Dream finish off Mystics

ATLANTA – Atlanta broke open a close game by scoring 26 consecutive points and the Dream beat the Washington Mystics 101-77 on Friday night to advance to the Eastern Conference finals.

Iziane Castro Marques and Angel McCoughtry each scored 21 points for Atlanta.

Sancho Lyttle had 20 points and 10 rebounds as the Dream completed the surprising sweep of the Mystics, the top seed in the conference, in the best-of-3 series.