Connecticut Sun at Atlanta Dream
· Women's National Basketball AssociationTina Charles scores 22 as Dream beat Sun 82-70 for 2nd straight win
Atlanta (9-17) had lost eight consecutive games, and 15 of 18, prior to the break. The Dream won back-to-back games — against two of the top four teams in the WNBA standings — for just the second time this season. Atlanta beat the Seattle Storm on Friday.
Rhyne Howard scored 13 points, and Allisha Gray added 11 for the Dream. The duo, who are Atlanta's top-two scorers this season and average a combined 31.9 points per game this season, made just 5 of 21 (24%) from the field.
Olivia Nelson-Ododa hit a short jumper that gave Connecticut (19-7) a 68-63 lead with 4:51 to play. Gray quickly answered with a three-point play, Canada followed with a driving layup, and Charles added a jumper that gave Atlanta the lead for good with less than three minutes remaining. Alyssa Thomas made a layup that cut the Sun's deficit to a point about a minute later but the Dream closed the game on an 11-0 run.
Connecticut made just 1 of 7 from the field after Nelson-Ododa's jumper midway through the fourth quarter.
Thomas finished with 13 points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Sun. Brionna Jones scored 12 points with eight rebounds, two steals and two blocks. Tyasha Harris also scored 12, Marina Mabrey added 11, and DeWanna Bonner grabbed 10 rebounds to go with nine points.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 70 - 82 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 70 - 82 |
| 4th 13.1 |  |
Tina Charles makes free throw 2 of 2 | 70 - 82 |
| 4th 13.1 | |
Tina Charles makes free throw 1 of 2 | 70 - 81 |
| 4th 13.1 |  |
Brionna Jones personal take foul | 70 - 80 |
Statistics
 CON |
 ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-65 | FG | 26-63 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 4-16 | 3PT | 5-16 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 31 |
| 20-22 | FT | 25-31 |
| 91 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 16 | Assists | 18 |
| 8 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 14 |
| 30 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 28 | Fouls | 19 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 12 |
Game Information
Location: College Park, GA
Attendance: 3,330 · 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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