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The Atlanta Dream 's nightmarish stretch continued on Thursday as they suffered their fourth straight loss after falling short against the Washington Mystics , 81-76, at CareFirst Arena.
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Georgia Amoore sealed the win by sinking two free throws with 11.4 seconds left, giving the Mystics a four-point lead.
The Dream dropped to 12-8 , while the Mystics improved to 10-9.
Atlanta the game, Rhyne Howard and Jordin Canada expressing their disgust on the officiating, as reported by Courtside Cousins' Hayley Moore.
"Every game has been physical and nothing has changed. We talk about it, we try to play through it, but it's hard when only one team is allowed to play that way. We're doing the best we can to continue to play through it, but at some point, something has to give," said Howard.
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Canada was not as diplomatic , stressing that Angel Reese was fouled several times, but the referees swallowed their whistle.
"I'm going to get fined for this but I don't care. Tonight, the officiating tonight was terrible, horrible. I don't know how many times Angel has to get beat up in the paint to get a foul called. I thought all 3 refs were terrible," added Canada.
Howard scored a game-high 24 points, including five three-pointers, while Canada tallied 10 points, seven assists, and two steals.
Angel Reese added 13 points, 13 rebounds, and two steals. She only went 1-of-3 from the charity stripe. Entering the game against Washington, she was averaging nearly seven free throws per outing.
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The Mystics only shot one more free throw than the Dream , 19 to 18, and only had one less foul, 23-22.
Atlanta was woeful from the field, shooting just 36%.
The Dream will try to end their losing skid on Saturday against the Golden State Valkyries .
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