Atlanta Dream at Dallas Wings
· Women's National Basketball AssociationHillmon hits tiebreaking 3 with 2.6 seconds left, scores career-high 21 points as Dream beat Wings
Allisha Gray had 15 points, Brionna Jones scored 14 and Maya Caldwell added a season-high 13 points for Atlanta (16-11).
Paige Bueckers scored 21 points for the Wings, nine in the last five minutes, and has 11 20-point games this season.
Bueckers hit a 3-pointer that gave Dallas a one-point lead with 2:36 to play. Brionna Jones answered with a bucket inside but Bueckers was fouled as she made a driving layup and hit the free throw to make it 83-81 with 2 minutes remaining.
Te-Hina Paopao hit a driving layup and then made a backdoor cut, caught a pass from Jones and made a layup to give the Dream a two-point lead with 34 seconds left. Arike Ogunbowale answered with a fadeaway jumper with 21 seconds to go before Hillmon hit the winner.
Gray scored 11 points to help Atlanta take a 26-21 lead going into the second quarter. The Wings are 2-13 this season when trailing at the end of the first.
Atlanta’s Brittney Griner was called for two technical fouls moments apart while arguing a foul called and was ejected less than a minute into the third quarter. Jordin Canada (illness) did not play.
Dallas (8-20) went into the game following a 92-82 win over the New York Liberty, the defending WNBA champions.
The Wings wrap up a four-game homestand Friday against Indiana and the Dream take on Phoenix at home.
Regular Season Series
ATL wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
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End of Game | 88 - 85 |
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End of the 4th Quarter | 88 - 85 |
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Wings offensive team rebound | 88 - 85 |
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Paige Bueckers misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot | 88 - 85 |
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Nia Coffey enters the game for Brionna Jones | 88 - 85 |
Statistics
ATL |
DAL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 33-63 | FG | 34-68 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 11-26 | 3PT | 11-22 |
| 42 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 11-13 | FT | 6-8 |
| 85 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 6 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 9 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 8 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Arlington, TX
Attendance: 5,228 · 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 |
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 |
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