The Washington Mystics held their 25th anniversary game on Sunday and came out in style with a 71-63 win over the Connecticut Sun that wasn’t as close as the final score indicated.
It’s no secret that the key to Washington’s success this season is on the defensive end of the floor. They held the Sun to just 36.4 percent shooting in the first three quarters and forced them to commit 13 turnovers, which turned into 14 Mystics points. The Mystics only committed four turnovers in that same timeframe.
Yes, the Sun did outscore Washington 22-10 in the fourth quarter, but the Mystics led 61-41 after the first three periods, and the outcome of this game was never in doubt.