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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowElena Delle Donne scored 22 points and the host Washington Mystics defeated the Indiana Fever 95-83 on Sunday as both teams wrapped up the WNBA regular season.
Tiffany Mitchell scored 18 points for Indiana, which finished the season on an 18-game losing streak—two games shy of the WNBA record set by the now-defunct Tulsa Shock in 2011. Emma Cannon added 14 points and Lexie Hull scored 11.
The Fever finished the season with a 5-31 mark, setting team records for most regular-season losses, fewest victories and worst winning percentage (.138). The team finished 6-28 (.176) in 2018, 6-26 (.188) in 2021 and 6-16 (.273) in 2020.
The 31 defeats matched the most regular-season losses in league history, tying the Shock, who went 3-31 (.088) in 2011.
The Fever have posted six straight losing seasons after making the playoffs in 2016 with a 17-17 record. The team has put together just one winning season (20-14 in 2015) over the past decade.
The Mystics (22-14), already headed to the WNBA playoffs as the No. 5 seed, got 15 points from Ariel Atkins, 11 from Shakira Austin, and 10 from Natasha Cloud.
The Mystics took the lead for good with 3:19 remaining in the first quarter and never looked back. The score was 57-40 by halftime, with Delle Donne racking up 16 points.
The Mystics made 30 of 35 free throws while Indiana made 17 of 20.
Washington will play at No. 4-seed Seattle on Thursday.
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But shouldn’t they be paid the same as the Pacers?
They played in 3 different “home” stadiums in one season. This is a talented, athletic group. I’m excited to see what they can do with more stability and a year under their belt.
Lmao. That’s the excuse? That’s naive.