11:03 am | September 10, 2018 | Go to Source | Author:
2:46 PM ET
SEATTLE — The Washington Mystics head home down 2-0 in the WNBA Finals confident of one thing: They will shoot better in Game 3 on Wednesday than they did in their 75-73 Game 2 loss to the Seattle Storm — at the very least from 3-point range.
The Mystics set a WNBA playoff record by missing all 16 of their 3-point attempts on Sunday, and collectively they shot just 3-of-37 (8.1 percent) from long range during the first two games of the series in Seattle. That’s atypically poor for any team, let alone one that ranked fifth in the league with a 35.8 3-point percent during the regular season. Given Washington was third in 3s both attempted and made, not having those shots go down made life difficult on the road.
“We don’t make 3s, it’s hard for us,” Mystics coach Mike Thibault said after Game 2. “We’re one of the best 3-point shooting teams in the league. They didn’t make them that well, either, but I think it was the defense on both teams. It’s tough when we don’t make any. We rely on that, and we didn’t make them tonight.”