The Washington Mystics defeated the Golden State Valkyries, 90 to 82, on July 20. Kiki Iriafen had 23 points to lead all scorers. With the win, the Mystics moved to 13-12 on the season.
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Team Leaders 
PPG
17.0
Austin
RPG
9.6
Iriafen
APG
4.4
Citron
Team Rankings
ORTG
105.6
11th
DRTG
104.0
3rd
NETRTG
1.6
8th
3P%
32.3
12th
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WNBA 2026 Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lynx - x | 33 | 11 | .750 | |
| 2 |  Valkyries - x | 32 | 12 | .727 | 1.0 |
| 3 |  Aces - x | 31 | 13 | .705 | 2.0 |
| 4 |  Dream - x | 30 | 14 | .682 | 3.0 |
| 5 |  Mystics - x | 28 | 16 | .636 | 5.0 |
| 6 |  Fever - x | 28 | 16 | .636 | 5.0 |
| 7 |  Wings - x | 27 | 17 | .614 | 6.0 |
| 8 |  Liberty - x | 26 | 18 | .591 | 7.0 |
| 9 |  Fire - e | 17 | 27 | .386 | 16.0 |
| 10 |  Sparks - e | 16 | 28 | .364 | 17.0 |
| 11 |  Sky - e | 16 | 28 | .364 | 17.0 |
| 12 |  Mercury - e | 16 | 28 | .364 | 17.0 |
| 13 |  Tempo - e | 11 | 33 | .250 | 22.0 |
| 14 |  Sun - e | 11 | 33 | .250 | 22.0 |
| 15 |  Storm - e | 8 | 36 | .182 | 25.0 |