Overview
- The WNBA resumed regular-season play after a nearly three-week pause for the FIBA Women’s World Cup when multiple gold medalists rejoined their clubs for Thursday night games.
- Angel Reese scored 30 points and grabbed 10 rebounds on Thursday night to give Atlanta a 103-59 win and set the league single-season record with her 30th double-double.
- Jackie Young tied the WNBA mark for points in a quarter with 22 and finished with a career-high 35 as the Las Vegas Aces routed the Seattle Storm.
- Rhyne Howard set the WNBA single-season 3-point record with 129 made triples, and Jessica Shepard recorded her fifth triple-double as the Dallas Wings beat the Los Angeles Sparks and tied a franchise wins mark.
- Late-game rallies, player rest choices and injuries influenced results — including Phoenix’s fourth-quarter comeback — and with only a few regular-season games left those outcomes will have outsized effects on seeding ahead of the Sept. 27 playoffs.