A'ja Wilson became the fastest player in WNBA history to reach 6,000 career points on Monday night.
The Las Vegas Aces star hit the mark in her 278th game, 13 fewer than it took Diana Taurasi to get there. Wilson finished with 34 points, 12 rebounds, nine assists, and three blocks as Las Vegas took the Aces vs Storm battle 101-91.
A'ja Wilson Beats Diana Taurasi, Breanna Stewart to WNBA Record
Wilson scored her record-breaking 6,000th point on a pull-up jumper with just under five minutes left in the Storm vs Aces game. She is now the 19th player in the league's 30-year history to cross that threshold. But she got there at a pace no one has matched.
Taurasi, the WNBA's all-time leading scorer, needed 291 games. New York Liberty forward Breanna Stewart, meanwhile, needed 293.
At 29, Wilson is also the youngest player to reach the mark. With her current WNBA scoring rate, she is on track to challenge Taurasi's all-time record before she retires.
And Wilson had plenty of help on her history-making night.
Aces Score Storm Win as Winning Streak Grows
Las Vegas's Jackie Young scored 29 points and dished out six assists, providing a reliable second option throughout the game. Meanwhile, NaLyssa Smith went a perfect six-for-six from the floor on her way to 16 points and nine rebounds.
Together, the Aces out-rebounded Seattle by 12 while controlling the pace from start to finish.
The win extends a strong stretch for the defending champions, as the team claimed its third title in four years last October after sweeping the Phoenix Mercury.
Vegas will next face the Portland Fire on Thursday, after the Storm host the LA Sparks on Wednesday night.
