NBA

Chicago Sky at Atlanta Dream

· WNBA Commissioner's Cup
2-7, 1-5 Away
Final
88 - 70

7-3, 4-1 Home

Rhyne Howard's 36 points and 9 3-pointers lead Dream past the Sky 88-70

A great dime by Jordin Canada leads to the score

Howard broke the franchise record for 3-pointers in a game, topping Renee Montgomery's eight in 2018.

Griner blocked a shot by Elizabeth Williams late in the third quarter to move into a tie with Lisa Leslie (822). Griner added another in the fourth to sit alone in second, trailing Margo Dydek's record 877.

Howard, who was scoreless in the first quarter, had 11 points in the third quarter to help Atlanta take a 58-54 lead. She ended the third with a jumper from the free-throw line and began the fourth with a 3-pointer for a seven-point lead. Howard added another 3-pointer with 8:18 remaining for the first double-digit lead of the game at 66-56.

Howard also scored 11 points during Atlanta’s 18-3 run in the fourth to take a 79-59 lead.

Allisha Gray had 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists for Atlanta (7-3). Brionna Jones added 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Jordin Canada scored 12 to go with eight assists.

Kamilla Cardoso led Chicago (2-7) with 15 points and nine rebounds. Angel Reese added 12 points and nine boards, and Ariel Atkins also scored 12.

Regular Season Series

ATL wins series 4-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 70 - 88
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 70 - 88
4th 5.1 Hailey Van Lith makes driving layup 70 - 88
4th 23.1 Maddy Westbeld defensive rebound 68 - 88
4th 26.1 Maya Caldwell misses 24-foot three point jumper 68 - 88

Statistics

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28-68 FG 32-70
41 Field Goal % 46
6-18 3PT 12-37
33 Three Point % 32
8-15 FT 12-17
53 Free Throw % 71
36 Rebounds 39
10 Offensive Rebounds 12
26 Defensive Rebounds 27
20 Assists 21
6 Steals 5
3 Blocks 6
12 Turnovers 12
3 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 12
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 12
9 Fast Break Points 16
40 Points in Paint 34
13 Fouls 18
8 Largest Lead 22

Game Information

Venue: Gateway Center

Location: College Park, GA
Attendance: 3,296 · 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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