2018 Washington Mystics season
2018 Washington Mystics season | |
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Coach | Mike Thibault |
Arena | Capital One Arena |
Attendance | 6,136 per game |
Results | |
Record | 22–12 (.647) |
Place | 2nd (Eastern) |
Playoff finish | 3rd seed; lost in WNBA Finals to Seattle Storm 0–3. |
Team Leaders | |
Points | Elena Delle Donne – 20.7 ppg |
Rebounds | Elena Delle Donne – 7.2 rpg |
Assists | Natasha Cloud – 4.6 apg |
Media | |
Television | NBC Sports Washington and Monumental Sports Network |
The 2018 WNBA season is the 21st for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association which began on May 20, 2018. The Mystics qualified for the WNBA Playoffs and reached the WNBA Finals for the first time in franchise history.[1]
The Mystics started the season strong with a 5–1 record in May. Their only loss came to eventual league champions Seattle. However, the team couldn't carry this momentum into June, where they went 5–5. The Mystics lost 4 of their first 5 games in June, but turned it around in the second half of the month, winning 4 of their last 5. The up and down season continued into July, where they again went 5–5. The Mystics finished the season just like the started it, strongly. With a 7–1 August record, the team secured a first round playoff bye, and the third overall seed. The Mystics won seven straight games before dropping their season finale against Minnesota. Their final record of 22–12 tied a franchise best, previously set in 2010.
The Mystics hosted a second round playoff game against the Los Angeles Sparks and won 96–64. This win saw them advance to the semifinals where they met the Atlanta Dream. In the best of five series, the Mystics won the final two games to advance to the 2018 WNBA Finals against the Storm. An injury to star Elena Delle Donne in the semifinals hampered her in the finals, and the Mystics were swept 0–3.
Transactions[]
WNBA Draft[]
Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | School/Team/Country |
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1 | 7 | Ariel Atkins | ![]() |
Texas |
2 | 19 | Myisha Hines-Allen | ![]() |
Louisville |
3 | 31 | Rebecca Greenwell | ![]() |
Duke |
Trades/Roster Changes[]
Date | Details | |
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February 1, 2018 | C Emma Meesseman to miss 2018 season due to rest.[2] | |
February 1, 2018 | Signed F/G Monique Currie.[3] | |
February 2, 2018 | Re-Signed F Tianna Hawkins, F Allison Hightower, and F LaToya Sanders[4] | |
February 5, 2018 | Re-Signed F Asia Taylor[5] | |
February 5, 2018 | Signed F Devereaux Peters[5] | |
July 23, 2018 | Traded G Tayler Hill and 2019 WNBA Draft second round pick and the rights to swap first round picks to Dallas Wings in exchange for F Aerial Powers.[6] |
Roster[]
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Game log[]
Preseason[]
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May: 2–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–0)
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2018 pre-season schedule |
Regular season[]
2018 game log Total: 22–12 (Home: 12–5; Road: 10–7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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May: 5–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 2–1)
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June
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July
: 5–5 (Home: 2–1; Road: 3–4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
August
: 7–1 (Home: 4–0; Road: 3–1)
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2018 season schedule |
Playoffs[]
2018 playoff game log Total: 4–5 (Home: 2–2; Road: 2–3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Second Round: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
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Semifinals: 3–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–1)
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WNBA Finals: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
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2018 playoff schedule |
Standings[]
# | Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Conf. |
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1 | Atlanta Dream (2) | 23 | 11 | .676 | – | 13–4 | 10–7 | 12–4 |
2 | Washington Mystics (3) | 22 | 12 | .647 | 1 | 12–5 | 10–7 | 12–4 |
3 | Connecticut Sun (4) | 21 | 13 | .618 | 2 | 13–4 | 8–9 | 9–7 |
4 | e – Chicago Sky | 13 | 21 | .382 | 10 | 7–10 | 6–11 | 6–10 |
5 | e – New York Liberty | 7 | 27 | .206 | 16 | 4–13 | 3–14 | 6–10 |
6 | e – Indiana Fever | 6 | 28 | .176 | 17 | 2–15 | 4–13 | 3–13 |
First round: Single elimination (Aug. 21) | Second round: Single elimination (Aug. 23) | Semifinals: Best-of-five (Aug. 26 – Sept. 4) | WNBA Finals: Best-of-five (Sept. 7 – Sept. 12) | |||||||||||
1 Seattle Storm | 3 | |||||||||||||
5 Phoenix Mercury | 2 | |||||||||||||
4 Connecticut Sun | 86 | |||||||||||||
5 Phoenix Mercury | 96 | |||||||||||||
5 Phoenix Mercury | 101 | |||||||||||||
8 Dallas Wings | 83 | |||||||||||||
1 Seattle Storm | 3 | |||||||||||||
3 Washington Mystics | 0 | |||||||||||||
6 Los Angeles Sparks | 75 | |||||||||||||
7 Minnesota Lynx | 68 | |||||||||||||
3 Washington Mystics | 96 | |||||||||||||
6 Los Angeles Sparks | 64 | |||||||||||||
2 Atlanta Dream | 2 | |||||||||||||
3 Washington Mystics | 3 | |||||||||||||
Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.
