Playing in her third game since the end of June, Elena Delle Donne led the Washington Mystics past the first-place Las Vegas Aces 78-62 on Saturday.
Delle Donne had a team-high 21 points, and she was one of three Mystics players with seven rebounds. She played 22 minutes, the most game time she has had since scoring 31 points in 34 minutes against the Atlanta Dream on June 30.
Saturday in Washington was just the second time since June 25 that starters Delle Donne, Ariel Atkins (ankle) and Shakira Austin (hip injury) were all healthy and able to play for Washington. Atkins had 16 points against the Aces, while Austin had five points and seven rebounds.
“It felt so good to be out there … just to have the whole group out there felt good,” Delle Donne said. “I think you could see it; we were just playing with joy, sharing the ball, trusting in each other. That’s what it can look like.”
The Mystics are now 16-18, tied with Atlanta for sixth place in the WNBA. It was Delle Donne’s 17th game overall this season. She missed the past two games with a hip injury…
