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The Washington Mystics, coming off an impressive defensive performance against defending WNBA champion Minnesota, takes aim at the lowest-scoring team in the league Wednesday afternoon.Washington (8-8) will play host to the San Antonio Stars, averaging 74.2 points per game and shooting 40.6 percent from the field, also a league-worst. The Stars (3-11) are last in the Western Conference.The Mystics on Sunday defeated the visiting Lynx 87-63 at the Verizon Center, handing Minnesota just its second loss of the season. Washington limited forward Maya Moore to five points (14 below her average) and held guard Seimone Augustus scoreless for the first time in her 11-year WNBA career.It started on our defensive end, Washington guard Tayler Hill said on WNBA.com. We came out with so much energy and pressure in full court and that translated into our offense.Hill and forward Emma Meesseman are each having the best seasons of their careers. Meesseman, who scored 16 of her 20 points against Minnesota in the first quarter, is averaging 15.1 points per game. Hill is at a team-best 15.8.Meesseman was the WNBA leader in 3-point shooting (54.2 percent) entering Tuesday nights league action.Defensively, the Mystics focus will be on San Antonios Kayla McBride. The third-year guard is averaging 18.6 points per game and is coming off a 28-point effort in Saturdays 73-69 victory over the Atlanta Dream. That ended a four-game skid for the Stars.I was just sick of losing close games. Im serious, McBride said. As a leader and as a competitor, I felt like I had to step up. There were contributions from everybody, but to bring that energy and to be that leader and that scorer that I like to be, that was good for us.Washington has won six of its past eight games to get to .500 for the second time after an 0-3 start. San Antonio, which is 0-6 away from home, is starting a three-game road trip that includes visits to Indiana and Minnesota.This is the first meeting of the season between the teams. The Mystics won both matchups in 2015. Custom Boston Bruins Jerseys . Thats about all he can do right now, so hes trying not to think about when he might be able to play again for the Los Angeles Lakers. Bruins Jerseys China .2 billion agreement with Rogers Communications for the leagues broadcast and multimedia rights. https://www.cheapbruins.com/ . There was no hesitation from the 40th-ranked Pospisil, from Vernon, B.C., who admitted that he cut back on his training sessions over the last few days to conserve energy as the long ATP season finishes next week at the Paris Masters. Cheap Bruins Jerseys . LOUIS -- Mike Smith is used to facing plenty of shots, so this was nothing new. Bruins Jerseys 2020 . Howard Ganz, an MLB lawyer, said in a letter to U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos that Rodriguezs claims do not come "remotely close" to what is needed to overturn an arbitration decision in federal court. OAKLAND, Calif. -- Golden State Warriors centre Festus Ezeli has undergone right knee surgery to reinforce two ligaments. The team says the procedure, performed by Dr. Neal ElAttrache in Los Angeles on Wednesday, was necessary to reinforce the medial collateral and posterior cruciate ligaments. Ezeli sprained the knee during the regular-season finale at Portland on April 17. Golden State expects him to soon bbegin rehabilitation and make a complete recovery, likely in a minimum of six to nine months.dddddddddddd Ezeli averaged 2.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 0.95 blocked shots -- fourth among NBA rookies -- in 78 regular-season games and 41 starts as a rookie. He was the 30th overall pick by the Warriors in the 2012 draft. In 12 playoff games, he averaged 2.0 points and 2.5 rebounds in 11.2 minutes. ' ' '