Brittney Sykes scored 18 points, Shakira Austin had 16 points and eight rebounds, and the Washington Mystics closed on a 12-2 run to beat the short-handed Las Vegas Aces 70-68 on Thursday night. Jewell Loyd led Las Vegas (9-11) with 20 points while Chelsea Gray added 13.

The game is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. EDT and will be broadcast on Prime Video. Fans looking to watch this game can do so for free on Prime Video, which offers a free trial and access to WNBA League Pass as well as plenty of other content, including NBA and NFL games, tons of documentaries across sports and a plethora of tv shows and movies.

The Las Vegas Aces finish up their five-game road trip on Thursday, July 10, they take on the Washington Mystics at 4:30pm PT. The Mystics and the Aces come into this game with the same record of 9-10.

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Washington Mystics' Kiki Iriafen has made history by being selected to the WNBA All-Star game as a rookie. The former USC Trojans All-American and rookie teammate Sonia Citron are the first pair of rookie teammates to be selected to the game since 1999.

Chicago’s Angel Reese and Ariel Atkins had warm homecomings, but the young Mystics finished off the Sky with a closing flourish.

Thursday's WNBA schedule offers two games. At 3 p.m. ET, MVP frontrunner Napheesa Collier leads the Minnesota Lynx against Kelsey Plum and the Los Angeles Sparks. Then at 7:30, Brittney Sykes and the Washington Mystics take on the Las Vegas Aces,

Washington Mystics rookie Kiki Iriafen continued the fine start in her WNBA career, and her former college coach Lindsay Gottlieb is watching proudly from afar.