Atlanta Dream at Connecticut Sun
· Women's National Basketball AssociationDream move into a 2nd-place tie in WNBA standings after 93-76 victory over the Sun
Atlanta (26-14), which is headed to the playoffs for a third straight year, moved into a second-place tie with Las Vegas (26-14) in the WNBA standings with four games to play. The Dream have not won a playoff game since the 2018 season.
Connecticut was within 76-74 with 5:07 remaining before Atlanta scored the next 17 points. Howard and Jordin Canada each scored six points during the run, and Hillmon added the other five.
Canada finished with 15 points off the bench and Brionna Jones had 10 points and 11 rebounds for Atlanta.
Tina Charles led Connecticut (10-30) with 22 points and eight rebounds. Leila Lacan added 17 points, Marina Mabrey had 12 and Saniya Rivers 10.
Charles, Mabrey and Lacan each scored in double figures in the first half to help Connecticut build a 48-42 lead. The Sun closed the first half on an 8-0 run, with five points from Lacan.
Canada completed a three-point play with 4.4 seconds left in the third quarter to give Atlanta a 67-64 lead. But Rivers raced the other way to just get a shot up before the buzzer to get the Sun within one.
It was the first of three matchups between Atlanta and Connecticut in the final five games of the regular season.
Regular Season Series
ATL wins series 4-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 93 - 76 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 93 - 76 |
| 4th 21.2 |  |
Aneesah Morrow defensive rebound | 93 - 76 |
| 4th 23.5 |  |
Rhyne Howard misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot | 93 - 76 |
| 4th 45.2 | |
Aaliyah Edwards makes 3-foot layup (Marina Mabrey assists) | 93 - 76 |
Statistics
 ATL |
 CON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-69 | FG | 31-62 |
| 43 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 10-30 | 3PT | 2-17 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 12 |
| 23-24 | FT | 12-14 |
| 96 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 20 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 16 | Assists | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 4 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 2 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 17 | Fouls | 18 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 7 |
Game Information
Location: Uncasville, CT
Attendance: 8,081 · 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 |
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