NBA

Atlanta Dream at Minnesota Lynx

· Women's National Basketball Association
7-17, 4-9 Away
Final
86 - 79

17-8, 11-3 Home

Natisha Hiedeman scores 16 of a season-high 18 in the fourth quarter and the Lynx beat the Dream

What a shot by Bridget Carleton

Minnesota outscored the Dream 30-19 in the final 10 minutes for its highest scoring fourth quarter of the season.

Hiedeman, who made three 3-pointers in the opening five minutes of the fourth, banked in a layup with 1:26 remaining to cap a 13-2 run for an 81-74 lead. She reached 15 fourth-quarter points on the basket, while Atlanta had just 14.

After Atlanta got within 82-79 with 37.8 left, McBride dribbled down the clock before driving into the lane to make a contested layup with 19 seconds left. McBride added two free throws with 10 seconds left to seal it.

Alanna Smith added 13 points, 10 rebounds, six assists and three steals for Minnesota (17-8), which was without Napheesa Collier due to a foot injury. McBride was 9 of 17 from the field, 4 of 8 from distance, and 8 of 9 at the stripe to reach 30 points for the third time this season.

Cheyenne Parker-Tyus scored 16 points and Rhyne Howard, who played for the first time since June 19, added 15 for Atlanta (7-17). Tina Charles scored 12 and Aerial Powers 11.

The Dream have lost eight straight.

Regular Season Series

MIN wins series 4-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 79 - 86
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 79 - 86
4th 2.0 Dorka Juhasz defensive rebound 79 - 86
4th 5.1 Rhyne Howard misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot 79 - 86
4th 10.0 Kayla McBride makes free throw 2 of 2 79 - 86

Statistics

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29-59 FG 29-75
49.2 Field Goal % 38.7
5-15 3PT 11-30
33.3 Three Point % 36.7
16-21 FT 17-23
76.2 Free Throw % 73.9
33 Rebounds 32
5 Offensive Rebounds 11
28 Defensive Rebounds 21
18 Assists 25
5 Steals 10
4 Blocks 2
16 Turnovers 7
1 Team Turnovers 2
17 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 8
11 Fast Break Points 18
38 Points in Paint 26
19 Fouls 16
7 Largest Lead 7

Game Information

Target Center

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 15,013 · Capacity:

2024-25 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York - 6 L1 0.6666667 12
Atlanta 0.5 7 W1 0.6315789 12
Indiana 3 9 L1 0.5 9
Washington 3.5 10 W1 0.47368422 9
Chicago 7 13 L2 0.2777778 5
Connecticut 10 16 L10 0.11111111 2

2024-25 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 2 W5 0.8947368 17
Phoenix 4 6 W1 0.68421054 13
Seattle 5 7 W2 0.6315789 12
Golden State 7.5 9 L2 0.5 9
Las Vegas 7.5 9 W1 0.5 9
Los Angeles 11 13 W1 0.31578946 6
Dallas 11.5 14 L1 0.3 6
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