Delle Donne scores 25 to help Mystics beat Dream for 4th win in 5 matches
Elena Delle Donne scored 25 points, Ariel Atkins added 19, and the Washington Mystics defeated the visiting Atlanta Dream 109-86 on Wednesday night.
Washington pulled out in the second quarter. The Mystics scored 22 of the first 30 points of the frame, including a 10-2 run to take a 48-28 lead with three minutes remaining in the half. Washington led 61–33 at halftime after beating Atlanta 35–13 in the quarter.
Washington led by double digits throughout the second half, gaining more than 100 points for the first time this season.
Nothing new for EDD 💁♀️@De11eDonne ran for 25 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, & 2 BLK to round the @WashMystics to a 23-PT dub about the Dream 🤝#MoreThanGame pic.twitter.com/Ji7UPZT1rd
Myisha Hines-Allen scored 16 points, Tianna Hawkins had 13 points and 11 rebounds and Brittney Sykes had 12 points and 10 assists for Washington (9-5), which won nine straight home games against Atlanta. The Mystics announced on Tuesday that Shakira Austin will miss at least three weeks with a hip strain.
Atlanta was 11 of 39 (28.
Cheyenne Parker had 23 points and eight rebounds and Allisha Gray added 17 points for Atlanta (5-8). Nia Coffey had 14 points and Rhyne Howard scored all of her eight points in the second half.
Laeticia Amihere of Mississauga, Ont., had seven points, five rebounds and two assists for Atlanta.
Atlanta coach Tanisha Wright missed the game for personal reasons and Vickie Johnson served as acting head coach.
The teams face off again on Friday.
