NBA

Atlanta Dream at Chicago Sky

· Women's National Basketball Association
13-9, 5-6 Away
Final
49 - 86

7-15, 4-6 Home

Atlanta starters combine for 58 points in 86-49 victory over the Sky

Brittney Griner drills a triple to extend Dream's early lead

Atlanta opened the third quarter on a 14-0 run and closed the frame with a 74-36 lead. The Dream made 13 field goals in the third — one more than the Sky had through three quarters.

The score was 62-26 before the Sky made their second field goal of the second half with 3:24 left in the third. The Dream led by as many as 43 in the fourth.

Both teams were missing key starters. Chicago star Angel Reese missed her first game of the season with a leg injury and guard Ariel Atkins was out due to a calf injury. Dream forward Rhyne Howard will be out for the rest of July with a knee injury.

Rookie Te-Hina Paopao finished with 13 points and Naz Hillmon scored 10 for Atlanta (13-9). Jordin Canada had eight assists.

Rebecca Allen had a team-high nine points and three 3-pointers — all in the third quarter — for Chicago (7-15). Kamilla Cardoso added eight points and 11 rebounds.

Chicago avoided its lowest scoring game in franchise history when Moriah Jefferson made a jumper in the lane with 30.3 seconds left.

Regular Season Series

ATL wins series 4-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 86 - 49
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 86 - 49
4th 1.1 Moriah Jefferson defensive rebound 86 - 49
4th 3.1 Te-Hina Paopao misses 23-foot three point jumper 86 - 49
4th 30.1 Moriah Jefferson makes 7-foot running pullup jump shot 86 - 49

Statistics

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31-66 FG 18-71
47 Field Goal % 25
9-27 3PT 7-20
33 Three Point % 35
15-20 FT 6-8
75 Free Throw % 75
42 Rebounds 33
5 Offensive Rebounds 9
37 Defensive Rebounds 24
26 Assists 12
5 Steals 5
5 Blocks 7
10 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 2
10 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
5 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 22
12 Fast Break Points 4
40 Points in Paint 18
10 Fouls 17
43 Largest Lead 0

Game Information

Wintrust Arena

Location: Chicago, IL
Attendance: 9,025 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 7 L3 0.6315789 12
New York 0.5 8 L2 0.6 12
Indiana 1 8 W1 0.57894737 11
Washington 2.5 9 W1 0.5 9
Toronto 3 10 L1 0.47368422 9
Chicago 6 13 L1 0.31578946 6
Connecticut 8 15 W2 0.21052632 4
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