Overview

• Las Vegas surrendered a 15-point advantage and was outscored 12-2 in the final 3:16 to drop a 70-68 decision to the Washington Mystics.
• Becky Hammon won two coach’s challenges but branded the officiating “awful” after a late timeout reversal awarded possession to Washington.
• Reigning MVP A’ja Wilson remained sidelined by a right wrist sprain, leaving the Aces shorthanded in the paint and on the boards.
• Chelsea Gray’s turnover with five seconds left and Jackie Young’s missed layup with 1.2 seconds on the clock compounded the team’s late-game woes.
• Criticism of contact calls and freedom-of-movement rules has swept the WNBA this season, with voices like Angel Reese, Stephanie White and Kelsey Plum demanding consistency.