In the first game following All-Star break, the Washington Mystics held on to beat the Phoenix Mercury at home 99-93. Elena Delle Donne (above) scored a season high 33 points, Kristi Toliver had 25 points and the Mystics relied on their defense late to close things out. The Mercury nearly rallied from a 23 point deficit, got as close to just two points down before the Mystics created some breathing room. Brittney Griner had 30 points and nine rebounds, Leilani Mitchell tied a

Mystics 12-6 vs Mercury 10-8 When: Tuesday, July 30th, at 7 p.m. Where: Entertainment and Sports Arena TV: NBCSWA, Monumental Sports Network Injury Mystics: Kiara Leslie – (Out, Torn Meniscus in right knee) Mercury: Diana Taurasi (Out, Back) Mystics - 85.5 - points per game 76.4 - points against 45.0 - Field goal % Mercury - 74.2 - points per game 73.4 - points against 41.4 - field goal % Keep an eye on: Better Defensive Effort: against Brittney Griner and DeWanna Bonner is a

Earlier today the Mystics hosted a Camp Day game at Capital One Arena and the Phoenix Mercury were the team that enjoyed the environment the most en route to a 91-68 win on the road. Brittney Griner and DeWanna Bonner (pictured above) combined for 47 points, Briann January known more for her defense, chipped in with 18 points as the Mercury cruised to victory with a dominant second half. The Mystics were led by Tianna Hawkins, she scored 24 points. Washington was never on the

Mystics 9-4 vs Mercury 6-6 When: Wednesday, July 10th, at 11:30 a.m. Where: Capital One Arena TV: Twitter Injury Mystics: Kiara Leslie – (Out, Torn Meniscus in right knee), Elena Delle Donne (Questionable, Nasal Fracture) Mercury: Diana Taurasi (Doubtful, Back) Notes – Mystics forward Elena Delle Donne suffered a nasal fracture in a loss to the LA Sparks on July 7th. She’s listed as day to day. Mystics - 86.4 - points per game 75.1 - points against 45.5 - Field goal % Mercury

The Phoenix Mercury are the best road team in the league, last night they proved that once again as they beat the Washington Mystics 84-74. Brittney Griner (Above) and DeWanna Bonner had big games, scoring 24 and 23 points respectively. The Mystics were led by Elena Delle Donne's game high 27 points and 13 rebounds. The victory improved the Mercury's road record to 9-2 on the season, while snapping the Mystics four game winning streak. Phoenix made it very clear from the open

Washington Mystics (10-5) vs Phoenix Mercury (12-5) When: Saturday, June 30, at 7:30 p.m. Where: Capital One Arena , Washington D.C. TV: NBCSWA, NBCSB Injury Mystics: N/A Mercury: N/A Mystics - 84.7 - points per game 81.7 - points against 45.4 - Field goal % Mercury - 83.9 - points per game 79.7 - points against 46.0 - field goals Keep an eye on: DIANA TAURASI: Sounds simple right? If it was only that easy to do. The living legend is still playing at an all time great level,

Diana Taurasi was locked in all night, scoring a game high 25 points to lead Phoenix to a win over Washington The WNBA playoffs are just around the corner and the energy inside Capital One Arena on Friday night proved as much. The Washington Mystics (16-12) couldn't overcome a horrible shooting performance, however, losing at home 89-79 to the Phoenix Mercury (15-13) in the rubber match of their season series. Coming into the game, Mystics head coach Mike Thibault blatantly v

Going into this WNBA season, the Mystics made a big splash in the off-season by acquiring a top five WNBA player in Elena Delle Donne. Imagine Delle Donne pairing with Emma Meesseman in the front court. The match-up problems that could create were having opposing coaches shook. There was only one problem. Emma would leave the team three games into the regular season to join her native country Belgium's national team. It's been a month and some change since Meesseman took a le

Natasha Cloud scored 15 of her 18 points in the second half and held the Mercury's versatile forward DeWanna Bonner to 8 points for the game, although it wasn't enough as the Mystics fell to the Mercury 91-79 The Mystics outscored the Mercury 25-15 in the third quarter behind Natasha Cloud's 11 points, cutting the Mercury's lead to 5 as they trailed 70-65. However, Diana Taurasi (27 points game high, 5 assist, 5 rebounds) and Brittney Griner (22 points, 5 rebounds, 3 blocks)

No one needed to be consulted to undertand the magnitude of winning this game, to keep pace in the ultra tight Eastern Conference playoff race. After dropping two heart breakers to Eastern Conference foes Chicago Sky to fall to fourth place in the standings, the sense of urgency to right the ship, especially with an 11 day Western Conference road trip coming after, was felt as soon as you walked through Verizon Center doors. The Mystics handled business. Mystics blur of a po