Mystics at Fever Postgame Information - August 18
August 18, 2023 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Washington Mystics News Release
Washington Mystics at Indiana Fever
August 18, 2023
Mystics 83 - Fever 79
High Points High Rebounds High Assists
Mystics (83) Sykes (30) Hines-Allen (6) Sykes (4)
Fever (79) Cannon (17) Boston (10) Mitchell (7)
Mystics Game Notes:
Brittney Sykes tied her season-high with 30 points while shooting 11-19 from the field and hitting a career-high in threes, going 5-8 from downtown. She also added five rebounds and a team-high four assists along with a steal in the contest.
This was her second consecutive game with 30 points, the first time she's scored 30+ points in back-to-back games. She is just the fifth player this season to score 30+ in back-to-back games and only the third player in Mystics history to do so.
Overall, her performance marked her fourth career 30+ point game, two of which have come this year with the Mystics.
She became just the sixth player in the league this season to score 30+ points while shooting 55% or better from the field and 60% or higher from three in a game.
This was the second time this season a Mystics player has made five or more threes in a game, the other being Ariel Atkins with six made threes on June 25 at New York.
She has recorded at least one steal in all but two games this season, for a league-high 29 games with at least one steal.
Natasha Cloud posted 16 points, five rebounds, three assists and a steal while shooting 4-10 from the field and 2-5 from three-point range.
Her performance marked her tenth game this season with at least 15 points as she is averaging a career-high 12.4 points per game this season.
She has recorded at least one steal in 12 of her last 13 games, averaging 1.8 steals per game over that span.
She is now just one three-pointer away from tying Alana Beard for third on the Mystics all-time three-pointers made list.
In their respective returns to the starting lineup, Ariel Atkins and Elena Delle Donne each posted six points and a steal, with Delle Donne adding two rebounds and a block while going 3-3 from the free-throw line.
Delle Donne has now extended her made free-throws streak to 43 consecutive makes dating back to June 2.
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