NBA

Dallas Wings at Atlanta Dream

· Women's National Basketball Association
Dallas Wings
1-2, 0-1 Away
Final
83 - 78

Atlanta Dream
2-1, 1-0 Home

Gray scores 21 and Atlanta rallies to defeat Dallas 83-78 in its WNBA home opener

Rhyne Howard buries tough fadeaway jumper

The Dream rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit, taking the lead at 63-62 on a Naz Hillmon layup early in the fourth quarter. With seven minutes left, Aerial Powers buried an 18-footer for a 69-64 Atlanta lead.

The teams then traded baskets until a second-chance 3-pointer from Gray gave the Dream a 74-68 lead with five minutes to go. Monique Billings hit two free throws to draw Dallas within 80-76 with 2 1/2 minutes remaining and Teaira McCowan hit a pair from the line to cut it to 81-78 with 40 seconds left.

With 13 seconds left, McCowan fouled Powers while blocking a layup and Powers made both free throws for a five-point lead. Arike Ogunbowale missed a 3-pointer for Dallas, Powers rebounded, and time ran out.

Cheyenne Parker-Tyus had 16 points, Rhyne Howard 15, Tina Charles 12 and Powers 10 for Atlanta (2-1). Howard and Charles completed double-doubles with 11 and 10 rebounds, respectively.

McCowan had 21 points and 14 rebounds in 33 minutes off the bench for Dallas (1-2). Billings also had a double-double with 20 points and 10 boards. Ogunbowale, the early WNBA scoring leader at 30.0 points per game, scored 24 points on 8-for-20 shooting. She was 1-for-8 from 3-point distance and the Wings made just 2 of 16.

After leading 27-26 through the first quarter, Dallas went on an 11-3 run early in the second and extended the lead to 48-40 at halftime while looking for a seventh straight win over Atlanta.

Atlanta outscored Dallas 43-30 in the second half.

The Wings played without Natasha Howard for the second game and Satou Sabally has yet to play this season.

Regular Season Series

ATL wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 78 - 83
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 78 - 83
4th 0.1 Aerial Powers defensive rebound 78 - 83
4th 4.0 Arike Ogunbowale misses 24-foot three point jumper 78 - 83
4th 13.0 Wings timeout 78 - 83

Statistics

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30-70 FG 30-72
43 Field Goal % 42
2-16 3PT 7-22
13 Three Point % 32
16-20 FT 16-22
80 Free Throw % 73
35 Rebounds 36
11 Offensive Rebounds 13
24 Defensive Rebounds 23
17 Assists 17
6 Steals 9
6 Blocks 3
14 Turnovers 12
2 Team Turnovers 1
16 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
16 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 13
9 Fast Break Points 17
46 Points in Paint 26
20 Fouls 20
10 Largest Lead 8

Game Information

Venue: Gateway Center

Location: College Park, GA
Attendance: 3,265 · 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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