- Semifinals
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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1 Seattle Storm |
91 | 91 | 66 | 84 | 94 |
5 Phoenix Mercury |
87 | 87 | 86 | 86 | 84 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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2 Atlanta Dream |
84 | 78 | 81 | 76 | 81 |
3 Washington Mystics |
87 | 75 | 76 | 97 | 86 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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1 Seattle Storm |
89 | 75 | 98 |
3 Washington Mystics |
76 | 73 | 82 |
Statistics[]
Legend | |||||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage | TO | Turnovers per game |
PF | Fouls per game | Team leader | League leader |
Regular season[]
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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Elena Delle Donne | 29 | 29 | 32.2 | .488 | .405 | .887 | 7.2 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 20.7 |
Kristi Toliver | 33 | 33 | 32.9 | .433 | .360 | .918 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 13.9 |
Ariel Atkins | 29 | 24 | 22.5 | .432 | .357 | .824 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 11.3 |
LaToya Sanders | 28 | 25 | 24.5 | .607 | .000 | .869 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 10.2 |
Natasha Cloud | 27 | 22 | 26.5 | .436 | .386 | .778 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 8.6 |
Monique Currie | 32 | 9 | 15.9 | .395 | .293 | .831 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 6.6 |
Tianna Hawkins | 32 | 4 | 16.6 | .443 | .357 | .824 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 6.3 |
Aerial Powers | 9 | 0 | 12.7 | .450 | .438 | 1.00 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 6.1 |
Tierra Ruffin-Pratt | 33 | 10 | 18.1 | .341 | .314 | .855 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 5.5 |
Myisha Hines-Allen | 24 | 1 | 10.5 | .450 | .333 | .654 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 3.8 |
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough | 19 | 1 | 8.8 | .429 | .304 | 1.00 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 3.5 |
Krystal Thomas | 24 | 7 | 9.9 | .429 | .000 | .636 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
Awards and honors[]
Recipient | Award | Date awarded | Ref. |
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Elena Delle Donne | WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week | June 18, 2018 | [8] |
July 2, 2018 | [9] | ||
WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month - June | July 3, 2018 | [10] | |
WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week | July 9, 2018 | [11] | |
Elena Delle Donne | WNBA All-Star Captain | July 17, 2018 | [12] |
Kristi Toliver | WNBA All-Star Selection | ||
Elena Delle Donne | WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week | August 13, 2018 | [13] |
WNBA Eastern Conference Player of the Month - August | August 20, 2018 | [14] | |
Ariel Atkins | All-Defensive Second Team | August 30, 2018 | [15] |
All-Rookie Team | September 9, 2018 | [16] | |
Elena Delle Donne | All-WNBA First Team | September 12, 2018 | [17] |
References[]
- ^ "2018 Washington Mystics Schedule". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ "MEESSEMAN TO MISS 2018 WNBA SEASON". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ "MONIQUE CURRIE RETURNS TO MYSTICS". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ "HAWKINS, HIGHTOWER AND SANDERS RE-SIGN WITH WASHINGTON". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ a b "MYSTICS ADD PETERS, RE-SIGN TAYLOR". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 5, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
- ^ "Mystics Trade Tayler Hill To Wings For Aerial Powers". wnba.com. WNBA. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ^ "Las Vegas Aces Forfeit Game vs. Washington Mystics". wnba.com. WNBA. August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
- ^ "Elena Delle Donne, Breanna Stewart Named Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
- ^ "Elena Delle Donne, Maya Moore Named Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. July 2, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- ^ "Washington's Delle Donne, Phoenix's Taurasi Named WNBA Players of the Month". wnba.com. WNBA. July 3, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ "Elena Delle Donne, A'ja Wilson Named Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ "2018 WNBA All-Stars Announced; Elena Delle Donne, Candace Parker To Serve As Player-Captains". wnba.com. WNBA. July 17, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "Elena Delle Donne, Maya Moore Named WNBA Players Of The Week (Aug 6-12)". wnba.com. WNBA. August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- ^ "Elena Delle Donne And Diana Taurasi Named Players Of Month For August". wnba.com. WNBA. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ "Defensive POY Alana Beard Leads 2018 WNBA All-Defensive First Team" (Press release). WNBA. August 30, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ^ "Diamond DeShields, A'ja Wilson Headline 2018 WNBA All-Rookie Team" (Press release). WNBA. September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
- ^ "2018 All-WNBA Teams Announced: MVP Stewart Headlines First Team, Taurasi Selected for Record 13th Time" (Press release). WNBA. September 12, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
External links[]
- Washington Mystics seasons
- 2018 WNBA season
- 2018 in sports in Washington, D.C.