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Atlanta Hosts Washington to Begin Playoffs
The Dream earned home-court advantage after a 30-14 regular season and will open a best-of-three series against the Mystics.
On Sunday, Sept. 27, the No. 4 Atlanta Dream will host the No. 5 Washington Mystics at State Farm Arena for Game 1 of their best-of-three WNBA playoff series.
Washington holds a 3-1 regular season advantage over Atlanta, securing the fifth seed after the Indiana Fever lost 86-66 to the Minnesota Lynx on Thursday.
Dream forward Angel Reese, known as "Barbie," was named an Eastern Conference Player of the Week after Atlanta defeated the New York Liberty 83-65 on Wednesday.
Game 2 will take place on Wednesday, Sept. 30, in Washington, with a potential decisive third game scheduled for Friday, Oct. 2, back in Atlanta.
Forward Naz Hillmon emphasized postseason focus, stating, "I think these last two games, really this last stretch, has been about us and not our opponent.