Elena Delle Donne came to the rescue, once again, Friday night. The Washington Mystics’ two-time MVP makes a pair of clutch three-pointers in the fourth quarter to lift the Mystics past the Wings, 75-74.
Then the two-time MVP made a pair of three-pointers, letting out a scream after the second put her team up one with 2:44 remaining and brought her teammates sprinting from the bench as a back-and-forth game took a crucial turn. The Mystics wouldn’t trail again, holding on for a 75-74 victory over the Dallas Wings at Entertainment and Sports Arena.
Delle Donne finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds and Shakira Austin posted another double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds as the Mystics improved to 3-2. Ariel Atkins finally found her shooting stroke and tallied 16 points and eight rebounds.The Wings were led by Arike Ogunbowale, who scored 18 to go with six assists, Natasha Howard added 16 points and 13 rebounds while Satou Sabally posted 18 points and 14 rebounds.
The Mystics appeared in control early in the third quarter after a pair of free throws from Austin pushed their lead to 43-32. But the Wings answered with an 11-2 run. The Mystics responded with five straight from Delle Donne and a three-pointer from Atkins to push the lead back to 10.The Wings promptly ripped off a 14-2 run to close the third quarter, a burst fueled, in large part, by Washington turnovers. The Wings finished with 20 points off 15 Mystics turnovers.
“It was a big gut-check win,” Mystics Coach Eric Thibault said. “We were in a similar position against Connecticut, down at home, and I thought tonight we just played so hard. Got back on transition, got loaded up to the ball, people diving on the floor, blocking shots. We just didn’t feel like our faith dropped at all there when we were struggling.Here’s what else to know after Friday’s win:Ogunbowale came in fresh off being named Western Conference player of the month Friday.
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