The first half looked promising, but the second half was a bloodbath.
The Washington Mystics lost to the Phoenix Mercury, 88-72 on Sunday night at CareFirst Arena.
If you watched the first half of this game Washington didn’t look too bad. In fact, they were leading 46-42. But the Mercury shot 73.3 percent in the third quarter whil Washington struggled to get into a rhythm, setting the stage for the blowout that came at Washington’s expense.
For Washington, Shakira Austin led with 20 points and 8 rebounds while Sonia Citron added 13 points. Brittney Sykes was uncharacteristically shut out. She didn’t socre a single point but still had 4 assists.
Meanwhile, for Phoenix, Alyssa Thomas had a monster game, scoring 27 points, grabbing 11 rebounds and dishing 8 assists.
The Mystics’ next game is on Tuesday against the Chicago Sky at home. Tipoff is at 7:30 p.m. ET. See you then.