NBA

Atlanta Dream at Dallas Wings

· Women's National Basketball Association
16-11, 8-7 Away
Final
85 - 88

8-20, 5-9 Home

Hillmon hits tiebreaking 3 with 2.6 seconds left, scores career-high 21 points as Dream beat Wings

Dream take down Wings with dramatic win

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

4th 0.0 End of Game 88 - 85
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 88 - 85
4th 0.4 Wings offensive team rebound 88 - 85
4th 1.4 Paige Bueckers misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot 88 - 85
4th 2.6 Nia Coffey enters the game for Brionna Jones 88 - 85

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/wnba/500/atl.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originATL https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/wnba/500/dal.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originDAL
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

College Park Center

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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