2022 Washington Mystics season

The 2022 Washington Mystics season is the franchise's 25th season in the Women's National Basketball Association. The regular season will tip off versus the Indiana Fever on May 6, 2022.

The Mystics won the Draft Lottery and received the 1st Overall pick in the 2022 WNBA draft, despite only having the third best odds to win. This is the first time in franchise history that the Mystics had the #1 Overall pick. The team traded the pick to Atlanta and moved down to the third overall pick in the Draft.

The Mystics started the season on a three-game winning streak, before losing their first game. The continued on to win four of their next six games and finished the month of May 7–3. Their fortunes turned a little in June, with the team not being able to put together a streak of wins and they finished the month 6–6. The team improved in July, finishing 6–3 and winning five of six in the middle of the month. The Mystics finished August 3–2, losing two games in the middle but winning the final two games. Their overall record of 22–14 left them tied for fourth place with Seattle.

Seattle won the tiebreaker for the playoffs, by finishing the regular season 2–1 against the Mystics. The two teams would meet in the first round of the 2022 WNBA Playoffs, with Seattle being the fourth seed and Washington being the fifth seed. The first two games of the series were in Seattle and those were the only two games that were needed out of the possible three-game series. The Mystics lost the first game by three points and the second by thirteen to drop the series 0–2 and end their season.

Preseason

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 * 1
 * April 24
 * @ Atlanta
 * L 69–88
 * Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (13)
 * Shakira Austin (12)
 * Myisha Hines-Allen (7)
 * Gateway Center Arena 854
 * 0–1
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 * 2
 * April 27
 * Minnesota
 * W 78–66
 * Elena Delle Donne (21)
 * Shakira Austin (13)
 * Natasha Cloud (4)
 * Entertainment and Sports Arena 3,220
 * 1–1
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 * 3
 * April 30
 * @ New York
 * colspan=4 | Canceled
 * Barclays Center
 * 1–1

Regular Season

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 * 1
 * May 6
 * Indiana
 * W 84–70
 * Elena Delle Donne (21)
 * Elena Delle Donne (9)
 * Natasha Cloud (6)
 * Entertainment and Sports Arena 4,200
 * 1–0
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 * 2
 * May 8
 * @ Minnesota
 * W 78–66
 * Ariel Atkins (20)
 * Shakira Austin (10)
 * Natasha Cloud (6)
 * Target Center 8,134
 * 2–0
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 * 3
 * May 10
 * Las Vegas
 * W 89–76
 * Elena Delle Donne (19)
 * Atkins Hines-Allen (8)
 * Myisha Hines-Allen (8)
 * Entertainment and Sports Arena 3,082
 * 3–0
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 * 4
 * May 13
 * Dallas
 * L 86–94
 * Elena Delle Donne (20)
 * Myisha Hines-Allen (7)
 * Rui Machida (7)
 * Entertainment and Sports Arena 3,281
 * 3–1
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 * 5
 * May 17
 * @ Dallas
 * W 84–68
 * Shakira Austin (20)
 * Shakira Austin (8)
 * Natasha Cloud (7)
 * College Park Center 3,035
 * 4–1
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 * 6
 * May 20
 * @ Atlanta
 * W 78–73
 * Ariel Atkins (18)
 * Shakira Austin (7)
 * Natasha Cloud (5)
 * Gateway Center Arena N/A
 * 5–1
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 * 7
 * May 22
 * Chicago
 * L 73–82
 * Ariel Atkins (20)
 * Elena Delle Donne (7)
 * Natasha Cloud (10)
 * Entertainment and Sports Arena 4,200
 * 5–2
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 * 8
 * May 24
 * Atlanta
 * W 70–50
 * Elena Delle Donne (15)
 * Shakira Austin (7)
 * Natasha Cloud (7)
 * Entertainment and Sports Arena 2,687
 * 6–2
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 * 9
 * May 28
 * @ Connecticut
 * L 71–79
 * Burke Atkins (13)
 * Shakira Austin (5)
 * Natasha Cloud (6)
 * Mohegan Sun Arena 5,482
 * 6–3
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 * 10
 * May 31
 * @ Indiana
 * W 87–75
 * Ariel Atkins (28)
 * Elizabeth Williams (15)
 * Natasha Cloud (9)
 * Indiana Farmers Coliseum 1,009
 * 7–3


