Kenya Madina Okot make her first WNBA playoff appearance from the bench as Atlanta Dream beat Washington Mystics 92-77 for Game One of their best-of-three series for State Farm Arena for Georgia on Monday.
Okot play seven minutes, score four points and grab five rebounds, plus she add one steal and one block. She open the fourth quarter with layup wey Angel Reese assist, then she follow am with steal and one assist give Rhyne Howard for three-pointer wey stretch Atlanta lead to 70-53. Dream coach Karl Smesko tok afta the game say: "We hope say she go be X-factor for us."
The fourth-seed Dream dey trail 14-5 afta dem miss nine of their first 10 shots and dem down 11 points by halftime even though Howard score 26 points with perfect 10-for-10 from free-throw line. Allisha Gray add 22 points, while Angel Reese drop 13-point, 12-rebound double-double. DeWanna Bonner score 13 from the bench and Jordin Canada get 10 points and 11 assists as Atlanta force 22 Washington turnovers.
Atlanta never pass first round since 2018. "Na good way to start the series, but we know say we need another win," Smesko tok. Game Two of the best-of-three matchup go happen for Washington on Thursday.
