Overview

• Bueckers logged 32 minutes in Sunday’s 91-78 loss despite a back wrap, scoring 17 points to extend her streak of 25 straight double-digit games.
• Per Polymarket Hoops, she became the fastest WNBA rookie to amass over 450 points, 100 rebounds and 100 assists.
• Dallas dropped to 8-24 with its fifth consecutive defeat, surrendering an 11-point halftime lead as Washington outscored them 61-37 in the second half.
• Coach Chris Koclanes publicly urged the team to maintain intensity for all 40 minutes and tighten defensive execution after recurring second-half collapses.
• Mystics rookies Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron fueled the comeback with a 23-point, 10-rebound effort and an 18-point, 6-assist performance that has narrowed the Rookie of the Year race.