Atlanta Dream at Washington Mystics
· Women's National Basketball AssociationShakira Austin scores 21, Kiki Iriafen gets a double-double and the Mystics beat the Dream 81-76
Iriafen made layups on back-to-back possessions to give Washington a 78-74 lead with 1:20 left. Georgia Amoore sealed it by making two free throws with 11.4 seconds remaining to make it 80-76.
Alicia Florez had 13 points and seven assists off the bench and Amoore finished with 11 points for Washington (10-9). Sonia Citron, who was coming off a 32-point performance in a four-overtime win over Portland on Sunday, did not play due to right knee soreness.
Rhyne Howard led Atlanta (12-8) with 24 points and five 3-pointers. Allisha Gray added 17 points, Angel Reese had 13 points and 13 rebounds, and Jordin Canada scored 10 points.
Washington trailed 41-32 at halftime after turning it over 18 times and attempting 22 fewer shots than Atlanta. But the Mystics responded with five 3-pointers in the third quarter to take a 60-56 lead entering the fourth.
The Mystics finished with 31 field goals and 27 turnovers.
Atlanta has lost four straight games — all on the road.
Washington: Stays home to play the Valkyries on Monday.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 76 - 81 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 76 - 81 |
| 4th 0.1 |  |
Dream offensive team rebound | 76 - 81 |
| 4th 0.3 | |
Allisha Gray misses running pullup jump shot | 76 - 81 |
| 4th 1.9 |  |
Cotie McMahon bad pass turnover (Rhyne Howard steals) | 76 - 81 |
Statistics
 ATL |
 WSH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-79 | FG | 31-56 |
| 37 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 7-30 | 3PT | 9-16 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 56 |
| 11-18 | FT | 10-19 |
| 61 | Free Throw % | 53 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 16 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 12 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 26 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 27 |
| 3 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 3 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 28 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 23 | Fouls | 22 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 5 |
| 10 | Lead Changes | 10 |
| 76 | Percent Led | 19 |
Game Information
Location: Washington, DC
Attendance: 4,200 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 10 | W3 | 0.6296296 | 17 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 10 | W3 | 0.61538464 | 16 |
 New York |
2 | 12 | W2 | 0.5555556 | 15 |
 Washington |
2.5 | 12 | W2 | 0.53846157 | 14 |
 Toronto |
6.5 | 16 | L3 | 0.3846154 | 10 |
 Chicago |
8 | 18 | L2 | 0.33333334 | 9 |
 Connecticut |
10 | 20 | L2 | 0.25925925 | 7 |
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