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Atlanta Dream at Dallas Wings

· Women's National Basketball Association
5-6, 4-2 Away
Final
85 - 73

6-6, 5-2 Home

Natasha Howard scores 23, the Wings snap a 3-game losing streak

Atlanta Dream vs. Dallas Wings: Full Highlights

Dallas went ahead 63-38 in the third quarter after scoring 11 straight points. Atlanta missed its first six field goals of the period, but rallied in the fourth behind rookie Taylor Mikesell, who scored seven points in four minutes to get the Dream within 80-67 with 4:07 left.

Dallas made five of its next six free throws to secure an 85-69 and seal the game.

Kalani Brown had 11 points, 14 rebounds and two blocks for Dallas (5-6), which plays the first of back-to-back games at Los Angeles on Friday. Satou Sabally scored 10 points on 2-of-11 shooting and Teaira McCowan had nine points and 11 rebounds in her first game since the season opener.

Ogunbowale, who was coming off a career-high 41 points on Saturday, scored 16 points in the first half and Howard added 10 to help Dallas build a 43-32 lead. Howard finished with 20-plus points for the fourth time this season.

Cheyenne Parker and Rhyne Howard each scored 15 points for Atlanta (5-6), which had its three-game winning streak snapped.

Ogunbowale was ejected with 1:42 left in the fourth quarter after receiving two technical fouls while on the bench. Ogunbowale signed an autograph for a fan while heading to the locker room.

Regular Season Series

DAL wins series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 73 - 85
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 73 - 85
4th 14.1 Ashley Joens defensive rebound 73 - 85
4th 18.0 Nia Coffey misses free throw 1 of 1 73 - 85
4th 18.0 Veronica Burton shooting foul 73 - 85

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/wnba/500/atl.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originATL https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/wnba/500/dal.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDAL
22-67 FG 27-66
33 Field Goal % 41
4-18 3PT 6-17
22 Three Point % 35
25-33 FT 25-34
76 Free Throw % 74
33 Rebounds 46
11 Offensive Rebounds 16
22 Defensive Rebounds 30
15 Assists 19
5 Steals 6
8 Blocks 5
13 Turnovers 16
1 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 16
4 Technical Fouls 6
4 Total Technical Fouls 6
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 15
13 Fast Break Points 6
28 Points in Paint 32
20 Fouls 20
4 Largest Lead 25

Game Information

College Park Center

Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: 3,392 · Capacity:

2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 14 W6 0.6818182 30
New York 3 17 W3 0.6136364 27
Indiana 6 20 W3 0.54545456 24
Washington 14 28 L10 0.36363637 16
Connecticut 19 33 L2 0.25 11
Chicago 20 34 L4 0.22727273 10

2024-25 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 10 W1 0.77272725 34
Las Vegas 4 14 W16 0.6818182 30
Phoenix 7 17 L3 0.6136364 27
Seattle 11 21 W1 0.52272725 23
Golden State 11 21 L3 0.52272725 23
Los Angeles 13 23 L1 0.47727272 21
Dallas 24 34 W1 0.22727273 10
Full Standings

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