2022 WNBA Playoffs: How to Watch Washington Mystics Vs. Seattle Storm Game 2

How to watch Mystics vs. Storm Game 2 originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington

No one could ask for much more of the Washington Mystics and Seattle Storm in Game 1 of the WNBA Playoffs. The opening game lived up to the billing with former MVPs Breanna Stewart and Elena Delle Donne going off with 15 lead changes and 11 ties.

It showed how evenly matched the fifth-seeded Mystics (22-14) and fourth-seeded Storm (22-14) are in their best-of-three series.

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Seattle will have the chance to close out the series on their home court on Sunday in Game 2. Washington is now in a must-win situation, needing a victory to force a winner-take-all Game 3 which would be on Wednesday.

The Storm took the season series 2-1. Here's everything you need to know about the matchup.

MYSTICS vs. STORM HOW TO WATCH 

What: Washington Mystics vs. Seattle Storm Game 2

Where: Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, Wash.

When: Sunday, August 21, 2022 at 4 p.m. ET

TV Channel: Mystics vs. Storm Game 2 will be broadcast on ESPN.

Live Stream: Mystics vs. Storm Game 2 will be live-streamed on WatchESPN and the ESPN app.

MYSTICS vs. STORM TV SCHEDULE

4:00 PM: Washington Mystics vs Seattle Storm (LIVE)

MYSTICS vs. STORM WHAT TO WATCH

Washington's backs are against the wall, immediately facing dire circumstances if they want to extend this series. In Game 1, Mike Thibault and his coaching staff got exactly the production they wanted from the entire crew but it wasn't enough.

Delle Donne scored 26 points, the rest of the supporting cast saw Ariel Atkins reach 16 points, Cloud also had 16 and rookie Shakira Austin had 12. That's why the loss hurts even more for Washington because they had everything cooking to steal the crucial road victory. Can they put it all together for a second chance?

Seattle's Jewell Loyd got hot in the final quarter, scoring 12 of her 16 points to put the Storm on top late. Stewart was her MVP self with her double-double (23 points, 12 rebounds).

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MYSTICS vs. STORM PLAYERS TO WATCH

Elena Delle Donne (26 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists in Game 1): Delle Donne took over the Mystics late in the second quarter and had Seattle head coach Noelle Quinn praying for some spiritual help. She scored 22 points in the final 22 minutes of game time, almost willing the team to victory.

Jewell Loyd (16 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists in Game 1): Seattle's second-leading scorer was kept in check for a majority of the series opener. There was no clear second option behind Stewart. That all changed with her personal 9-0 in the final frame. Washington cannot afford for her to go on a hot streak.