Angel Reese and the Dream bench celebrate during Game 1. | Christina Merrion. Game 1 of the first-round WNBA playoff series between the No. 4-seed Atlanta Dream and No. 5-seed Washington Mystics began in all-too-typical Atlanta fashion. The Dream team that closed out the season playing with confidence and crispness was nowhere to be seen as the Mystics executed in ways the belied their inexperience. Something, however, woke up the Dream at halftime, with Atlanta, after trailing by as many as ...
Rhyne Howard doesn’t always need things to go her way to make an impact in the game, and this time, she didn’t need both shoes to put the Washington Mystics in trouble. In fact, Angel Reese’s teammate, instead, turned losing a shoe into one of the most memorable moments from Game 1.
Rhyne Howard had 26 points and five steals, Angel Reese added 13 points and 12 rebounds in her first career playoff game, and the Atlanta Dream beat the Washington Mystics 92-77 Sunday night in Game 1 of their first-round series. Game 2 of the series is Wednesday in Washington. The No. 5 seed Mystics committed 22 turnovers which Atlanta converted into 27 points.
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