Atlanta Dream (30-14, 15-5 Eastern Conference) at Washington Mystics (28-16, 15-5 Eastern Conference)
Washington; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT
LINE: Dream -3.5; over/under is 164.5
WNBA PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND:
BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Mystics play the Atlanta Dream.
The Mystics are 15-5 in conference games. Washington leads the Eastern Conference with 27.4 defensive rebounds per game led by Shakira Austin averaging 15.0.
The Dream have gone 15-5 against Eastern Conference opponents. Atlanta is 4-2 in games decided by less than 4 points.
Washington is shooting 45.4% from the field this season, 1.5 percentage points lower than the 46.9% Atlanta allows to opponents. Atlanta has shot at a 44.2% rate from the field this season, 1.1 percentage points above the 43.1% shooting opponents of Washington have averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kiki Iriafen is scoring 15.3 points per game and averaging 9.6 rebounds for the Mystics. Sonia Citron is averaging 14.8 points and 3.1 rebounds over the last 10 games.
Angel Reese is averaging 16.4 points, 12.1 rebounds and 1.8 steals for the Dream. Rhyne Howard is averaging 2.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Mystics: 7-3, averaging 90.5 points, 38.3 rebounds, 20.3 assists, 5.1 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 48.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 85.0 points per game.
Dream: 9-1, averaging 95.2 points, 36.0 rebounds, 23.3 assists, 10.0 steals and 3.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 79.6 points.
INJURIES: Mystics: Sonia Citron: out (personal).
Dream: Brionna Jones: out for season (leg).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
