Like many of their games this season, the Dream kept it close but did not do enough to produce the win over the visiting Mystics (who moved to 2-1 under interim head coach Jessie Kenlaw).

Atlanta welcomed Erika DeSouza back for the first time since fracturing her leg in May. But Betty Lennox only played 12 minutes. According to Marynell Meadors, "she's not doing a lot of things we would like her to continue to do. For some odd reason she's not shooting the ball. I think she's trying to make the game a little more difficult than what it is. ... Maybe she's just in a little bit of a slump. But we're trying to get her out of it."

The Dream also need to work on taking care of the ball down the stretch. After nearly coming back from a 13 point deficit, Atlanta turned the ball over three times in a row. The Mystics took advantage of that and secured the win. Taj McWilliams-Franklin had a double double and Washington got contributions from everyone who played.