Transcript: Atlanta Dream 93, Washington Mystics 75. Dream take control in fourth, beat Mystics 93-75. Sonia Citron led everyone with 25 points.
The story
Atlanta controlled this one from start to finish, never trailing and pulling away decisively down the stretch. The Dream won the first quarter 24-17 and led 41-35 at halftime. Washington mounted a brief push in the third, going on an 8-0 run, but Atlanta answered with a 13-0 run in the fourth quarter that put the game away. Gray led the Dream with 22 points and 4 steals, while Canada orchestrated the offense with 19 points and 11 assists. Reese added 15 points and 7 rebounds. For Washington, Citron had 25 points but couldn't get enough help; Iriafen grabbed 16 rebounds but the Mystics managed only 75 points total.
2Canada was everywhere on offense, racking up 11 assists to pace the Dream's attack. She also scored 19 points and grabbed 7 rebounds, orchestrating a dominant fourth-quarter performance that put the game out of reach.
The stat line
The stat line
| Washington Mystics | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonia Citron | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Kiki Iriafen | 15 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Michaela Onyenwere | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Cassandre Prosper | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shakira Austin | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Betnijah Laney-Hamilton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia Amoore | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lauren Betts | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Atlanta Dream | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allisha Gray | 22 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordin Canada | 19 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Angel Reese | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Rhyne Howard | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Naz Hillmon | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| DeWanna Bonner | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Isobel Borlase | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Madina Okot | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Te-Hina Paopao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
