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SPORTS Thursday 8 June 2017

Mystics beat Dallas to claim 5th straight win in WNBA

The Associated Press
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) —
Elena Delle Donne scored
23 points to help the Wash-
ington Mystics win their fifth
straight with a 101-89 vic-
tory over the Dallas Wings
on Tuesday night.
Washington led by at least
seven points in the fourth
quarter until the 2:34 mark
when Dallas pulled to 89-
83.
But Tierra Ruffin-Pratt an-
swered with a floater in
the lane and the Mystics
grabbed two offensive re-
bounds on their next pos-
session, leading to Kristi
Toliver’s 3-pointer from the
corner for a 94-85 lead.
Toliver and Tayler Hill each
added 17 points for Wash-
ington (6-2), which topped
the century mark for the
first time this season. Krys-
tal Thomas and Ivory Latta
scored 10 apiece.
Skylar Diggins-Smith had
23 points and seven assists
for Dallas (3-5). Glory John-
son added 19 points and
eight rebounds, and Allisha
Gray, the WNBA’s rookie of
the month, was just 2-of-12 Dallas Wings guard Skylar Diggins-Smith (4), back, and Washington Mystics guard Elena Delle Donne (11) go after a loose ball dur-
shooting for 12 points. ing the second half of a WNBA basketball game in Arlington, Texas, Tuesday, June 6, 2017.
STORM 85, STARS 76 Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Bre-
anna Stewart scored a
season-high 22 points and points, and Sue Bird and Wladimir Klitschko says he’ll
grabbed eight rebounds, Jewell Loyd each added
Alysha Clark added 17 10 for Seattle (5-2), which decide future within 2 weeks
points, and Seattle beat won its first road game this
winless San Antonio. season.
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