Atlanta Dream at Chicago Sky
· WNBA Commissioner's CupAllisha Gray scores 21, Rhyne Howard 17, Dream open 4th quarter on 13-0 run to defeat Sky 82-68
Atlanta, which has won four straight, opened the fourth quarter with a 59-58 lead and starting with a Gray 3-pointer, scored the first 13 points.
Rhyne Howard followed with a 3-point and Naz Hillmon had a three-point play. Chicago missed five shots before Courtney Williams made a free throw to end the drought at the 6:46 mark. Danielle Robinson quickly answered with a layup that made it 74-59.
The Sky had four more misses and a turnover before Kahleah Copper scored on a putback to make it 76-63 with 3:44 to play.
Chicago was outscored 23-10 in the fourth quarter, making 2 of 13 shots with three turnovers.
Howard had 17 points for the Dream (9-8) and Parker and Robinson 14 each.
Copper had 16 points for Chicago (8-10), who are 1-1 for new coach/general manager Emre Vatansever, who replaced James Wade on Saturday. Wade was hired as an assistant coach by the NBA Toronto Raptors. Marina Mabrey added 14 points.
The teams play again Sunday night.
Regular Season Series
ATL wins series 4-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 82 - 68 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 82 - 68 |
| 4th 1.1 |  |
Sika Kone defensive rebound | 82 - 68 |
| 4th 1.1 |  |
Rhyne Howard misses 25-foot three point shot | 82 - 68 |
| 4th 29.0 | |
shot clock turnover | 82 - 68 |
Statistics
 ATL |
 CHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 33-69 | FG | 25-68 |
| 48 | Field Goal % | 37 |
| 6-17 | 3PT | 7-24 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 10-13 | FT | 11-15 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 32 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 7 | Blocks | 2 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 16 | Fouls | 15 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 7,911 · 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 |
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