The Atlanta Dream and Washington Mystics are two of three groups locked in a decent race for the ultimate WNBA playoff spot.
On Friday evening in Atlanta, the Dream (12-24) and Mystics (12-24) meet for the primary of two video games in three days as each side attempt to overtake the Chicago Sky (13-23) for the eighth and closing postseason berth.
Washington returned from the prolonged Olympic break and promptly misplaced its first three video games. The Mystics have since received six of their previous eight to climb into rivalry with 4 video games to play.
In Chicago on Wednesday evening, Washington confirmed that it may need the most effective probability at overcoming the Sky within the standings by dismantling Chicago 89-58.
“I assumed it was a very good, care for enterprise, win,” Mystics coach Eric Thibault stated.
Main the way in which was rookie Aaliyah Edwards with 15 factors and 10 rebounds, her third double-double of the season and first since June 6.
Atlanta, in the meantime, has struggled down the stretch whereas dropping seven of its previous 9 video games.
On Tuesday, Atlanta fell to the Minnesota Lynx 76-64. The Dream tied the sport within the third quarter at 50-50, just for the Lynx to go on a 13-4 run heading into the fourth quarter to tug away for the victory.
Coming into that loss, Rhyne Howard was on the most effective scoring stretch in her three WNBA seasons. She had averaged 33.3 factors in her three earlier video games, taking pictures 46.2 p.c from the ground and 35.6 p.c from past the arc. Towards the Lynx, Howard cooled down in opposition to Minnesota’s added consideration on protection, scoring 14 factors on 5-of-19 taking pictures.
Regardless of the current bumps within the street for the Dream, three of their subsequent 4 video games are in opposition to both the Mystics or Sky, and a optimistic end result to the stretch may spell a second straight look within the playoffs for Atlanta.
“We’re nonetheless preventing, preventing for our lives,” Atlanta coach Tanisha Wright stated. “We’re preventing for that chance.”
–Discipline Degree Media
