2026 Season · Washington

Mystics
Rest Report

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9
Rested Edge
5
Even Match
6
Fatigued

of 20 remaining games

  • Mon
    20
    Jul
    AWAY@

    Golden State Valkyries

    7:00 PM PT
    Valkyries +40 fresher
    WAS · Washington(12-12)
    1d
    Rest
    Travel
    no flight
    TZ shift
    same zone
    No travelR 15
    GSV · Golden State Valkyries(19-7)
    Home
    1d
    Rest
    Travel
    no flight
    TZ shift
    same zone
    No travelR 55
  • Wed
    22
    Jul
    HOMEvs

    Las Vegas Aces

    7:30 PM ET
    Aces +55 fresher
    WAS · Washington(12-12)
    Home
    1d
    Rest
    ✈✈✈✈
    Travel
    6.4h flight
    +3h
    TZ shift
    → east
    San Francisco, CA → Washington, DCR 20
    LVA · Las Vegas Aces(17-7)
    1d
    Rest
    ✈✈
    Travel
    2.2h flight
    TZ shift
    same zone
    Toronto, ON → Washington, DCR 75
  • Tue
    28
    Jul
    HOMEvs

    Connecticut Sun

    7:30 PM ET
    Roughly even
    WAS · Washington(12-12)
    Home
    5d
    Rest
    Travel
    no flight
    TZ shift
    same zone
    No travelR 100
    CON · Connecticut Sun(7-19)
    5d
    Rest
    ✈✈
    Travel
    2.5h flight
    TZ shift
    same zone
    Indianapolis, IN → Washington, DCR 95
  • Fri
    31
    Jul
    HOMEvs

    Dallas Wings

    7:30 PM ET
    WAS +25 fresher
    WAS · Washington(12-12)
    Home
    2d
    Rest
    Travel
    no flight
    TZ shift
    same zone
    No travelR 100
    DAL · Dallas Wings(17-8)
    1d
    Rest
    ✈✈
    Travel
    3.9h flight
    +1h
    TZ shift
    → east
    Arlington, TX → Washington, DCR 75
  • Wed
    5
    Aug
    HOMEvs

    Dallas Wings

    7:30 PM ET
    WAS +50 fresher
    WAS · Washington(12-12)
    Home
    4d
    Rest
    Travel
    no flight
    TZ shift
    same zone
    No travelR 100
    DAL · Dallas Wings(17-8)
    2d
    Rest
    ✈✈
    Travel
    3.9h flight
    +1h
    TZ shift
    → east
    Arlington, TX → Washington, DCR 50
  • Fri
    7
    Aug
    HOMEvs

    Atlanta Dream

    7:30 PM ET
    WAS +25 fresher
    WAS · Washington(12-12)
    Home
    1d
    Rest
    Travel
    no flight
    TZ shift
    same zone
    No travelR 90
    ATL · Atlanta Dream(16-10)
    1d
    Rest
    ✈✈
    Travel
    2.6h flight
    TZ shift
    same zone
    Atlanta, GA → Washington, DCR 65
  • Sun
    9
    Aug
    HOMEvs

    Phoenix Mercury

    3:00 PM ET
    WAS +70 fresher
    WAS · Washington(12-12)
    Home
    1d
    Rest
    Travel
    no flight
    TZ shift
    same zone
    No travelR 80
    PHO · Phoenix Mercury(9-18)
    1d
    Rest
    ✈✈
    Travel
    2.1h flight
    TZ shift
    same zone
    Uncasville, CT → Washington, DCR 10
  • Tue
    11
    Aug
    AWAY@

    Las Vegas Aces

    7:00 PM PT
    WAS +35 fresher
    WAS · Washington(12-12)
    1d
    Rest
    ✈✈✈✈
    Travel
    5.7h flight
    -3h
    TZ shift
    → west
    Washington, DC → Las Vegas, NVR 55
    LVA · Las Vegas Aces(17-7)
    Home
    1d
    Rest
    ✈✈✈✈
    Travel
    6h flight
    -3h
    TZ shift
    → west
    Brooklyn, NY → Las Vegas, NVR 20
  • Thu
    13
    Aug
    AWAY@

    Las Vegas Aces

    7:00 PM PT
    WAS +10 fresher
    WAS · Washington(12-12)
    1d
    Rest
    Travel
    no flight
    TZ shift
    same zone
    No travelR 35
    LVA · Las Vegas Aces(17-7)
    Home
    1d
    Rest
    Travel
    no flight
    TZ shift
    same zone
    No travelR 25
  • Sat
    15
    Aug
    HOMEvs

    Los Angeles Sparks

    7:30 PM ET
    WAS +10 fresher
    WAS · Washington(12-12)
    Home
    1d
    Rest
    ✈✈✈✈
    Travel
    5.7h flight
    +3h
    TZ shift
    → east
    Las Vegas, NV → Washington, DCR 20
    LAS · Los Angeles Sparks(10-15)
    1d
    Rest
    Travel
    1.9h flight
    TZ shift
    same zone
    Brooklyn, NY → Washington, DCR 10
  • Wed
    19
    Aug
    HOMEvs

    Toronto Tempo

    7:30 PM ET
    WAS +10 fresher
    WAS · Washington(12-12)
    Home
    3d
    Rest
    Travel
    no flight
    TZ shift
    same zone
    No travelR 75
    TOR · Toronto Tempo(10-15)
    0d
    Rest
    b2b
    ✈✈
    Travel
    2.2h flight
    TZ shift
    same zone
    Toronto, ON → Washington, DCR 65
  • Fri
    21
    Aug
    HOMEvs

