WASHINGTON -- The Mystics are heading to the WNBA playoffs for the fifth time. Lindsey Harding scored 25 points and Washington kept its playoff hopes alive with an 82-64 victory over the Atlanta Dream on Saturday night. The Mystics (16-17) later clinched a playoff spot when Detroit defeated Chicago. The Mystics were getting frequent updates on the Detroit-Chicago game in their locker room. "If they lose, we're in," said Mystics guard Alana Beard, who scored six points on 3-of-12 shooting while playing on a sore left ankle sustained while tripping over a camera man during the game. "We came in, we battled; it was a great team win, and we got it done," she said. "We handled our business." The Mystics' final regular-season game is Sunday in New York. They will meet Indiana in the first round of the playoffs. Washington will play...
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