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 came to Washington and seized the game in the final quarter. The Dream won the first quarter 24-17, then Washington answered 18-17 in the second to keep it close at halftime, 41-35. The third quarter stayed tight, Atlanta winning 24-23, but the fourth quarter belonged entirely to the Dream. A 13-0 run put the game away as Atlanta outscored Washington 28-17 down the stretch. Jordin Canada ran the offense with 11 assists and 19 points. Allisha Gray scored 22. Washington got 25 points from Sonia Citron and 16 rebounds from Kiki Iriafen, but it wasn't enough to slow Atlanta's balanced attack.
2Canada orchestrated the Dream's fourth-quarter surge with 11 assists and 19 points, including a double-double. She also added 7 rebounds and 3 steals in a complete floor game that controlled the pace when it mattered most.
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 |