Chicago Sky at Atlanta Dream
· Women's National Basketball AssociationSky clinches playoff spot, tops Dream 98-96
Atlanta led 91-90 with 1:45 to go but Erika de Souza scored off an offensive rebound, Jessica Breland hit a jumper and Courtney Vandersloot made two free throws to put Chicago up five with 36 seconds left.
Angel McCoughtry made a jumper, was fouled and made the free throw to cut it to two with 30 seconds. After a turnover, Atlanta had several good looks to tie on the next possession, but McCoughtry missed twice and the Sky held on.
Chicago (18-11) led 52-45 at the break.
McCoughtry led Atlanta (12-17) with 33 points. The Dream had won three in a row.
Regular Season Series
CHI wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 98 - 96 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 98 - 96 |
| 4th 0.0 |  |
Atlanta offensive team rebound | 98 - 96 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
Shoni Schimmel misses 50-foot three point running jumper | 98 - 96 |
| 4th 1.0 |  |
Courtney Vandersloot makes free throw 2 of 2 | 98 - 96 |
Statistics
 CHI |
 ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 37-70 | FG | 33-74 |
| 53 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 5-10 | 3PT | 2-14 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 14 |
| 19-26 | FT | 28-37 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 76 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 21 | Assists | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 6 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 20 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 27 | Fouls | 20 |
Game Information
Location: Atlanta, GA
Attendance: 6,872 · Capacity:
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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