Two-time defending WNBA champion Las Vegas trailed by as many as 15 points and had to overcome Atkins’s career-high 36 points as Washington fell, 89-77.
Mystics guard Ariel Atkins looks for an opening Sunday afternoon at Entertainment and Sports Arena. In the third quarter of Sunday’s matchup between the Las Vegas Aces and Washington Mystics, back and forth went A’ja Wilson and Ariel Atkins. There was Wilson, the Aces’ two-time WNBA MVP, whittling away a Mystics lead that was once as large as 15 with one contested basket after another.
“She made some tough shots, man,” Mystics Coach Eric Thibault said. “I thought the adjustments we made specific for her, we did a pretty good job. We were crowding her hard when she put the ball on the floor, so she just started making shots with a hand in her face. Not a lot you can do when she’s doing that.”The Mystics led the two-time defending champions 31-20 after the first quarter thanks to a searing start by Atkins.
It was Vanloo’s 46th three of the season and let her reach a milestone: She set the franchise record for threes in a rookie season, exceeding Atkins’s total from 2018. The guard added two more three-pointers to finish with nine points and seven assists.“I feel like I’m not even shooting very well, to be honest,” she added. “I feel like I can shoot way better than I have been shooting.”
“It’s just a joy,” Aces guard Kelsey Plum said before the game. “A’ja is the most humble superstar I’ve ever seen. And I just think that she continues to handle everything with grace and let her play do the talk. It’s been amazing to be on a journey with her.”“Thought she took what was there,” Thibault said. “She was in a rhythm getting pull-ups. We got her some open looks by collapsing the defense. She was just in a groove and made shots and took advantage of their coverages.
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