For A Short While Tonight it looked like the Mystics might actually put together their first genuine win streak of the season, albeit only two games long.
But it was not to be. Ahead by 5 points with just under 40 seconds left, Washington allowed Atlanta to reel off 7 straight points . . . and the Dream won, 72-70. The Mystics' win "streak" ended at one game, and the players and their fans suffered yet another heartbreaking loss.
How many close ones have the Mystics lost this season? The BCs have lost count . . . but we know it's quite a few. Tonight's loss might well have been the worst. Losing a lead in the last minute, at home, and your opponent hitting the go-ahead bucket with under a second left. That's a stake through the heart. Once more, Washington managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
With the Dream's win tonight and the Sky's loss to the Sun, Atlanta has now leapfrogged over Chicago into fourth place in the East, while the Mystics remain mired in last place in the Conference. The next chance for Mystics to change direction is Friday, when they host the Liberty at the Phone Booth. These two teams haven't played each other since, well, Sunday, when Washington recorded its fourth victory of the season.
But it was not to be. Ahead by 5 points with just under 40 seconds left, Washington allowed Atlanta to reel off 7 straight points . . . and the Dream won, 72-70. The Mystics' win "streak" ended at one game, and the players and their fans suffered yet another heartbreaking loss.
How many close ones have the Mystics lost this season? The BCs have lost count . . . but we know it's quite a few. Tonight's loss might well have been the worst. Losing a lead in the last minute, at home, and your opponent hitting the go-ahead bucket with under a second left. That's a stake through the heart. Once more, Washington managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
With the Dream's win tonight and the Sky's loss to the Sun, Atlanta has now leapfrogged over Chicago into fourth place in the East, while the Mystics remain mired in last place in the Conference. The next chance for Mystics to change direction is Friday, when they host the Liberty at the Phone Booth. These two teams haven't played each other since, well, Sunday, when Washington recorded its fourth victory of the season.
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