FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Atlanta Dream
vs Washington Mystics
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 22 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 76 |
| WSH | 23 | 9 | 24 | 25 | 81 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Washington Mystics finished ahead of Atlanta Dream, 81-76, a 5-point margin. The first-half totals were 41 for Atlanta Dream and 32 for Washington Mystics; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 35 and 49. The combined final of 157 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: ATL 22-WSH 23, 22-23 cumulative; 2Q: ATL 19-WSH 9, 41-32 cumulative; 3Q: ATL 19-WSH 24, 60-56 cumulative; 4Q: ATL 16-WSH 25, 76-81 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Atlanta Dream's highest-scoring period was 22 points, while Washington Mystics's high was 25; the final separation was 5 points.
The first-half margin was 9 points, compared with 14 across the third and fourth quarters. Splitting the final this way preserves two distinct parts of the game instead of reducing it to one score. The quarter table above provides the same sequence as team scores and cumulative totals for direct comparison.
BOX SCORE READ
Team indicators and leading player lines
Atlanta Dream recorded 37% from the field, 23% from three and 61% at the line; Washington Mystics posted 55%, 56% and 53%. Rebounds finished 33-38, assists 19-20 and turnovers 15-26. The same team box reports a 42-40 split in paint points and 16-8 in offensive rebounds.
Rhyne Howard led Atlanta Dream with 24 points. Angel Reese supplied a team-high 13 rebounds, while Jordin Canada led with 7 assists. For Washington Mystics, the corresponding leaders were Shakira Austin with 21 points, Kiki Iriafen with 10 rebounds and Alicia Florez with 7 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 10 recorded participants from ATL and 10 from WSH. Reading those rows beside the team totals connects the final score, shooting efficiency and possession outcomes to specific player production without substituting an unsupported judgment for the box score.
SEASON CONTEXT · 2026
Locating both teams through standings and head-to-head results
In the current table, Atlanta Dream are 18-10, No. 5 overall and No. 2 in the East, 0.5 games behind the conference leader. Washington Mystics are 16-12, No. 7 overall and No. 3 in the East, 2.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +116 and -47.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Atlanta Dream stood at 12-8 across 20 games and Washington Mystics at 10-9 across 19. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 1-4 and 3-2. Scoring in those short windows was 401-428 for the away team and 422-424 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 2 completed meetings in the same season, Atlanta Dream recorded 1 wins and Washington Mystics 1; aggregate scoring was 185-158. The teams are separated by 2 places in the overall order and by 2 cumulative wins. Standings, the recent five-game window and the season series cover different sample sizes, so they are presented as three numerical views of the same matchup rather than collapsed into one rating.
Team box score
| Stat | ATL | WSH |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 37 | 55 |
| 3P% | 23 | 56 |
| FT% | 61 | 53 |
| Rebounds | 33 | 38 |
| Assists | 19 | 20 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 26 |
| Paint points | 42 | 40 |
Atlanta Dream
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhyne Howard * | 38 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 8-20 | -4 |
| Angel Reese * | 34 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 6-15 | 0 |
| Jordin Canada * | 34 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 4-11 | 2 |
| Allisha Gray * | 33 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 7-15 | -3 |
| Sika Kone * | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | -6 |
| Naz Hillmon | 26 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1-5 | 1 |
| Madina Okot | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2-4 | -5 |
| Isobel Borlase | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | -3 |
| Te-Hina Paopao | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | -5 |
| Indya Nivar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | -2 |
| Brionna Jones | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Aaliyah Nye | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Washington Mystics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotie McMahon * | 33 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2-7 | -1 |
| Kiki Iriafen * | 30 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 5-8 | 1 |
| Shakira Austin * | 30 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9-14 | -3 |
| Michaela Onyenwere * | 24 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2-6 | -6 |
| Georgia Amoore * | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | -11 |
| Alicia Florez | 27 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 5-8 | 16 |
| Cassandre Prosper | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1-4 | 13 |
| Lauren Betts | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2-2 | 6 |
| Angela Dugalic | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Lucy Olsen | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 7 |
| Rori Harmon | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Sonia Citron | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Darianna Littlepage-Buggs | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |