Atlanta Dream at Washington Mystics
· Women's National Basketball AssociationRhyne Howard has 21 points, 12 rebounds to lift Dream over Mystics 80-75 in battle for playoff seed
The game helped determine playoff seeding. The loss locked Washington (18-21) into the seventh seed while Atlanta (19-20) still has a chance to move up.
Gray and Cheyenne Parker both scored 17 for the Dream, who are home against Dallas to close the regular season on Sunday.
Brittney Sykes had a career-high 27 points for the Mystics, who finish at second-place New York. Elena Delle Donne had 13 and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough had 11. Natasha Cloud had a career-high and franchise record 15 assists.
Atlanta opened the fourth quarter with a 12-0 run for a 73-60 lead, its biggest of the game. Gray started it with a jumper and a 3-pointer.
Walker-Kimbrough and Cloud had consecutive 3s to pull Washington to 75-68 with 5:44 left and Sykes made it 76-75 with 20.3 to go.
Gray and Robinson then made free throws in the final seconds.
The Dream led 42-35 at the half and by as many as 11 in the third quarter but Sykes scored 15 in the third to cut the deficit to 61-60 entering the fourth.
Regular Season Series
ATL wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 80 - 75 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 80 - 75 |
| 4th 1.2 |  |
Mystics offensive team rebound | 80 - 75 |
| 4th 1.2 | |
Brittney Sykes misses 29-foot three point jumper | 80 - 75 |
| 4th 6.0 |  |
Danielle Robinson makes free throw 2 of 2 | 80 - 75 |
Statistics
 ATL |
 WSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 25-66 | FG | 27-70 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 6-24 | 3PT | 11-31 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 24-29 | FT | 10-12 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 38 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 13 | Assists | 24 |
| 4 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 28 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 15 | Fouls | 21 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 4,210 · Capacity:
2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 14 | W6 | 0.6818182 | 30 |
 New York |
3 | 17 | W3 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
 Indiana |
6 | 20 | W3 | 0.54545456 | 24 |
 Washington |
14 | 28 | L10 | 0.36363637 | 16 |
 Connecticut |
19 | 33 | L2 | 0.25 | 11 |
 Chicago |
20 | 34 | L4 | 0.22727273 | 10 |
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