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Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Commanders HC Dan Quinn enjoys 1st Mystics game courtside
The post Commanders HC Dan Quinn enjoys 1st Mystics game courtside appeared first on ClutchPoints. Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn made a surprising appearance at Friday's game between the Mystics and New York Liberty. Advertisement Quinn is enjoying the 2025 NFL offseason as he will soon prepare for the upcoming season. The Commanders are coming off a remarkable 2024 campaign in which they finished with a 12-5 record. They clinched a playoff berth in the NFC, proceeding to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions en route to the NFC Championship game. They eventually lost 55-23 to the Philadelphia Eagles, who went on to win Super Bowl 59. In the meantime, Quinn will continue enjoying his summer as he sat courtside for the WNBA matchup between the Mystics and Liberty. How Mystics played against Liberty Geoff Burke-Imagn Images Unfortunately for the Mystics, they couldn't have Dan Quinn leave the arena with a win as they lost in an 85-63 blowout to the Liberty. Advertisement Washington struggled to be efficient with their shot selection. New York, boasting a perfect 4-0 record prior to the matchup, suffocated their opponents on defense. The Mystics were only successful on 28.4% of their total shot attempts, including 25% from 3-point range. Three players scored in double-digits on Washington's behalf. Brittney Sykes led the way with 20 points, four rebounds, three assists, and three steals. She shot 5-of-18 from the field, including 1-of-2 from beyond the arc, and 9-of-10 from the free-throw line. Kiki Iriafen came next with 12 points and seven rebounds while Sonia Citron provided 10 points and four rebounds. With the loss, Washington fell to 3-4 on the season but stay at third place in the Eastern Conference standings. They are now 1.5 games behind the Atlanta Dream and 3.5 games behind the Liberty. The Mystics will look to bounce back in their next matchup, being on the road. They will face the Indiana Fever on June 3 at 7 p.m. ET.
Washington Post
19 hours ago
- General
- Washington Post
Ionescu scores 28, Jones has 14 points and 18 rebounds as unbeaten Liberty beat Mystics 85-63
WASHINGTON — Sabrina Ionescu hit four 3-pointers and finished with 28 points, Jonquel Jones had 14 points and 18 rebounds, and the unbeaten New York Liberty beat the Washington Mystics 85-63 on Friday night. The defending WNBA champion Liberty (6-0) are off to the best start in franchise history. Brittney Sykes hit two free throws to cut Washington's deficit to four about three minutes into the second half but Ionescu was fouled as she hit a runner and made the free throw 12 seconds later to spark a 16-0 run that made it 63-43 with 1:54 left in the third quarter.
Associated Press
19 hours ago
- General
- Associated Press
Ionescu scores 28, Jones has 14 points and 18 rebounds as unbeaten Liberty beat Mystics 85-63
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu hit four 3-pointers and finished with 28 points, Jonquel Jones had 14 points and 18 rebounds, and the unbeaten New York Liberty beat the Washington Mystics 85-63 on Friday night. The defending WNBA champion Liberty (6-0) are off to the best start in franchise history. Brittney Sykes hit two free throws to cut Washington's deficit to four about three minutes into the second half but Ionescu was fouled as she hit a runner and made the free throw 12 seconds later to spark a 16-0 run that made it 63-43 with 1:54 left in the third quarter. Sykes led Washington with 20 points. Kiki Iriafen scored 12 and Sonia Citron 10. The Mystics had scoring droughts of six-plus minutes in the third quarter and four-plus minutes in the fourth. Washington shot 28% (21 of 74) from the field, 4 of 16 from 3-point range. The Liberty beat Golden State 82-77 on Thursday in the first of three games in four days. Citron hit a 3 about 90 seconds into the game that gave Washington a 5-3 lead but Leonie Fiebich answered with a 3-pointer 16 seconds later and the Liberty led the rest of the way. The Mystics went scoreless for three-plus minutes as New York used an 8-0 run to make it 19-10 with about three minutes left in the first quarter. Ionescu scored to stretch the Liberty's lead to 14 with almost four minutes remaining in the second. Ionescu had 14 points and Leonie Fiebich hit two 3-pointers and scored 12 points on 4-of-4 shooting to help the Liberty take a 44-32 lead into halftime. New York is 26-0 in games which Jones has a double-double. Up next The Liberty return home to take on Connecticut on Sunday. The Mystics play Tuesday at Indiana. ___ AP WNBA:
Yahoo
19 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Ionescu scores 28, Jones has 14 points and 18 rebounds as unbeaten Liberty beat Mystics 85-63
