Angel Reese snagged her first playoff series win, leading the Atlanta Dream to a nasty first-round sweep of the Washington Mystics. And she isn’t planning on slowing down. After that Game 2 victory, Reese didn’t mince words, declaring, “This is what I came here for. We wanted to get out of the first round, but it’s not where we’re going to stop.” Talk about a statement!
Reese’s Numbers and the Dream’s Balanced Attack
Atlanta cruised to a dominant 93-75 win to seal the two-game sweep, crushing the Mystics and advancing past the first round for the first time since the 2018 season. Reese was absolutely a major factor, dropping 15 points, grabbing seven rebounds, swatting away three blocks, and dishing out two assists. Oh, and she had a game-best plus-26 plus-minus total. Seriously, that’s clutch.
But it wasn’t just Reese doing work. The Dream’s effort was balanced, overwhelming Washington with all five starters hitting double figures. Allisha Gray led the charge with a team-high 22 points, nailing three three-pointers. And Jordin Canada? She stuffed the stat sheet like it was Thanksgiving dinner: 19 points, 11 assists, seven rebounds, and three steals. When everyone’s on fire like that, this team looks like a legitimate title challenger.
Liberty Upset Changes Everything, But Dream Are Ready
The WNBA playoffs got wild, and it might have actually given the Dream a little break. The eighth-seeded New York Liberty pulled off a massive upset, sweeping the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx in two games! That’s huge because it means the Dream get to start their next series at home. Don’t get it twisted though, the Liberty are no ordinary No. 8 seed. They’re absolutely loaded with star power, featuring Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu, and Jonquel Jones. They had zero trouble with the Lynx, so this next matchup for Atlanta is going to be anything but easy.
But hey, the Dream aren’t backing down. They’ve got their own star power, and Reese is clearly ready for the challenge. She said it herself: “it’s not where we’re going to stop.”
So what’s next? The Dream are facing off against a Liberty team that just took out the No. 1 seed. This series is going to be intense, but Reese and Atlanta have already made it clear: they’re here to win another playoff series, and the WNBA better be watching.
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Originally reported by Bleacher Report.
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