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Kelsey Mitchell Breaks WNBA Record With 21 Straight 20s

8/21/2026

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Mitchell Sets Record

Kelsey Mitchell set a WNBA record with her 21st consecutive 20-point game.
The streak surpassed A'ja Wilson’s 20-game run from 2023-2024.
On Aug. 20 she scored 37 points and made all 15 free throws in a 91-85 loss to Dallas.
Two days earlier she posted 29 points, matching the 20-point-in-20-games record against Toronto.
Coach Stephanie White said Mitchell left the Toronto game overheated but not seriously injured.

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Bueckers Technical

Paige Bueckers received a technical foul in the fourth quarter after disputing a personal-foul call on Clark.
The technical could fine Bueckers $500, the WNBA penalty for a first-three technical.
Bueckers’ May 22 technical was rescinded, making Thursday’s call her first official technical this season.
Clark recorded nine assists, four rebounds and 10 points.
Dallas improved to 21-16, staying five games ahead of Portland Fire for the final playoff spot.

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Historical Context

In the league’s early years, star Lisa Leslie helped the Houston Comets dominate, contributing to the team’s run of the first four WNBA championships from 1997-2000. That early scoring dominance set a benchmark that the league now builds on with stricter disciplinary standards and heightened media focus, as reflected in recent fine policies and the 2016 shift to single-elimination playoffs.

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Mitchell Sets Record

Kelsey Mitchell set a WNBA record with her 21st consecutive 20-point game.
The streak surpassed A'ja Wilson’s 20-game run from 2023-2024.
On Aug. 20 she scored 37 points and made all 15 free throws in a 91-85 loss to Dallas.
Two days earlier she posted 29 points, matching the 20-point-in-20-games record against Toronto.
Coach Stephanie White said Mitchell left the Toronto game overheated but not seriously injured.

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