Until about 30 minutes before the start of Game 3 of the WNBA Finals, nobody on the Washington Mystics knew whether Delle Donne would be able to play with a herniated disk in her back that is pinching a nerve. She sparked the Mystics to a 2-1 lead with a chance to capture the franchise’s first title in Tuesday’s Game 4 at Mohegan Sun Arena. I was like, ‘Yeaaaaah, okay,’ ” Powers said, referring to the mask Delle Donne wears for protection after suffering a broken nose earlier in the season. Later in the quarter, Connecticut closed within two before Delle Donne hit a three-pointer to push the margin back to five, and the Sun managed to get no closer. At the end of the game, it was Delle Donne who spoke in the postgame huddle.

Source: Washington Post October 06, 2019 22:10 UTC