Fresh off a dominant 37-point victory, the 4-6 Washington Mystics matched up with the surging 7-3 Atlanta Dream, who entered Sunday’s matinee winners of five of their last six contests. Atlanta continued its hot streak at CareFirst Arena, defeating the Mystics 89-56.
After an evenly matched first quarter saw Atlanta take a 16-13 advantage into the second frame, Allisha Gray took over, scoring 19 first-half points on 6-for-8 shooting to give her squad a 45-34 advantage at the break. Washington sported a balanced offensive attack in the first half, led by Sonia Citron’s eight points.
It was all Atlanta out of the locker rooms, as the Dream embarked on 16-0 burst to begin the third quarter and break the game open.