NBA

Chicago Sky at Atlanta Dream

· Women's National Basketball Association
12-19, 7-9 Away
Final
78 - 67

16-16, 9-6 Home

Cheyenne Parker scores a career-high 29 to help the Dream beat the Sky 78-67

Cheyenne Parker scores and draws the foul

Parker was 10 of 20 from the field and 9 of 10 at the free-throw line to top her previous scoring best of 25 points set earlier this season. She also had seven rebounds.

Danielle Robinson had 10 points and seven assists for Atlanta (16-16). The Dream were without leading scorer Rhyne Howard due to a nose injury. Gray was helped off the court with 6:39 remaining in the fourth quarter but she did return.

Gray scored 14 points in the first half and Parker added 11 as the Dream held a 39-37 lead at the break.

Dana Evans scored 18 points for Chicago (12-19), which has lost four straight. Elizabeth Williams had 10 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, and Kahleah Copper scored 11 of her 14 points in the first half.

Regular Season Series

ATL wins series 4-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 67 - 78
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 67 - 78
4th 18.2 Cheyenne Parker defensive rebound 67 - 78
4th 21.1 Dana Evans misses 25-foot three point jumper 67 - 78
4th 22.1 Courtney Williams offensive rebound 67 - 78

Statistics

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27-68 FG 28-69
40 Field Goal % 41
5-20 3PT 4-14
25 Three Point % 29
8-12 FT 18-20
67 Free Throw % 90
39 Rebounds 31
14 Offensive Rebounds 7
25 Defensive Rebounds 24
14 Assists 23
3 Steals 3
6 Blocks 2
16 Turnovers 6
1 Team Turnovers 1
17 Total Turnovers 7
0 Technical Fouls 2
0 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
27 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 6
6 Fast Break Points 8
30 Points in Paint 44
20 Fouls 12
10 Largest Lead 11

Game Information

Venue: Gateway Center

Location: College Park, GA
Attendance: 2,957 · 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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