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2018 Washington Mystics season

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

Trades/Roster Changes

Roster

Game log

Preseason

Regular season

Playoffs

Standings

Playoffs

Note: Teams re-seeded after second round and semi-finals.

Statistics

Regular season

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "2018 Washington Mystics Schedule". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "MEESSEMAN TO MISS 2018 WNBA SEASON". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  3. ^ "MONIQUE CURRIE RETURNS TO MYSTICS". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 1, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  4. ^ "HAWKINS, HIGHTOWER AND SANDERS RE-SIGN WITH WASHINGTON". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 2, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  5. ^ a b "MYSTICS ADD PETERS, RE-SIGN TAYLOR". mystics.wnba.com. WNBA. February 5, 2018. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  6. ^ "Mystics Trade Tayler Hill To Wings For Aerial Powers". wnba.com. WNBA. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  7. ^ "Las Vegas Aces Forfeit Game vs. Washington Mystics". wnba.com. WNBA. August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 8, 2018.
  8. ^ "Elena Delle Donne, Breanna Stewart Named Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2018.
  9. ^ "Elena Delle Donne, Maya Moore Named Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. July 2, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  10. ^ "Washington's Delle Donne, Phoenix's Taurasi Named WNBA Players of the Month". wnba.com. WNBA. July 3, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
  11. ^ "Elena Delle Donne, A'ja Wilson Named Players of the Week". wnba.com. WNBA. July 9, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Elena Delle Donne, Maya Moore Named WNBA Players Of The Week (Aug 6-12)". wnba.com. WNBA. August 13, 2018. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  14. ^ "Elena Delle Donne And Diana Taurasi Named Players Of Month For August". wnba.com. WNBA. August 20, 2018. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  15. ^ "Defensive POY Alana Beard Leads 2018 WNBA All-Defensive First Team" (Press release). WNBA. August 30, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  16. ^ "Diamond DeShields, A'ja Wilson Headline 2018 WNBA All-Rookie Team" (Press release). WNBA. September 9, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  17. ^ "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.

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