Los Angeles Sparks at Atlanta Dream
· Women's National Basketball AssociationDream beat the Sparks 86-75 to move into sole possession of second place in the WNBA standings
Atlanta (27-14), which has won five of its last six games, moved a half-game ahead of Las Vegas (26-14) and Phoenix (26-14) with three regular-season games remaining.
The Dream play Los Angeles again on Friday, followed by a two-game series with Connecticut to end the season.
Los Angeles (19-21) trails Indiana (21-20) by a game and a half for the eighth and final playoff spot.
Dearica Hamby had 21 points, nine rebounds and four assists for Los Angeles. Kelsey Plum had 18 points and seven assists, and Rickea Jackson scored 15.
Naz Hillmon added 15 points and Maya Caldwell scored 14 for Atlanta. Jordin Canada recorded her first double-double this season with 10 points and 10 assists.
Los Angeles scored the opening 10 points of the game as Atlanta missed its first seven field goals. But the Dream closed the quarter on a 12-3 run to take a 26-24 lead after one. Atlanta started the second quarter on a 15-3 run to build a 41-27 lead.
Atlanta led 53-41 at the break behind Howard's 12 points and three 3-pointers. The Dream led by at least eight points the entire second half.
Regular Season Series
ATL wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 75 - 86 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 75 - 86 |
| 4th 21.5 |  |
Dream defensive team rebound | 75 - 86 |
| 4th 22.1 |  |
Julie Vanloo misses two point shot | 75 - 86 |
| 4th 25.6 | |
Maya Caldwell bad pass (Julie Vanloo steals) | 75 - 86 |
Statistics
 LA |
 ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-69 | FG | 34-79 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 6-25 | 3PT | 11-28 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 13-20 | FT | 7-8 |
| 65 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 6 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 7 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 11 | Fouls | 18 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 16 |
Game Information
Location: College Park, GA
Attendance: 3,265 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dallas |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Los Angeles |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Minnesota |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Phoenix |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Seattle |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Las Vegas |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Golden State |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Portland |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 New York |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Washington |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Connecticut |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Chicago |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Atlanta |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Toronto |
- | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
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