Seattle Storm at Atlanta Dream
· Women's National Basketball AssociationMcCoughtry leads Dream over Storm 72-64
Tiffany Hayes, returning to the Dream (5-6) along with Aneika Henry after the pair missed five games while playing for Azerbaijan in a 3-on-3 tournament in Europe, added 12 points.
Jewell Loyd scored 12 points for Seattle (3-9), which has lost seven of its last eight. Alysha Clark, Ramu Tokashiki and Sue Bird added 11 each. Bird was just 4 of 15 shooting while leading scorer Crystal Langhorne was limited to five points.
The Storm, trailing by 15 late in the third quarter, rallied to within 63-62 on Clark's 3-pointer with 2:11 left. But McCoughtry turned in a three-point play and Sancho Lyttle, who grabbed 15 rebounds, had a pair of steals which led to four Dream free throws in the final 21 seconds as Atlanta finished on a 7-2 run.
The Dream announced before the game that they had traded guard Samantha Logic to San Antonio for the Silver Stars' 2016 second-round pick. Logic, selected No. 10 overall in this year's draft, appeared in four games, averaging 0.8 points.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 64 - 72 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 64 - 72 |
| 4th 5.0 |  |
Sancho Lyttle defensive rebound | 64 - 72 |
| 4th 6.0 |  |
Sue Bird misses 24-foot three point jumper | 64 - 72 |
| 4th 16.0 | |
Tiffany Hayes makes free throw 2 of 2 | 64 - 72 |
Statistics
 SEA |
 ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-59 | FG | 26-67 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 4-17 | 3PT | 3-13 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 23 |
| 14-16 | FT | 17-23 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 74 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
| 19 | Assists | 16 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 26 | Fouls | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 5,385 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 9 | L2 | 0.775 | 31 |
 Golden State |
2 | 11 | W4 | 0.725 | 29 |
 Las Vegas |
4 | 13 | W3 | 0.675 | 27 |
 Dallas |
7 | 16 | W4 | 0.6 | 24 |
 Portland |
15 | 24 | L1 | 0.4 | 16 |
 Los Angeles |
16 | 25 | W2 | 0.375 | 15 |
 Phoenix |
17 | 26 | W1 | 0.35 | 14 |
 Seattle |
23 | 32 | L1 | 0.2 | 8 |
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
- | 14 | W1 | 0.65 | 26 |
 Indiana |
- | 14 | W2 | 0.65 | 26 |
 New York |
2 | 16 | W1 | 0.6 | 24 |
 Washington |
2 | 16 | L1 | 0.6 | 24 |
 Chicago |
11 | 25 | L3 | 0.375 | 15 |
 Toronto |
15 | 29 | L4 | 0.275 | 11 |
 Connecticut |
16 | 30 | L3 | 0.25 | 10 |
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