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Allisha Gray and Jordin Canada lead Dream into WNBA semifinals with 93-75 win over Mystics

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 1). Allisha Gray and Jordin Canada lead Dream into WNBA semifinals with 93-75 win over Mystics. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/allisha-gray-and-jordin-canada-lead-dream-into-wnba-semifinals-with-93-75-win-over-mystics/article_ea76a97f-c445-5efb-a9be-c7c31a37e438.html

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Allisha Gray and Jordin Canada led the Atlanta Dream to a 93-75 victory over the Washington Mystics in Game 2 of their WNBA playoffs series, advancing the Dream to the semifinals for the first time since 2018. Gray scored 22 points while Canada added 19, including crucial fourth-quarter performance where she made two consecutive three-pointers and a jumper to secure Atlanta's lead. This win ensures that Atlanta will face New York in the next round starting on Sunday.
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Atlanta Dream advanced to the WNBA playoffs semifinals for the first time since 2018, defeating the Washington Mystics in Game 2 of their series with a score of 93-75 on Wednesday night. Star guard Allisha Gray led the way with 22 points, while Jordin Canada contributed 19 points and 11 assists in critical moments, including making back-to-back three-pointers late in the game to secure the lead. The Dream will face New York in the semifinals starting Sunday; this marks a significant turnaround for Atlanta, which had previously lost in the first round of the playoffs for each of the last three seasons.

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Atlanta Mystics WASHINGTON WNBA the Atlanta Dream

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Atlanta GPE · 4× WASHINGTON GPE · 4× Canada GPE · 3× Mystics ORG · 2× WNBA ORG · 2× Allisha Gray PERSON · 1× Jordin Canada PERSON · 1× New York GPE · 1× the Atlanta Dream ORG · 1× the Washington Mystics ORG · 1×

Narrative

WASHINGTON (AP) — Allisha Gray scored 22 points, Jordin Canada had 13 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter, and the Atlanta Dream advanced to the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs for the first time since 2018, beating the Washington Mystics 93-75 in Game 2 of their first-round series on Wednesday night.
framing: assertive · carried by 2 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-01
🔮 Atlanta, which had lost in the first round in each of the last three seasons, will host Game 1 of the semifinals on Sunday against New York, which swept Minnesota to become the first No. 8 seed to eliminate a No. 1 seed in the league’s 30-year history.
2026-10-01 · Toronto Star
Allisha Gray and Jordin Canada lead Dream into WNBA semifinals with 93-75 win over Mystics · assertive framing
2026-10-01 · Toronto Star
WNBA scores: Allisha Gray and Jordin Canada lead Dream into WNBA semifinals with win over Mystics · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 0 hedged)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Allisha Gray scored 22 points, Jordin Canada had 13 of her 19 points in the fourth quarter, and the Atlanta Dream advanced to the semifinals of the WNBA playoffs for the first time since 2018, beating the Washington Mystics 93-75 in Game 2 of their first-round series on Wednesday night. asserted
Dream → score → night
Atlanta, which had lost in the first round in each of the last three seasons, will host Game 1 of the semifinals on Sunday against New York, which swept Minnesota to become the first No. 8 seed to eliminate a No. 1 seed in the league’s 30-year history. asserted
which → lose → history
Canada made 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions in the fourth quarter, and she added a jumper from the free-throw line on Atlanta’s next trip for an 89-70 lead with 2:58 left. asserted
she → make → 2:58
Canada also had 11 assists and seven rebounds. asserted
Canada → have → assists
Rhyne Howard finished with 15 points before fouling out with 6:03 left in the fourth quarter. asserted
Howard → finish → quarter
Angel Reese also had 15 points and Naz Hillmon added 10. asserted
Hillmon → have → 10
Sonia Citron scored 25 points for Washington. asserted
Citron → score → Washington
Kiki Iriafen had 15 points and 16 rebounds and became the first player in franchise history to have a first-half double-double in a playoff game. asserted
Iriafen → have → game
Atlanta led 41-28 with 1:26 left in the first half before Washington closed on a 7-0 run, capped by Citron’s shot in the lane just before the buzzer. asserted
Washington → lead → buzzer
The Mystics were hurt by 11 first-half turnovers. asserted
Mystics → hurt → turnovers
Washington went on a 14-2 run starting in the third quarter to get within 65-62. asserted
Washington → go → 65
But Atlanta scored the next 13 points, capped by a 3-pointer by Canada, to rebuild a double-digit lead at 78-62. asserted
Atlanta → score → 78
The Mystics were making their first playoff appearance since winning the 2019 WNBA championship. asserted
Mystics → make → championship
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