The Mystics were clinging to a one-point lead as third quarter of a highly competitive, physical first-round playoff matchup with the Storm came to a close. Washington forward Elena Delle Donne ended the quarter knocking down one of her many toughly-contested jumpers and a free throw to give the Mystics the 65–64 advantage.
In a rematch of the 2018 WNBA Finals, the stage was set for an epic final quarter between two of the league’s evenly-matched teams competing to steal Game 1 of the best-of-three series inside Climate Pledge Arena. As both teams finished with four players in double figures, the majority of game brought with it a display of pure competition from two of the league’s greatest players in Seattle’s Breanna Stewart and Delle Donne.