Dallas

Mystics Win 6th Straight Over Wings

Ariel Atkins and Elena Delle Donne combined to score 49 points for Washington

Ariel Atkins scored 26 points, Elena Delle Donne added 23 and the Washington Mystics won their sixth straight, beating the Dallas Wings 93-80 on Sunday.

The Mystics (20-11) pulled away to a 51-37 halftime lead with a 25-9 run to close the second quarter and extended the advantage to 70-46 on Atkins' 3-pointer with 3:18 left in the third.

The Wings (14-17) rallied to 77-71 on Kayla Thornton's 3-pointer with 7:20 left in the game but got no closer.

Kristi Toliver added 17 points with a trio of 3s for Washington. Atkins hit all five of her 3-point attempts and Delle Donne was 3 of 5.

Skylar Diggins-Smith had 17 points and Allisha Gray added 12 points and 12 rebounds for Dallas. Azura Stevens had 15 points, and Thornton 14.

Dallas has a one-game lead over Las Vegas (13-18) for the final playoff spot, with each having three games remaining.

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