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Dallas Wings at Atlanta Dream

· Women's National Basketball Association
9-31, 4-15 Away
Final
100 - 78

25-14, 13-6 Home

Atlanta secures a WNBA playoff spot for 11th time in franchise history with 100-78 win over Wings

Atlanta Dream vs. Dallas Wings - Game Highlights

Atlanta, which won the season series with Dallas 3-1, made the playoffs for the 11th time in franchise history. The Dream's last playoff victory came in 2018.

Allisha Gray added 19 points, Brionna Jones had 16 points, Te-Hina Paopao 14 and Brittney Griner scored 11 off the bench for Atlanta (25-14). The Dream had 32 assists on their 38 made field goals.

Maddy Siegrist led Dallas (9-31) with 23 points and rookie Paige Bueckers had 16 points and 10 assists. Myisha Hines-Allen and Amy Okonkwo each scored 11 for the short-handed Wings, who only had eight players available because of injuries.

Howard scored 14 points in the first half and Gray added 12 as Atlanta led 49-40 at the break. The Dream ended the half by scoring 27 of the final 40 points.

Siegrist sank a 3-pointer with 3.6 seconds left in the third quarter to pull Dallas within 71-67. But Naz Hillmon made a reverse layup with 7:31 left in the fourth to cap Atlanta’s 10-0 run and make it 81-67.

Dallas only had nine points in the opening eight minutes of the fourth to trail 94-76.

The Wings have lost seven straight and dropped to 4-15 on the road this season.

Regular Season Series

ATL wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 78 - 100
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 78 - 100
4th 1.4 Shatori Walker-Kimbrough defensive rebound 78 - 100
4th 2.4 Diamond Miller misses 14-foot step back jumpshot 78 - 100
4th 20.1 Nia Coffey makes 23-foot three point jumper (Te-Hina Paopao assists) 78 - 100

Statistics

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33-73 FG 38-69
45 Field Goal % 55
5-18 3PT 15-33
28 Three Point % 45
7-9 FT 9-12
78 Free Throw % 75
26 Rebounds 31
5 Offensive Rebounds 7
21 Defensive Rebounds 24
20 Assists 32
5 Steals 6
2 Blocks 10
11 Turnovers 9
1 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 9
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
14 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 7
11 Fast Break Points 6
46 Points in Paint 44
13 Fouls 11
5 Largest Lead 22

Game Information

Venue: Gateway Center

Location: College Park, GA
Attendance: 3,268 · Capacity:

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

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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