Karlie Samuelson made a career-best five 3-point attempts without a miss and scored 19 points to lead the Washington Mystics to a 90-77 victory over the host Phoenix Mercury on Thursday night.

The Mystics needed an answer, and Karlie Samuelson provided just that, drilling a pair of threes to stop the bleeding. Samuelson’s 14 points on 5-5 FG led the way for Washington, who entered the ...

added 17 and the Los Angeles Sparks beat the short-handed Washington Mystics 89-82 on Thursday ... Brittney Sykes had 14 points and Karlie Samuelson added 13 for Los Angeles (6-7).