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 * 11
 * June 3
 * New York
 * L 70–74
 * Natasha Cloud (17)
 * Elena Delle Donne (8)
 * Natasha Cloud (8)
 * Entertainment and Sports Arena 3,857
 * 7–4
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 * 12
 * June 5
 * @ Chicago
 * L 82–91
 * Tianna Hawkins (21)
 * Shakira Austin (7)
 * Rui Machida (9)
 * Wintrust Arena 6,228
 * 7–5
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 * 13
 * June 8
 * Chicago
 * W 84–82
 * Ariel Atkins (19)
 * Ariel Atkins (7)
 * Atkins Cloud (5)
 * Entertainment and Sports Arena 2,984
 * 8–5
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 * 14
 * June 10
 * @ Minnesota
 * W 76–59
 * Myisha Hines-Allen (17)
 * Shakira Austin (13)
 * Natasha Cloud (8)
 * Target Center 6,315
 * 9–5
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 * 15
 * June 12
 * Phoenix
 * L 90–99 (OT)
 * Myisha Hines-Allen (18)
 * Myisha Hines-Allen (10)
 * Natasha Cloud (7)
 * Entertainment and Sports Arena 4,200
 * 9–6
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 * 16
 * June 14
 * Phoenix
 * W 83–65
 * Shakira Austin (16)
 * Shakira Austin (10)
 * Natasha Cloud (10)
 * Entertainment and Sports Arena 3,088
 * 10–6
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 * 17
 * June 16
 * @ New York
 * L 65–77
 * Natasha Cloud (17)
 * Shakira Austin (6)
 * Natasha Cloud (7)
 * Barclays Center 4,168
 * 10–7
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 * 18
 * June 19
 * Connecticut
 * W 71–63
 * Elena Delle Donne (15)
 * Shakira Austin (8)
 * Ariel Atkins (6)
 * Entertainment and Sports Arena 3,959
 * 11–7
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 * 19
 * June 21
 * @ Los Angeles
 * L 82–84
 * Ariel Atkins (22)
 * Myisha Hines-Allen (8)
 * Natasha Cloud (13)
 * Crypto.com Arena 3,745
 * 11–8
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 * 20
 * June 23
 * @ Seattle
 * L 71–85
 * Elena Delle Donne (20)
 * Shakira Austin (9)
 * Natasha Cloud (8)
 * Climate Pledge Arena 9,884
 * 11–9
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 * 21
 * June 25
 * @ Las Vegas
 * W 87–86 (OT)
 * Alysha Clark (20)
 * Elena Delle Donne (10)
 * Natasha Cloud (10)
 * Michelob Ultra Arena 7,171
 * 12–9
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 * 22
 * June 28
 * Atlanta
 * W 92–74
 * Natasha Cloud (18)
 * Austin Hines-Allen (7)
 * Rui Machida (5)
 * Entertainment and Sports Arena 3,517
 * 13–9


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 * 23
 * July 3
 * @ Connecticut
 * L 72–74 (OT)
 * Ariel Atkins (18)
 * Myisha Hines-Allen (13)
 * Natasha Cloud (6)
 * Mohegan Sun Arena 5,814
 * 13–10
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 * 24
 * July 6
 * @ Atlanta
 * W 85–66
 * Elena Delle Donne (26)
 * Elena Delle Donne (8)
 * Natasha Cloud (4)
 * Gateway Center Arena 1,810
 * 14–10
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 * 25
 * July 12
 * @ Los Angeles
 * W 94–81
 * Elena Delle Donne (26)
 * Shakira Austin (8)
 * Natasha Cloud (9)
 * Crypto.com Arena 5,004
 * 15–10
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 * 26
 * July 14
 * @ Phoenix
 * L 75–80
 * Elena Delle Donne (19)
 * Elena Delle Donne (12)
 * Natasha Cloud (7)
 * Footprint Center 5,994
 * 15–11
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 * 27
 * July 17
 * Minnesota
 * W 70–57
 * Elena Delle Donne (21)
 * Elena Delle Donne (10)
 * Natasha Cloud (8)
 * Entertainment and Sports Arena 4,200
 * 16–11
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 * 28
 * July 21
 * New York
 * W 78–69
 * Elena Delle Donne (25)
 * Myisha Hines-Allen (8)
 * Shatori Walker-Kimbrough (5)
 * Capital One Arena 7,431
 * 17–11
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 * 29
 * July 28
 * @ Dallas
 * W 87–77
 * Atkins Cloud Hines-Allen (14)
 * Shakira Austin (5)
 * Natasha Cloud (7)
 * College Park Center 4,382
 * 18–11
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 * 30
 * July 30
 * Seattle
 * L 77–82
 * Elena Delle Donne (22)
 * Austin Hines-Allen (10)
 * Natasha Cloud (11)
 * Entertainment and Sports Arena 4,200
 * 18–12
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 * 31
 * July 31
 * Seattle
 * W 78–75
 * Ariel Atkins (23)
 * Shakira Austin (9)
 * Natasha Cloud (10)
 * Entertainment and Sports Arena 4,200
 * 19–12


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 * 32
 * August 2
 * Las Vegas
 * W 83–73
 * Natasha Cloud (16)
 * Elena Delle Donne (11)
 * Natasha Cloud (9)
 * Entertainment and Sports Arena 4,200
 * 20–12
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 * 33
 * August 5
 * @ Chicago
 * L 83–93
 * Myisha Hines-Allen (21)
 * Hines-Allen E. Williams (6)
 * Rui Machida (5)
 * Wintrust Arena 8,042
 * 20–13
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 * 34
 * August 7
 * Los Angeles
 * L 76–79
 * Atkins Hines-Allen (20)
 * Shakira Austin (10)
 * Natasha Cloud (9)
 * Entertainment and Sports Arena 4,200
 * 20–14
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 * 35
 * August 12
 * @ Indiana
 * W 82–70
 * Elena Delle Donne (24)
 * Shakira Austin (11)
 * Natasha Cloud (6)
 * Hinkle Fieldhouse 1,700
 * 21–14
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 * 36
 * August 14
 * Indiana
 * W 95–83
 * Elena Delle Donne (22)
 * Shakira Austin (6)
 * Rui Machida (6)
 * Entertainment and Sports Arena 4,200
 * 22–14

Playoffs

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 * 1
 * August 18
 * @ Seattle
 * L 83–86
 * Elena Delle Donne (26)
 * Shakira Austin (7)
 * Elena Delle Donne (5)
 * Climate Pledge Arena 8,917
 * 0–1
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 * 2
 * August 21
 * @ Seattle
 * L 84–97
 * Natasha Cloud (21)
 * Shakira Austin (8)
 * Ariel Atkins (7)
 * Climate Pledge Arena 12,490
 * 0–2

Regular Season
‡Waived/Released during the season

†Traded during the season

≠Acquired during the season