Wednesday, June 19, 2024, in the course of the sport at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Stefanie Dolson makes an attempt to proceed her scorching streak when the Washington Mystics go to the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday night time.
Dolson has scored at the least 14 factors in every of her previous 5 video games, most just lately recording a season-best 23 in Washington’s 88-77 residence loss to the Las Vegas Aces on Saturday. She additionally matched her season excessive of 5 3-pointers within the setback and has made 4 or extra in 4 of the previous 5 video games.
“She’s clearly in rhythm,” Mystics coach Eric Thibault mentioned of Dolson. “Attempting to not say an excessive amount of to her. That is like a baseball hitter on a streak — you simply do not say a lot and hold it shifting.”
Dolson has already set a profession excessive with 44 3-pointers this 12 months. She leads the WNBA in 3-point share at 50 p.c.
Washington (4-15) has dropped its previous two video games because it enters a four-game street journey.
The Sparks (4-14) are starting a stretch by which they play seven of eight video games at residence after going winless throughout a seven-game street journey. 5 of the losses had been by at the least 10 factors.
Los Angeles acquired one other dangerous break earlier than its 92-78 loss to the Phoenix Mercury on Friday when it revealed that guard Lexie Brown can be sidelined indefinitely because of Crohn’s illness, an inflammatory bowel illness that causes main points within the digestive tract.
Brown performed simply seven minutes towards the New York Liberty on June 20 and missed the rematch two days later.
Final season, Brown was restricted to simply 12 video games because of gastrointestinal points, even present process an emergency surgical procedure in the course of the marketing campaign. In November, she was recognized with Crohn’s illness.
Earlier than the season, the 29-year-old mentioned her challenges at size with Athletes Limitless.
“I set actually excessive expectations for myself, that motivated me to get again wholesome, get again to help, prepare for camp, prepare for the league, however now I am simply attempting to handle it and get again to my well being once more,” Brown mentioned.
Brown has averaged 8.1 factors in 16 video games (eight begins) this season.
The Sparks are additionally with out standout rookie Cameron Brink (averages 7.5 factors, 5.3 rebounds) for the season because of an ACL tear in her left knee.
Brown scored a season-high 20 factors when the Sparks posted a 70-68 win over the visiting Mystics on Could 21.
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