2020 Washington Mystics season

The 2020 Washington Mystics season was the franchise's 23rd season in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The regular season tipped off versus the Indiana Fever on July 25, 2020.

This WNBA season will feature an all-time high 36 regular-season games. However, the plan for expanded games was put on hold on April 3, when the WNBA postponed its season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under a plan approved on June 15, the league is scheduled to hold a shortened 22-game regular season at IMG Academy, without fans present, starting on July 24.

The Mystics were without star Elena Delle Donne for the season, as she sat out due to COVID-19 concerns. Expectations were lowered when it was announced that the 2019 MVP would be out for the season. However, the Mystics defied those expectations in their first three games, winning all three. However, the season took a drastic turn for the worse after that, with the team going 1–11 in their August games. At 4–11 overall, the Mystics were on the outside looking in for the playoffs. The Mystics went 5–2 in September, including a four game win-streak to finish the season and secure the eight seed in the playoffs. As the eight seed, they lost in the first round to the Phoenix Mercury.

Regular season

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 * 1
 * July 25
 * Indiana Fever
 * W 101–76
 * Hines-Allen (27)
 * Hines-Allen (10)
 * Mitchell (4)
 * IMG Academy No In-Person Attendance
 * 1–0
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 * 2
 * July 28
 * Connecticut Sun
 * W 94–89
 * Powers (27)
 * Hines-Allen (8)
 * Meesseman (8)
 * IMG Academy No In-Person Attendance
 * 2–0
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 * 3
 * July 30
 * Seattle Storm
 * W 89–71
 * Atkins (22)
 * Powers (8)
 * Mitchell (6)
 * IMG Academy No In-Person Attendance
 * 3–0


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 * 4
 * August 1
 * Chicago Sky
 * L 86–88
 * Atkins (24)
 * Hines-Allen (10)
 * Meesseman (6)
 * IMG Academy No In-Person Attendance
 * 3–1
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 * 5
 * August 5
 * Las Vegas Aces
 * L 77–83
 * Meesseman (24)
 * Meesseman (13)
 * Mitchell (4)
 * IMG Academy No In-Person Attendance
 * 3–2
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 * 6
 * August 7
 * New York Liberty
 * L 66–74
 * Powers (20)
 * Hines-Allen (8)
 * Mitchell (5)
 * IMG Academy No In-Person Attendance
 * 3–3
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 * 7
 * August 9
 * Indiana Fever
 * L 84–91
 * Meesseman (19)
 * Hawkins (10)
 * Mitchell (5)
 * IMG Academy No In-Person Attendance
 * 3–4
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 * 8
 * August 11
 * Minnesota Lynx
 * L 48–68
 * Hines-Allen (12)
 * 3 tied (6)
 * 3 tied (3)
 * IMG Academy No In-Person Attendance
 * 3–5
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 * 9
 * August 13
 * Los Angeles Sparks
 * L 64–81
 * Atkins (20)
 * Meesseman (11)
 * Tied (5)
 * IMG Academy No In-Person Attendance
 * 3–6
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 * 10
 * August 15
 * Las Vegas Aces
 * L 73–88
 * Atkins (17)
 * Meesseman (9)
 * Tied (5)
 * IMG Academy No In-Person Attendance
 * 3–7
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 * 11
 * August 19
 * Atlanta Dream
 * W 98–91
 * Johnson (25)
 * Meesseman (6)
 * Meesseman (10)
 * IMG Academy No In-Person Attendance
 * 4–7
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 * 12
 * August 21
 * Dallas Wings
 * L 92–101 (OT)
 * Hines-Allen (35)
 * Hines-Allen (12)
 * Mitchell (4)
 * IMG Academy No In-Person Attendance
 * 4–8
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 * 13
 * August 23
 * Phoenix Mercury
 * L 87–88
 * Hawkins (19)
 * Hines-Allen (13)
 * Hines-Allen (8)
 * IMG Academy No In-Person Attendance
 * 4–9
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 * 14
 * August 28
 * Phoenix Mercury
 * L 72–94
 * Mitchell (17)
 * Tied (6)
 * Mitchell (5)
 * IMG Academy No In-Person Attendance
 * 4–10
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 * 15
 * August 30
 * Connecticut Sun
 * L 63–76
 * Tied (14)
 * Hines-Allen (13)
 * Hines-Allen (6)
 * IMG Academy No In-Person Attendance
 * 4–11


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 * 16
 * September 2
 * Seattle Storm
 * L 64–71
 * Meesseman (17)
 * Hines-Allen (6)
 * Mitchell (5)
 * IMG Academy No In-Person Attendance
 * 4–12
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 * 17
 * September 4
 * Chicago Sky
 * W 79–69
 * Mitchell (20)
 * Hines-Allen (10)
 * Mitchell (12)
 * IMG Academy No In-Person Attendance
 * 5–12
 * - style="background:#fcc;"
 * 18
 * September 6
 * Dallas Wings
 * L 94–101 (OT)
 * Atkins (22)
 * Hines-Allen (13)
 * Mitchell (9)
 * IMG Academy No In-Person Attendance
 * 5–13
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 * 19
 * September 8
 * Minnesota Lynx
 * W 89–86
 * Hines-Allen (26)
 * Hines-Allen (9)
 * Mitchell (10)
 * IMG Academy No In-Person Attendance
 * 6–13
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 * 20
 * September 10
 * Los Angeles Sparks
 * W 80–72
 * Hines-Allen (30)
 * Hines-Allen (8)
 * Mitchell (9)
 * IMG Academy No In-Person Attendance
 * 7–13
 * - style="background:#bbffbb;"
 * 21
 * September 12
 * New York Liberty
 * W 75–58
 * Hines-Allen (25)
 * Hines-Allen (11)
 * Meesseman (7)
 * IMG Academy No In-Person Attendance
 * 8–13
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 * 22
 * September 13
 * Atlanta Dream
 * W 85–78
 * Atkins (26)
 * Hines-Allen (10)
 * Tied (7)
 * IMG Academy No In-Person Attendance
 * 9–13

Playoffs

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 * 1
 * September 15
 * Phoenix Mercury
 * L 84–85
 * Mitchell (25)
 * Hines-Allen (9)
 * 4 tied (4)
 * IMG Academy
 * 0–1