Jackie Young had 26 points, Chelsea Gray scored 22 and the Las Vegas Aces rallied for their fourth straight victory, beating the Washington Mystics 88-77 on Saturday.
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Tiffany Hayes scored 17 for the Aces. A'ja Wilson, who leads the league in scoring at 28.0 points per game and rebounding with 11.3 per contest, totaled 11 points, nine rebounds and five assists. It ended a streak of her scoring at least 20 points in every game this season. Hines-Allen had a layup, Atkins sank a jumper and Dolson buried a 3-pointer to cap a 7-0 run and give the Mystics a 15-10 lead with 4:38 left in the first quarter. Shatori Walker-Kimbrough made a 3-pointer to push the Mystics' lead to 10 inside the final minute, but Gray hit a pull-up jumper with 1.4 seconds left to get the Aces within 28-20.
Hines-Allen had a three-point play to give Washington a 57-48 lead less than two minutes into the third period. Gray hit two 3-pointers and Kiah Stokes had a layup to cap a 12-2 run as Las Vegas moved ahead 60-59 with 4:49 remaining. Aaliyah Edwards and Dolson scored five points each in a 10-2 spurt and the Mystics reclaimed the lead 69-62 at the 1:41 mark. Hayes hit two free throws and Gray sank three from there to get the Aces within two points heading to the final quarter.
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