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Mystics Playoff Preview for their First Round Matchup against the Atlanta Dream · The Stop and Pop

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  SPEAKER_00: The Mystics,
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  SPEAKER_00: the youngest team in the league,
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  SPEAKER_00: are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2023.
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  SPEAKER_00: They will face off against the Atlanta Dream in the first round who sit at the third seed.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Mystics are 2-1 against the Dream this season with their last game resulting in
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  SPEAKER_00: a 79-74 victory on August 7th.
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  SPEAKER_00: In that game, Washington's defense held and landed a 32.5% shooting from the field.
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  SPEAKER_00: The Mystics have ended their 2026 regular season with a franchise best 28 wins with
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  SPEAKER_00: the final victory coming over the Chicago sky.
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  SPEAKER_00: Washington finished with a 62.8 win percentage, the third highest in team history.
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  SPEAKER_00: Head coach,
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  SPEAKER_00: Sidney Johnson,
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  SPEAKER_00: who should be a Coach of the Year candidate,
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  SPEAKER_00: has won his 44th game of his head coaching career with the Mystics,
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  SPEAKER_00: bringing his career record to 44 and 44, an even 500.
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  SPEAKER_00: His winning percentage is tied for the fourth best in franchise history
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  SPEAKER_00: with Julie Plank being first at 55.9%, Mike Tebow at 52.7%,
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  SPEAKER_00: And Michael Adams at 50, 500, whatever you want to call it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Washington finished with 101 points.
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  SPEAKER_00: There's 600 points showing this season.
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  SPEAKER_00: Discount is tied for the most in Mystics history.
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  SPEAKER_00: 2019, they had six games of over 100.
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  SPEAKER_00: For the final time in the 2026 regular season,
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  SPEAKER_00: The Mystics out-rebounded their opponent, grabbing 44 boards to the sky's 27.
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  SPEAKER_00: Washington owns the all-time WNBA record for the most games in a season,
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  SPEAKER_00: with 40 such performances this season.
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  SPEAKER_00: The 17-rebound differential marked the 20th time that
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  SPEAKER_00: the Mystics have out-rebounded their opponent by at least 10 rebounds this season,
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  SPEAKER_00: also a WNBA single-season record.
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  SPEAKER_00: Finished the regular season with 1,659 rebounds,
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  SPEAKER_00: extending their lead for the highest single season rebounding total in WNBA history.
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  SPEAKER_00: Averaging 37.7 boards per game, this Mystics team has the highest average in franchise history.
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  SPEAKER_00: Make sure to stay tuned with me for all Mystics content, news, and updates for this playoff run.