Mystics vs. Lynx Postgame Notes - July 17
July 17, 2022 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Washington Mystics News Release
Washington Mystics (16-11) vs. Minnesota Lynx (10-17)
July 17, 2022
Mystics 70 - Lynx 57
High Points High Rebounds High Assists
Mystics (70) Delle Donne (21) Delle Donne (10) Cloud (8)
Lynx (57) McBride (16) Fowles (12) Shepard (7)
Mystics Game Notes:
Team:
With the win, Washington swept the season series over Minnesota 3-0. The Mystics have now swept the Lynx two times over the past four seasons, also doing so in 2019.
Washington has now won three-straight games over the Lynx, tying their longest winning streak over Minnesota in series history after previously doing so two other times (last: 7/24/19-8/11/20).
The Mystics outscored the Lynx 32-28 in the paint and are now 15-5 in games when doing so this season.
Washington out-assisted Minnesota 21-14 and are now 14-4 in games when doing so this season.
Washington held the Lynx to a season-low 57 points scored and are now 8-0 on the year when holding opponents to less than 70 points scored.
Player:
Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne netted a game-high 21 points on 8-of-16 shooting (2-4 3PT), also hauling in a team-best 10 rebounds for her third double-double of the season.
Delle Donne has now notched a double-double in back-to-back games for the first time this season and for the first time since also doing so on 6/20/19-6/23/19.
Delle Donne has now scored 15+ points in 14 of 18 appearances this season and 20+ points in three of the last four times out.
Additionally, Delle Donne has scored 15+ points in four consecutive games, doing so for the second time this season.
Mystics guard Ariel Atkins scored 15 points (5-15 FG, 2-6 3PT) and has now scored in double figures in 25 of her 27 appearances this season, including in 15 straight contests.
Atkins' 25 games with 10+ points currently leads the WNBA.
Mystics center Shakira Austin hauled in seven rebounds and has now recorded 5+ rebounds in 20 total games this season, passing Shalonda Ennis (19 games, 1998-99) for the third-most by a Mystics rookie in franchise history.
Additionally, Austin's 20 games with 5+ rebounds rank as the most by any rookie in the league this season.
Washington guard Natasha Cloud dished out a team-high eight assists and has now recorded 5+ assists in a league-leading 23 games this season.
Additionally, Cloud's 23 games with 5+ assists are the second-most in a single season in her career (25, 2018-19).
Washington guard Shatori Walker-Kimbrough netted 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting (2-3 3PT) and has now scored in double figures in three of the last four times out.
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