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Lynx 80, Mystics 78: Mitchell Punches in the Capitol W for Minnesota’s First Victory

The Washington Mystics suited back up for the second time in 24 hours after a narrow victory against the Dallas Wings Friday evening. Luckily for them, their opponents would be the winless Minnesota Lynx, who entered Saturday’s tilt with a 0-6 record. The beginning of the contest definitely looked like if you pitted two teams with their aforementioned conditions against each other. The sluggish start in Entertainment & Sports Arena resulted in both teams mustering up less than 36% shooting from the field by the end of the first quarter.

The second best defensive rating Mystics team began to crack.