Dallas Wings at Atlanta Dream
· Women's National Basketball AssociationOgunbowale scores 32 points in season finale as Wings pull away from Dream 94-77 in playoff preview
The fourth-seeded Wings (22-18) are home against the fifth-seeded Dream (19-21) in a best-of-3 playoff opener on Friday. Dallas swept the season series 3-0, winning by seven and 12 at home.
Ogunbowale drilled a 3-pointer and turned a steal into a layup to cap a 13-2 game-breaking surge to open the fourth quarter. That put the lead at 79-60 with 6:51 to play.
Natasha Howard scored 15 points with nine rebounds and four assists and Teaira McCowan had 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Rhyne Howard scored 19 points for Atlanta, which shot 38% from the field. Cheyenne Parker and Allisha Gray both added 13.
The Wings had 44-39 lead at the half. Dallas led by as many as 10 in the third quarter before taking a 66-58 lead into the fourth quarter.
Regular Season Series
DAL wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 94 - 77 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 94 - 77 |
| 4th 2.1 |  |
Maddy Siegrist defensive rebound | 94 - 77 |
| 4th 7.0 |  |
Iliana Rupert misses 25-foot three point jumper | 94 - 77 |
| 4th 12.1 | |
Maddy Siegrist makes two point shot | 94 - 77 |
Statistics
 DAL |
 ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 33-66 | FG | 26-68 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 38 |
| 5-18 | 3PT | 6-18 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 23-23 | FT | 19-26 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 29 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 38 | Defensive Rebounds | 22 |
| 26 | Assists | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 13 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 20 | Fouls | 18 |
| 21 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Location: College Park, GA
Attendance: 3,207 · Capacity:
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 |
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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