The 2020 season has been a slog for the Washington Mystics, and last night’s 94-72 thumping by the Phoenix Mercury may have been the team’s worst game.
Washington got off to a positive start, building a three-point lead at the end of the first quarter and stretching it to eight at halftime. Then came a desultory second half in which the Mercury outscore the Mystics by 15 in both the third and fourth quarters.
The Mystics’ defensive collapse was Wizards-like. They allowed the Mercury an effective field goal percentage of 68.1% and an offensive rating (points per possession x 100) of 126.