Atlanta Dream at Seattle Storm
· Women's National Basketball AssociationHoward scores 25 as Dream beat Storm for their sixth straight win
Howard made three 3-pointers in the final 30 seconds of the third quarter to take a 68-54 lead. She banked in a 3-pointer with 3.9 seconds left and then stole the inbounds pass, leading to another 3-pointer from the same spot.
Seattle got as close as 77-69 in the fourth before Gray answered with a basket and Howard added two free throws for a 12-point lead with 2:37 left.
Atlanta (21-11) moved past New York (21-12) for second place in the WNBA standings with 12 games remaining. The Dream play the Storm again on Friday in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Brittney Griner had 11 points and eight rebounds and Maya Caldwell scored 10, all in the first half, for Atlanta.
Nneka Ogwumike led Seattle (16-17) with 29 points and nine rebounds. Gabby Williams added 11 points.
Ogwumike was 7 of 11 from the field in the first half for 16 points, while the rest of her teammates combined for 23 points. Seattle closed the first half on a 12-5 run to get within 41-39.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 2-2
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 85 - 75 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 85 - 75 |
| 4th 15.4 |  |
Maya Caldwell defensive rebound | 85 - 75 |
| 4th 20.1 |  |
Nneka Ogwumike misses 23-foot three point jumper | 85 - 75 |
| 4th 24.4 | |
Storm Full timeout | 85 - 75 |
Statistics
 ATL |
 SEA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-63 | FG | 31-74 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 42 |
| 12-26 | 3PT | 6-17 |
| 46 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 11-15 | FT | 7-13 |
| 73 | Free Throw % | 54 |
| 42 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 13 | Fouls | 15 |
| 16 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 10,687 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York |
- | 8 | W1 | 0.61904764 | 13 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 8 | L4 | 0.6 | 12 |
 Indiana |
1 | 8 | W1 | 0.57894737 | 11 |
 Washington |
2 | 9 | W2 | 0.5263158 | 10 |
 Toronto |
3 | 10 | L1 | 0.47368422 | 9 |
 Chicago |
6 | 13 | L1 | 0.31578946 | 6 |
 Connecticut |
8.5 | 16 | L1 | 0.2 | 4 |
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 5 | L1 | 0.75 | 15 |
 Las Vegas |
0.5 | 5 | W2 | 0.7368421 | 14 |
 Golden State |
2 | 7 | W3 | 0.65 | 13 |
 Dallas |
3 | 8 | W1 | 0.6 | 12 |
 Los Angeles |
6 | 10 | L2 | 0.44444445 | 8 |
 Portland |
7 | 12 | L3 | 0.4 | 8 |
 Phoenix |
7.5 | 13 | W3 | 0.3809524 | 8 |
 Seattle |
10.5 | 16 | L1 | 0.23809524 | 5 |
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