The cellar-dwelling Connecticut Sun dealt a significant blow to the Mystics' postseason aspirations by recording an 80-69 victory on Tuesday in Washington, D.C.

The Sun (7-27) will attempt to complete a home-and-home sweep of the Mystics (16-19) on Thursday when the teams reconvene in Uncasville, Conn.

Washington was outscored 26-12 in the second quarter and saw its 15 turnovers converted into 21 points. The setback dropped the Mystics to 1 1/2 games behind the eighth-place Seattle Storm for the last playoff berth with nine games remaining on their schedule.

"We're certainly not trying to have a slipup or things of that nature, but we haven't put the playoff word up on the board," Washington head coach Sydney Johnson said. "We're trying to play a certain way, day in and day out."

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