LAS VEGAS — A’ja Wilson scored 34 points and became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 6,000 career points as the Las Vegas Aces defeated the Seattle Storm 101-91 on Monday night.

Wilson added 12 rebounds, nine assists, and three blocks, reaching the milestone in her 278th career game to surpass Diana Taurasi’s previous record of 291 games. She secured a double-double with an offensive rebound just over five minutes remaining and then hit a jumper from the free-throw line to eclipse 6,000 points.

Wilson finished 10 for 19 from the field, including 3 of 7 from 3-point range, and made 11 of 13 free throws.

Jackie Young added 29 points for Las Vegas (8-3), while NaLyssa Smith had 16 points and nine rebounds. Chelsea Gray contributed 12 points and eight assists. Former Storm star Jewell Loyd scored five points on 2-of-7 shooting against her former team.

Dominique Malonga led Seattle (3-10) with 19 points, and Natisha Hiedeman added 17. Awa Fam scored 16 points, and Flau’jae Johnson finished with 13 as the Storm fell to 1-6 on the road.

Las Vegas used a 19-6 run to open the second quarter and took a 50-43 lead into halftime behind Wilson’s 21 first-half points.

Young hit the Aces’ 10th 3-pointer of the game to push Las Vegas past the 100-point mark with 1:05 remaining.

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