WNBA · Playoffs 2026updated 00:50 UTC

Atlanta vs Washington

First round of the 2026 WNBA playoffs: the series, and each team's eight main players, how they are playing, against this opponent and in past playoffs.

First round · Best of 3 · first to 2 wins

Atlanta Dream against Washington Mystics

Seed 4Atlanta DreamAtlanta2 wins
Seed 5Washington MysticsWashington0 wins

Atlanta won 2⁠–⁠0

Head to head

2026 regular season: Atlanta 1, Washington 2 (games won)

Earlier playoff meetings

None since 2021.

The betting market before each game

Before game 1: Betting prices for this game are unavailable right now.
Before game 2, Atlanta leading 1⁠–⁠0: Betting prices for this game are unavailable right now.

Each from that game's last prices before it started. The market's view, not our pick.

Our picks in this series

5 won, 10 lost

Game 1

Lost Georgia Amoore over 8.5 points
Won Michaela Onyenwere over 2.5 rebounds
Lost Shakira Austin over 19.5 points
Won DeWanna Bonner over 16.5 points + rebounds + assists
Won Georgia Amoore over 13.5 points + rebounds + assists
Lost Michaela Onyenwere over 8.5 points
Lost DeWanna Bonner over 5.5 rebounds
Won Georgia Amoore under 3.5 assists
Lost Shakira Austin over 2.5 assists
Won Georgia Amoore over 1.5 3-pointers

Game 2

Lost Kiki Iriafen under 10.5 rebounds + assists
Lost Rhyne Howard over 26.5 points + rebounds + assists
Lost Kiki Iriafen under 26.5 points + rebounds + assists
Lost Naz Hillmon under 8.5 points + rebounds
Lost Cotie McMahon over 4.5 points

The players

Each team's eight main players, by minutes played in this series; an injured regular keeps her place. Tap a player for her last ten games, her record against this opponent and her past playoff series.

Numbers are averages per game: Min = minutes played, Pts = points, Reb = rebounds, Ast = assists. The change row compares this series with her regular season; “same” means within about a tenth.

Atlanta Dream

Jordin CanadaGuardMinPtsRebAstSeries35.614.55.010.5Season31.111.63.57.3ChangeupupupupPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Allisha GrayGuardMinPtsRebAstSeries34.922.02.01.5Season32.619.03.52.7ChangesameupdowndownPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Rhyne HowardGuardMinPtsRebAstSeries34.620.52.02.5Season34.217.73.83.7ChangesameupdowndownPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Angel ReeseForwardMinPtsRebAstSeries29.214.09.51.5Season31.116.412.12.8ChangesamedowndowndownPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Naz HillmonForwardMinPtsRebAstSeries26.97.03.00.5Season28.79.14.61.6ChangesamedowndowndownPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
DeWanna BonnerForward/GuardMinPtsRebAstSeries18.010.03.01.0Season26.810.46.01.6ChangedownsamedowndownHer season includes 34 games for another team.Played 2 of 2 games in this series.
Isobel BorlaseGuardMinPtsRebAstSeries11.32.51.01.5Season13.04.81.51.0ChangedowndownsamesamePlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Madina OkotCenterMinPtsRebAstSeries5.52.03.50.0Season9.15.43.30.3ChangedowndownsamesamePlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.

Washington Mystics

Sonia CitronGuardMinPtsRebAstSeries36.525.06.52.5Season33.016.83.84.4ChangeupupupdownPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Shakira AustinCenterMinPtsRebAstSeries33.110.59.51.5Season29.417.09.52.6ChangeupdownsamedownPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Kiki IriafenForwardMinPtsRebAstSeries29.115.015.01.5Season28.115.39.61.5ChangesamesameupsamePlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Georgia AmooreGuardMinPtsRebAstSeries26.35.04.53.5Season23.07.01.43.4ChangeupdownupsamePlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Michaela OnyenwereForwardMinPtsRebAstSeries22.110.03.00.0Season24.89.02.61.7ChangedownupsamedownPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Lauren BettsCenterMinPtsRebAstSeries16.91.04.00.5Season17.76.44.61.2ChangesamedowndowndownPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.
Betnijah Laney-HamiltonGuard/ForwardMinPtsRebAstSeries12.02.51.00.5Season15.84.21.91.8ChangedowndowndowndownHer season includes 14 games for another team.Played 2 of 2 games in this series.
Cassandre ProsperGuardMinPtsRebAstSeries11.25.02.51.5Season9.62.11.00.5ChangeupupupupPlayed 2 of 2 games in this series.