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Georgia Amoore is finding the balance between facilitating and being aggressive.

The Mystics guard scored a career-high 25 points against Phoenix yesterday, including 16 in the fourth quarter.

“It’s really just been patience and figuring it out.”

We asked Kiki Iriafen how the Mystics season-long mantra of togetherness and toughness helped them reach the playoffs.

“In the tough moments, that is something that we can lean on.”

Iriafen said that bond has helped them recenter, support one another and find ways to win.

We asked Shakira Austin about the importance of finishing the regular season strong now that the Mystics have clinched a playoff spot.

“We want to be able to start peaking now.”

Austin said Washington knows the identity it needs to win, and now it’s about getting back to it and carrying that formula into the postseason.

Double Take Sports founder Carita Parks said it recently on the TalkinGame Podcast: she’s taking the Mystics in the fourth quarter every time.

After some tough late-game losses earlier this season, Washington has continued to show its resilience. Sunday night was another example. The Mystics entered the fourth quarter trailing, rallied past Portland and clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2023.

“We didn’t show up as Mystics basketball.”

Kiki Iriafen reflected on Washington’s 94-84 loss to Minnesota, pointing to the Mystics’ defensive ex*****on and the Lynx’s third-quarter push.

“I wouldn’t say they did anything extraordinary that we couldn’t adjust to. I think it was just us. We didn’t do what we needed to do.”

The Mystics eight-game home winning streak came to an end Friday night with a 94-84 loss to the Minnesota Lynx.

Laila Rogers recaps what happened as Washington battled before Minnesota pulled away in the second half.