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Washington (27-17) earned the No. 5 seed and a first-round
matchup with fourth-seeded Atlanta when the playoffs open
Sunday. Indiana (27-17) fell to No. 6 after losing the season
series with the Mystics and will play No. 3 seed and defending
champion Las Vegas in the best-of-three opening round.
Chicago (16-28) fell behind quickly and trailed by 25 in the
fourth quarter before getting within 95-91 on Courtney
Vandersloot's four-point play and layup with a minute left.
Citron ended the threat when she fed Iriafen for a bucket with
39 seconds to play.
Washington won seven of eight games down the stretch and 16 of
its last 19, going 3-0 against Chicago. Michaela Onyenwere also
had 16 points, Georgia Amoore had 14 and Cotie McMahon 12 off
the bench. Shakira Austin had 11 rebounds as the Mystics had a
44-27 advantage on the boards.
Vandersloot, Kamila Cardoso and Sydney Taylor each had 16 for
Chicago.
The Mystics shot 60%, with two 3-pointers, and Chicago went 0
for 9 from behind the arc to fall behind 31-16 after one
quarter. Washington pushed the lead to 20 in the second quarter
and led 52-34 at the half.
Chicago kept pace in the third quarter but went into the fourth
down 79-60.
No. 1 overall NBA draft pick AJ Dybantsa of the Washington
Wizards was courtside, along with All-Star point guard Trae
Young.
Up next
Chicago: Season over.
Washington: The Mystics play at Atlanta on Sunday in the first
round of the playoffs, their first appearance in the post season
since 2023.
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