The previous time the Washington Mystics took the floor, the WNBA’s youngest team had its best offensive performance of the season in a 37-point win. In the six-day break that followed, the Mystics were looking forward to the time off and the chance to get in some practice time after a busy start to the year.

BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta Dream faces the New York Liberty after Allisha Gray scored 32 points in the Dream's 89-56 victory against the Washington Mystics. New York finished 32-8 overall and 16-4 in Eastern Conference play last season. The Liberty averaged 85.6 points per game last season, 14.0 on free throws and 30.3 from beyond the arc.

Allisha Gray scores 23 as Dream beat Fever, earning viral praise from rapper Plies and high marks from coach Stephanie White.

Allisha Gray scored 23 points, Brionna Jones added a season-high 21 and the Atlanta Dream beat Indiana 77-58 as the Fever again played without Caitlin Clark.

Those were valid questions, but they meant that the Dream's returners largely got overlooked. There wasn't much talk about how Smesko could help elevate those already in town. After the first few weeks of the season,

Allisha Gray with the hoop & harm, 06/15/2025

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Behind a big second-half surge Tuesday night, the Atlanta Dream defeated the Indiana Fever 77-58 in WNBA Commissioner's Cup play, improving to 6-3 on the season