    Minnesota Lynx

    7:30 PM ET
    WAS +50 fresher
    WAS · Washington(12-12)
    Home
    1d
    Rest
    Travel
    no flight
    TZ shift
    same zone
    No travelR 65
    MIN · Minnesota Lynx(20-6)
    1d
    Rest
    ✈✈✈✈
    Travel
    6.4h flight
    +3h
    TZ shift
    → east
    San Francisco, CA → Washington, DCR 15
  • Sun
    23
    Aug
    AWAY@

    Portland Fire

    4:00 PM PT
    Fire +15 fresher
    WAS · Washington(12-12)
    1d
    Rest
    ✈✈✈✈
    Travel
    6.2h flight
    -3h
    TZ shift
    → west
    Washington, DC → Portland, ORR 40
    POR · Portland Fire(11-15)
    Home
    1d
    Rest
    ✈✈✈✈
    Travel
    5.7h flight
    -3h
    TZ shift
    → west
    Toronto, ON → Portland, ORR 55
  • Tue
    25
    Aug
    AWAY@

    Phoenix Mercury

    7:00 PM PT
    Mercury +85 fresher
    WAS · Washington(12-12)
    1d
    Rest
    ✈✈
    Travel
    3.5h flight
    TZ shift
    same zone
    Portland, OR → Phoenix, AZR 15
    PHO · Phoenix Mercury(9-18)
    Home
    2d
    Rest
    Travel
    no flight
    TZ shift
    same zone
    No travelR 100
  • Thu
    27
    Aug
    AWAY@

    Phoenix Mercury

    7:00 PM PT
    Mercury +75 fresher
    WAS · Washington(12-12)
    1d
    Rest
    Travel
    no flight
    TZ shift
    same zone
    No travelR 15
    PHO · Phoenix Mercury(9-18)
    Home
    1d
    Rest
    Travel
    no flight
    TZ shift
    same zone
    No travelR 90
  • Fri
    28
    Aug
    AWAY@

    Los Angeles Sparks

    7:00 PM PT
    Sparks +75 fresher
    WAS · Washington(12-12)
    0d
    Rest
    b2b
    ✈✈
    Travel
    2.2h flight
    TZ shift
    same zone
    Phoenix, AZ → Los Angeles, CAR 0
    LAS · Los Angeles Sparks(10-15)
    Home
    3d
    Rest
    Travel
    no flight
    TZ shift
    same zone
    No travelR 75
  • Thu
    17
    Sep
    AWAY@

    Chicago Sky

    7:00 PM CT
    Roughly even
    WAS · Washington(12-12)
    19d
    Rest
    ✈✈✈✈
    Travel
    5h flight
    +2h
    TZ shift
    → east
    Los Angeles, CA → Chicago, ILR 100
    CHI · Chicago Sky(9-17)
    Home
    18d
    Rest
    ✈✈
    Travel
    2.9h flight
    -1h
    TZ shift
    → west
    Brooklyn, NY → Chicago, ILR 100
  • Sun
    20
    Sep
    AWAY@

    Indiana Fever

    4:00 PM ET
    Roughly even
    WAS · Washington(12-12)
    2d
    Rest
    Travel
    1.8h flight
    +1h
    TZ shift
    → east
    Chicago, IL → Indianapolis, INR 90
    IND · Indiana Fever(16-10)
    Home
    1d
    Rest
    ✈✈
    Travel
    2.4h flight
    TZ shift
    same zone
    Toronto, ON → Indianapolis, INR 85
  • Tue
    22
    Sep
    HOMEvs

    Connecticut Sun

    7:30 PM ET
    Roughly even
    WAS · Washington(12-12)
    Home
    1d
    Rest
    ✈✈
    Travel
    2.5h flight
    TZ shift
    same zone
    Indianapolis, IN → Washington, DCR 75
    CON · Connecticut Sun(7-19)
    1d
    Rest
    ✈✈
    Travel
    2.1h flight
    TZ shift
    same zone
    Uncasville, CT → Washington, DCR 75
  • Thu
    24
    Sep
    HOMEvs

    Chicago Sky

    7:30 PM ET
    Roughly even
    WAS · Washington(12-12)
    Home
    1d
    Rest
    Travel
    no flight
    TZ shift
    same zone
    No travelR 65
    CHI · Chicago Sky(9-17)
    1d
    Rest
    ✈✈
    Travel
    2.7h flight
    +1h
    TZ shift
    → east
    Chicago, IL → Washington, DCR 60

» How we score rest

We track a dynamic Fatigue & Recovery Index — a Rest Status score from 0 to 100 that changes day by day as a team plays, travels, and rests.

  • Teams start the season fully rested at R = 100.
  • Every game drains 35 points. A back-to-back drains an extra 10, because same-night recovery is minimal.
  • Travel days drain 5 points — including same-day travel squeezed into a back-to-back.
  • Rest days restore points: +25 sleeping in their own bed, +15 on the road. Recovery is capped at 100, so after about three full days off a team is fully recovered and extra rest gives no further edge.
  • The accumulated wear of a long road trip matters: several short-rest games in a row will push a team lower than any single game would on its own.

— The R score at tip-off is shown for each team; the game stamp reflects the delta between the two scores —

— Schedule via Basketball-Reference · Travel modeled from arena coordinates —
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