LAS VEGAS — A’ja Wilson scored a career-high 40 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Kelsey Plum had 19 points and 10 assists for her first double-double of the season, and the Las Vegas Aces beat the Washington Mystics 113-89 on Friday night.
Wilson finished 17-of-25 from the field — with no 3-pointers — to reach 40 points, matching Plum for the Aces’ single-game scoring record, which she set earlier this season.
Wilson is the first WNBA player to score 40 points in a game without a 3. She also became the eighth player in WNBA history to have 40 points and 10 rebounds in a game and only the fourth to put up those numbers in a regulation contest.
She scored 10 of Las Vegas’ opening 19 points and finished the half with 24 points and seven rebounds. The Aces led 57-48 at the break.
“I’ve always imagined when people get 40, it’s just this feeling that they get,” Wilson said. “But I really didn’t ‘feel’ it, and I love that. It was just in the flow of the offense. My teammates were finding me in my spots. I’m happy that it was in the flow of our system.
“My biggest thing is how can I make the defense uncomfortable? Where can I get them to be reactionary to me, and not playing their game?”
Plum said she expects Wilson to break the team…
