8:03 pm
September 4

Mystics @ Dream

Who will WIN this matchup?

Washington Mystics (22-12)

@ Atlanta Dream (23-11)

 

Current odds:

Washington Mystics: (-165)

Atlanta Dream: (+145)

 

• The line for this game is Mystics by 3.5 points.

• The Mystics forced a fifth game with a 97-76 rout of the Dream on Sunday afternoon in Washington. All-Star forward Elena Delle Donne, who missed Game 3 of the series with a left knee bone bruise, returned to pour in 15 points and grab 10 rebounds for Washington. Kristi Toliver led Washington with 22 points and rookie Ariel Atkins added 19. Natasha Cloud scored 13 and LaToya Sanders had 10 points as the Mystics shot 50 percent from the field.

• The Mystics put away the Dream via a 22-7 run at the beginning of the fourth quarter after Atlanta had cut Washington’s advantage to five points late in the third quarter. Delle Donne’s participation in the series finale will be a game-time decision, the team said, but expect to see the Mystics’ “Superwoman” on the court.

• Tiffany Hayes, Renee Montgomery, Brittney Sykes and Jessica Breland each scored 12 points for the Dream in Game 4. Atlanta has home-court advantage for the decisive game, and in a series that has been so evenly played, that could be a huge difference-maker. The Dream, who closed the regular season winning 16 of their final 19 games, haven’t lost two in a row since June 27-29.

• Atlanta has grabbed 158 rebounds in the four games against Washington, which is a franchise best for a playoff series.

• The teams split the first two games in Atlanta, with the Dream fighting back from a double-digit deficit to win Game 2. Delle Donne averaged 29.5 points and 13.5 rebounds in the first two games.

 

 

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