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Jun 01, 2023

Delle Donne scores 21 points as Mystics clamp down on Aces for 78

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elena Delle Donne scored 21 points, Ariel Atkins added 16 and the Washington Mystics pulled away the from league-leading Las Vegas Aces for a 78-62 win on Saturday night. The Mystics

WASHINGTON (AP) — Elena Delle Donne scored 21 points, Ariel Atkins added 16 and the Washington Mystics pulled away the from league-leading Las Vegas Aces for a 78-62 win on Saturday night.

The Mystics led a 52-48 lead going into the fourth quarter and scored the the first five points and the defending champions never got closer than five.

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