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sabrina Ionescu hit four 3-pointers and finished with 28 points, Jonquel Jones had 14 points and 18 rebounds, and the unbeaten New York Liberty beat the Washington Mystics 85-63 on Friday night. The defending WNBA champion Liberty (6-0) are off to the best start in franchise history. Advertisement Brittney Sykes hit two free throws to cut Washington's deficit to four about three minutes into the second half but Ionescu was fouled as she hit a runner and made the free throw 12 seconds later to spark a 16-0 run that made it 63-43 with 1:54 left in the third quarter. Sykes led Washington with 20 points. Kiki Iriafen scored 12 and Sonia Citron 10. The Mystics had scoring droughts of six-plus minutes in the third quarter and four-plus minutes in the fourth. Washington shot 28% (21 of 74) from the field, 4 of 16 from 3-point range. The Liberty beat Golden State 82-77 on Thursday in the first of three games in four days. Advertisement Citron hit a 3 about 90 seconds into the game that gave Washington a 5-3 lead but Leonie Fiebich answered with a 3-pointer 16 seconds later and the Liberty led the rest of the way. The Mystics went scoreless for three-plus minutes as New York used an 8-0 run to make it 19-10 with about three minutes left in the first quarter. Ionescu scored to stretch the Liberty's lead to 14 with almost four minutes remaining in the second. Ionescu had 14 points and Leonie Fiebich hit two 3-pointers and scored 12 points on 4-of-4 shooting to help the Liberty take a 44-32 lead into halftime. New York is 26-0 in games which Jones has a double-double. Up next The Liberty return home to take on Connecticut on Sunday. The Mystics play Tuesday at Indiana. ___ AP WNBA:
USA Today
2 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
How to watch Mystics vs. Liberty on TV or live stream - 5/30/2025
How to watch Mystics vs. Liberty on TV or live stream - 5/30/2025 The New York Liberty (5-0) hope to continue a five-game winning streak when they visit the Washington Mystics (3-3) at 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, May 30, 2025 at CareFirst Arena. The contest airs on ION. We dig deep into all of the info you need before this contest starts below, including how to watch on ION. Watch this game on Fubo! (regional restrictions may apply) How to watch Mystics vs. Liberty Date: Friday, May 30, 2025 Friday, May 30, 2025 Time: 7:30 p.m. ET 7:30 p.m. ET Location: Washington D.C. Washington D.C. Venue: CareFirst Arena CareFirst Arena TV channel: ION ION Live stream: Fubo (regional restrictions may apply) Mystics players to watch Brittney Sykes is tops on her squad in both points (22.0) and assists (4.8) per game, and also posts 4.8 rebounds. Defensively, she averages 1.0 steal and 0.8 blocked shots. Kiki Iriafen is tops on the Mystics at 10.7 rebounds per game, while also averaging 0.8 assists and 14.2 points. They is third in the league in rebounding. Sonia Citron is putting up 15.0 points, 2.3 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game. Jade Melbourne averages 9.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists per contest. At the other end, she averages 0.8 steals and 0.2 blocked shots. Stefanie Dolson is posting 4.2 points, 2.7 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game. Liberty players to watch Breanna Stewart is the Liberty's top scorer (20.8 points per game), and she puts up 3.0 assists and 5.0 rebounds. Her scoring average ranks her fourth in the league. Natasha Cloud is the Liberty's top assist person (7.6 per game), and she delivers 13.6 points and 5.0 rebounds. Her assist average ranks her third in the WNBA. Jonquel Jones paces the Liberty in rebounding (9.8 per game), and puts up 16.8 points and 3.8 assists. She also posts 0.5 steals and 1.8 blocked shots (third in the WNBA). Sabrina Ionescu is putting up 15.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, making 37.1% of her shots from the field and 30.8% from 3-point range, with 2.4 triples per contest (eighth in league). Kennedy Burke gets the Liberty 10.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest. She also posts 1.0 steal and 0.8 blocked shots. Mystics vs. Liberty stat comparison The Mystics score 79.2 points per game, just 2.4 more points than the 76.8 the Liberty allow. The Liberty score 13.1 more points per game (91.6) than the Mystics allow (78.5). The Mystics and Liberty rebound at nearly the same rate, with the Mystics averaging 0.9 more rebounds per game. The Mystics make 43.3% of their shots from the field this season, which is 5.3 percentage points higher than the Liberty have allowed to their opponents (38.0%). The Liberty's 47.6% shooting percentage from the field this season is 10.3 percentage points higher than the Mystics have given up to their opponents (37.3%). Watch this game on Fubo! (regional restrictions may apply)
