Mercury fan behind me yells: What in the sam hell is going on?!?! These Mystics been frustrating the hell out of people recently.

Who had the Mystics up 20 before halftime?

Samuelson hits her third triple -she's 3 for 3 - right before halftime and he Mystics go into the break with a 50-32 lead. Team shooting 55.6 percent, 47.1 from 3. Samuelson with 13 points, the most she's scored since finishing with 13 on June 23. And there's still a half to go.

Samuelson is already one triple shy of matching her season high.

4 for 4 for Samuelson from behind the arc.

Julie Vanloo just gave BG the iso crossover to get to the rim for a layup. Looks at the bench with a giant grin on her face.

Karlie Samuelson has matched a career-high four 3-pointers and is two points shy of matching her career high (18)

Sykes starting to get to the rim at will. She's up to 10 points. Timeout, Mystics 63, Mercury 40. 4:55 left in 3Q.

Shatori gets her daily steal and layup

Ariel Atkins officially OUT for the rest of the game with a right ankle injury, per the team. She's still on the bench.

Vanloo up to 13 points, including 3 threes

Engstler from 3 then tells the refs it should've been an and-1.

Mystics still growing the lead. End 3Q: Mystics 75, Mercury 53. Washington hasn't scored fewer than 24 in a quarter tonight. Still shooting 55.6 percent.

Who had a Beetlejuice performance on their bingo card?

Best stretch of the game for the Mercury, on a 9-3 run. Lead cut to 16.

Sika Kone, again, putting in quality minutes on both ends of the floor.

Mercury just had their train thing where they invite fans to come and dance around the court during a timeout. I have to say, it's been an entertaining evening in the Footprint Center.

There it is. Karlie Samuelson with a career-high 19 points and a career-high 5 threes. She hasn't missed. 6 for 6 from the field, 5 for 5 from behind the arc. 20 point Mystics lead with 3:29 remaining.

And that's it. Mystics have now won 5 of 6 after a 90-77 victory over the Mercury. Samuelson was perfect (6 for 6, 5 for 5 from 3) with 19 points, Sykes added 14 and Vanloo finished with 13. Mystics are now a half game behind the Sky and Dream for the final playoff spot.

Mystics bench in Dallas: 50 points Mystics bench in Phoenix: 44 points.