NBA

Atlanta Dream at Washington Mystics

· WNBA Commissioner's Cup
8-3, 4-2 Away
Final
56 - 89

4-7, 3-3 Home

Allisha Gray scores career-high 32, Dream hit 18 3-pointers to rout Mystics 89-56

Washington Mystics vs. Atlanta Dream - Game Highlights

Gray was 10-of-14 shooting, including 6-of-9 3s, as the Dream went 18 of 42 behind the arc compared to Washington's 3 for 17. The Mystics only had 18 total baskets and shot 29.5%.

The WNBA record for 3-pointers is 19 by the New York Liberty.

Rhyne Howard scored 14 points for Atlanta (8-3) with four 3s, making her the fastest player in league history to reach 300 career points. Howard did it in 114 games, three faster than Sabrina Ionescu and 10 quicker than Diana Taurasi. Te-Hina Paopao also had four 3-pointers and scored a career-high 16 points. Naz Hillmon had 10 points and 11 rebounds. The Dream had 24 assists on 31 baskets.

Washington (4-7) never got untracked and Sonia Citron was the only Mystics player to score double figures with 10.

Gray had eight points as Atlanta scored the first 16 points of the second half and after Shakira Austin converted a three-point play for the Mystics, Paopao hit a 3 and Brittney Griner scored her only basket to make it 66-37.

Behind Gray, who made 5 of 8 behind the arc, the Dream took a 45-34 lead at the half.

Gray had 12 of Atlanta's first 16 points and Washington went eight minutes without a field goal as a 13-8 Mystics lead turned into an 18-13 deficit early in the second quarter.

Up next The Dream head to league-leading New York on Tuesday when Washington is at Chicago.

Regular Season Series

ATL wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 89 - 56
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 89 - 56
4th 3.0 Taylor Thierry defensive rebound 89 - 56
4th 5.1 Sika Kone misses two point shot 89 - 56
4th 9.0 Sika Kone defensive rebound 89 - 56

Statistics

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31-70 FG 18-61
44 Field Goal % 30
18-42 3PT 3-17
43 Three Point % 18
9-13 FT 17-23
69 Free Throw % 74
41 Rebounds 35
7 Offensive Rebounds 8
34 Defensive Rebounds 27
24 Assists 12
8 Steals 5
2 Blocks 2
6 Turnovers 13
4 Team Turnovers 1
10 Total Turnovers 14
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
3 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 13
9 Fast Break Points 12
22 Points in Paint 26
19 Fouls 14
35 Largest Lead 5

Game Information

CareFirst Arena

Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 4,200 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 14 W5 0.6818182 30
Washington 2 16 W4 0.6363636 28
Indiana 2 16 L1 0.6363636 28
New York 4 18 L2 0.59090906 26
Chicago 14 28 L1 0.36363637 16
Toronto 19 33 L8 0.25 11
Connecticut 19 33 W1 0.25 11
Full Standings

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