SPARKS NOTES:
– The Sparks shot 33.3% in the first quarter
– The Sparks shot 33.3% in the first half
– The Sparks shot 33.9% after three quarters
– The Sparks shot just 34.3% for the game, their worst shooting performance of
2018
– The Sparks shot 1-for-9 on 3-pointers in the first half (11.1%)
– Candace Parker scored 13 first half points – Candace Parker led the Sparks
with 16 points
– Candace Parker passed Temeka Johnson for 17th all-time in playoff assists
– Nneka Ogwumike passed Lauren Jackson for 18th all-time in playoff rebounds
– Alana Beard passed Tangela Smith for 20th all time in playoff steals
MYSTICS NOTES:
– The Mystics shot 58.8% in the first quarter
– The Mystics shot 52.9% in the first half – The Mystics shot 57.4% after three
quarters
– The Mystics shot 56.9% for the game
– The Mystics shot 5-for-12 on 3-pointers in the first half
– The Mystics shot 9-for-23 on 3-pointers (39.1%)
– Elena Delle Donne scored 13 first half points – Tianna Hawkins scored 10 first
half points
– The Mystics had six players in double figures (Atkins, Delle Donne, Sanders,
Toliver, Cloud, Hawkins)
– Delle Donne led all scorers with 19 points and 12 rebounds