After starting the season with an impressive 16-point win over the heavily favored New York Liberty, the Washington Mystics have tapered off a little bit. After back-to-back losses to the Connecticut Sun, they bounced back with a narrow win against the Chicago Sky. The Mystics are 2-2 to start the season, which isn’t bad, but it could be better. Here’s a recap of this past week of basketball for Washington:
Mystics 81, Sun 88
The second consecutive matchup with Connecticut was more of the same. Washington jumped out to a slow start and struggled to shoot from the field. Washington is shooting 40 percent from the field, which isn’t bad, but the 3-point shooting has been abysmal. They are only shooting 27 percent from three as a team. Shooting and spacing issues manifested themselves in the seven-point loss to Connecticut. Washington shot 28 percent from three in the loss.
Elena Delle Donne had a very efficient performance; however the lackluster shooting of the entire Mystics team also affected the spacing she was working with in the low post. DeWanna Bonner was doubling off whoever her matchup was almost the entire second half, which made it much harder for Delle Donne to get quality looks.
After the game, coach Eric Thibault talked about the importance of getting…
