenix 11 21 L1 0.475 19
Dallas 21 31 L9 0.225 9
Los Angeles 22 32 W1 0.2 8
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