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.

Fresh off a dominant 37-point victory, the 4-6 Washington Mystics matched up with the surging 7-3 Atlanta Dream, who entered Sunday’s matinee winners of five of their last six contests. Atlanta continued its hot streak at CareFirst Arena,