WASHINGTON (AP) — Elena Delle Donne scored 25 points, Ariel Atkins added 19 and the Washington Mystics beat the Atlanta Dream 109-86 Wednesday night.
Washington pulled away in the second quarter. The Mystics scored 22 of the first 30 points of the frame, including a 10-2 run to take a 48-28 lead with three minutes left in the half. Washington led 61-33 at halftime after defeating Atlanta 35-13 in the quarter.
Washington led in double figures the entire second half and led by 100 points for the first time this season.
Mischa Hines Allen scored 16 points, Teyana Hawkins had 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Brittney Sykes had 12 points and 10 assists for Washington (9-5) that won nine straight home games against Atlanta. The Mystics announced Tuesday that Shakira Austin will be out for at least three weeks due to a hip strain.
Atlanta were 11-of-39 (28%) from the field in the first half and finished 28-of-74 (38%).
Cheyenne Parker scored 23 points and eight rebounds, and Alisha Gray added 17 points for Atlanta (5-8). Nia Coffey scored 14 points and Ryan Howard scored eight in the second half.
Atlanta coach Tanesha Wright missed the game due to personal reasons and Vicki Johnson served as acting head coach.
The two teams face each other again on Friday.
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