After a long offseason that started too soon, the Washington Mystics are back in action for 2022. They kicked off the season in style with an 84-70 win over the Indiana Fever on Friday night.
Washington forced Indiana to commit 14 turnovers while they only committed 7 themselves, helping them overcome a 42-31 rebounding deficit. Either way, the Mystics shot 75 percent in the first quarter, outscored the Fever, 31-16 and that alone was the ballgame. The overmatched Fever never had a chance to build momentum and were without some of their key players like Bria Hartley. It wasn’t like the Mystics were at 100 percent either.