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Jun 20, 2025 10:09 pm

Dream hold off Mystics rally to claim win

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Allisha Gray scored a team-high 18 points on Friday as the Atlanta Dream staved off a furious rally from the visiting Washington Mystics in College Park, Ga.

Brionna Jones added 14 points and Rhyne Howard followed with 13 for the Dream (9-4), who won their fourth game in five tries. Jordin Canada had 11 points, while Brittney Griner tallied 10 points and seven rebounds.

Shakira Austin had a season-high 28 points and 10 rebounds for Washington (5-8), which dropped its eighth game in 11 tries. Brittney Sykes added 21 points and eight assists and Sonia Citron scored 17 in the loss.

The Mystics trimmed their deficit to seven with less than seven minutes left on Citron’s second triple of the game. Canada and Austin then traded layups before six straight Atlanta free throws extended the lead back to 13 with 5:29 remaining.

Washington then answered again — this time with a 10-0 run — to pull within three with two minutes left. After Jones split a pair of free throws, Austin tacked on to her stellar night with a three-point play at the 1:26 mark to cut Atlanta’s lead to 88-87.

Gray then knocked down a mid-range jumper and forced a turnover on the ensuing Washington possession. After being fouled by Sykes, Gray made both foul shots to push the lead back to five.

Emily Engstler then made a layup and Austin rebounded Jones’ missed jumper. Gray then fouled Sykes on a 3-point attempt with .1 second left, but Sykes missed the second of the three attempts to help Atlanta escape.

After leading by nine at halftime, the Dream built a 56-43 edge following Howard and Gray’s layups and Jones’ 3-pointer at the 6:56 mark of the third quarter.

Nia Coffey later helped Atlanta grab a 72-57 lead, before Engstler’s free throw and Sykes’ layup cut Washington’s deficit to 12 entering the final quarter.

After taking a 24-22 lead into the second quarter, Atlanta’s advantage grew to 13 with less than a minute left in the first half as Howard and Griner’s layups began a 6-0 spurt to push the margin to 47-34. Sykes’ free throws and Austin’s layup pulled the Mystics’ halftime-deficit to 47-38.

–Field Level Media

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