Mystics Postgame Notes - June 17
June 17, 2021 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Washington Mystics News Release
Mystics Head Coach Mike Thibault won his 350th career game, totaling a 350-261 career record (.573) with Connecticut and Washington. Thibault is the winning coach in both WNBA and Mystics franchise history.
Thibault has won 144 games with Washington (.531).
Theresa Plaisance scored a career-high 25 points. Plaisance's 25 points marked the most points she has scored in a game since (9/16/16 at CON, 22 points - prior career high).
Plaisance joins Delle Donne (twice), Atkins, and Toliver as the only Mystics players to total at least 25 points and five rebounds with five or more three-point makes in a game.
Ariel Atkins totaled a career-best 32 points and has scored 15 or more points in nine consecutive games, the longest active streak in the league.
Atkins recorded her first career 30+ point game. Washington has had three players total 30 or more points in a game this season, the most in the league.
Natasha Cloud totaled 10 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, one rebound shy of a triple-double.
Cloud is the only player in Mystics franchise history to post 10 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds in a game.
Cloud recorded a new career-high in rebounds and recorded her second career double-double.
Washington recorded 22 assists, the fifth time this season they have totaled 20 or more assists in a game.
The Mystics post a 4-1 record when they total 20 or more assists in a game.
Natasha Cloud totaled 11 assists, tying her career-high. This marked the second time this season she has totaled 10+ assists.
Cloud has recorded seven or more assists in five games this season.
Washington went 13-31 from three-point range, marking the sixth time this season the Mystics have totaled 10 or more three-point makes.
Washington shot 41.9% from three-point range, the fifth time this season they have shot 40.0% or better.
Plaisance went 5-8 from three-point territory, marking a new career-high in three-pointers made.
Ariel Atkins totaled three three-pointers (3-5) marking the eighth game this season she has totaled three or more three-point makes in a game this season.
Atkins (32) and Plaisance (25) led the Mystics in scoring, marking the fifth time this season that Washington has had two or more players score 20+ points in the same game.
Washington totaled 96 points, the second most points the Mystics have scored in a game this season.
Washington attempted 20 free-throws, the fifth time this season the Mystics have totaled 20 more free-throws.
Ariel Atkins attempted a career-high 10 free-throws.
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