Dallas Wings at Atlanta Dream
· Women's National Basketball AssociationAtlanta secures a WNBA playoff spot for 11th time in franchise history with 100-78 win over Wings
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
DAL |
ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
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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