The Washington Mystics lost to the Los Angeles Sparks on Sunday, 79-76. Washington had less than 48 hours to prepare for this Sunday afternoon game coming back from Chicago late on Friday night after a blow-out loss to the Chicago Sky (although they only lost by 10, they trailed by over 20 for large chunks on Friday).
They have dropped to 5th overall in the ranking and were hoping to somehow regain a top-4 ranking (they were tied with the Storm with a 20-13 record) by what should have otherwise been a convenient game against the Los Angeles Sparks whom they’ve beat in L.