Earlier this month, I wrote that the Washington Mystics’ postseason goal should be to earn a Top 3 seed. The reasons were two-fold. First, a Top-3 seed will earn them a first-round matchup against a considerably weaker team. And second, a Top-3 seed will allow the Mystics to avoid a likely second round matchup against the Chicago Sky or Las Vegas Aces, the teams that currently have the top two seeds.
Washington has not played in about a week, largely because they have played more games than their counterparts earlier in the season. They will play the Dallas Wings tomorrow.