Playing on the second day of a back-to-back, the Washington Mystics showed their champions mentality in today’s win against the Atlanta Dream. After the Dallas Wings — who were also fighting for the eight seed — lost on Friday night to the Chicago Sky, the Mystics had to win their remaining two games to qualify for the playoffs. In other words, they controlled their own destiny.
It took a convincing win over the New York Liberty last night and a chess match of a game today, but the 2019 WNBA champions are back in the postseason to defend their title.