Mystics vs. Storm final score: Washington’s comeback not enough in 82-77 loss

Elena Delle Donne had a strong game, but the Mystics got cold in the fourth quarter…..The Washington Mystics knew that coming into today’s two-game series against the Seattle Storm would have major playoff seeding implications. If they win today, they’ll have a shot to get home court advantage tomorrow with a win. If they lose, the Storm get the tiebreaker, and Washington’s chances of getting even a Top-4 seed would be much slimmer.

Unfortunately, the latter is what happened as the Mystics lost to the Storm, 82-77 on Saturday afternoon.

The beginning of the game at least showed that Washington started strong. Elena Delle Donne scored 12 of her 22 points in the first half, as the Mystics…