Less than a week after their first duel, the Mystics and the Dream met this Friday. If during the first round, Atlanta had won wide (89-56), the scenario of this match was very different.
During the first quarter, Washington stood up to Atlanta and only led two points after 10 minutes of play (24-22). However, the mystics let the Dream take off during the second quarter with a basket of Brittney Griner on Shakira Austin which allows Atlanta to take 11 points ahead (45-34).
This mastery of the players of Karl Smesko continues after the break where Atlanta even took 15 lengths in advance at the end of the third quarter following a basket with the fault of Nia Coffey. The Dream then seems to be heading towards an easy victory, but the mystics try to reverse the match in the fourth quarter.
To a frank launch of extension
Little by little, Washington goes back to the score thanks to Sonia Lemon And Shakira Austin (28 points, 10 rebounds). The latter takes an offensive rebound after a failed shot from Sonia Lemon to bring the mystics back to three points while she still scores in stride by causing a fault of Rhyne Howard.
Washington has only one point behind, but Allisha Gray (18 points) gives five points ahead of the Dream 45 seconds from the term. In the process, she also against Brittney Sykes, but that is not enough to break the hopes of victory of the franchise of the capital.
Washington returns to three points throughEmily Engstler And it is Brittney Sykes (21 points, 8 assists) who ends up with the ball to equalize. If her shot makes “Airball”, she causes allisha Gray's fault when only 0.1 seconds left to play. On the line, Washington's leader only converts two of her three attempts, which allows Atlanta to win, not without fear, 92 to 91 after a failed fourth quarter, lost 31 to 20.
“We have a good team, among the best of Wnba, but we must be more regular,” finding Karl Smesko after the meeting. “We have to continue to play, to put pressure, whatever the scoring. This is something we have to understand. »»
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How to read the stats? Min = minutes; Shots = successful shots / tempted shots; 3pts = 3-point / 3-point attempted; LF = Successful free throws / tempted free throws; O = offensive rebound; D = defensive rebound; T = total rebounds; PD = assists; FTE: Personal faults; Int = interceptions; BP = lost bullets; CT: against; +/- = Differential points when the player is on the field; Pts = points; EVAL: evaluation of the player calculated from positive actions – negative actions.
