It has certainly been a bumpy road in the wubble. A 3-0 start was followed by a deflating seven-game losing streak, but one should never count out this Mystics team. Facing a Chennedy Carter-less, two-win Atlanta team, tonight’s game was the perfect opportunity to get back on track; Washington did not disappoint.
With plenty of roster moves made in recent days, the starting five looked a little different tonight, with Stella Johnson getting the nod. The Mystics were scrappy early and displayed an energy that has been intermittent in recent games. Myisha Hines-Allen, who got back to her scoring ways (23 points, four rebounds on 71-percent shooting from the field), had a one-handed put-back, after which her and Emma Meesseman were rightfully hyped up.