Connecticut Sun at Atlanta Dream

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Connecticut Sun

11-32, 4-18 Away

Final
87 - 62

Atlanta Dream

29-14, 16-6 Home

Dream beat Sun 87-62 as Karl Smesko breaks WNBA record for most wins by a first-year head coach

Atlanta Dream vs. Connecticut Sun - Game Highlights

Atlanta (29-14), which won its fifth straight game, moved past Last Vegas (28-14) for sole possession of second place. The Dream close the regular season on Wednesday at Connecticut.

Atlanta led 45-40 late in the first half before Saniya Rivers banked in a long 3-pointer for Connecticut just before the halftime buzzer. The Dream's lead was just 52-49 with 5:56 left in the third quarter before closing on a 16-3 run for a 16-point advantage.

The Sun scored nine points in the third and 10 in the fourth.

Naz Hillmon had 14 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals for Atlanta. Maya Caldwell added 11 points and Brittney Griner scored 10.

Rivers scored 16 points, Aneesah Morrow had 13 points and 14 rebounds, and Tina Charles scored 12 for Connecticut (11-32), which dropped to 4-18 on the road this season.

Rivers made two 3-pointers in the first half to set Connecticut’s rookie record with 42 3-pointers in a single season.

Regular Season Series

ATL wins series 4-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	62 - 87
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	62 - 87
4th 17.6	Shatori Walker-Kimbrough defensive rebound	62 - 87
4th 21.0	Mamignan Toure misses 8-foot pullup jump shot	62 - 87
4th 45.8	Sun defensive team rebound	62 - 87

Statistics

CON		ATL
24-66	FG	35-74
36	Field Goal %	47
7-20	3PT	8-26
35	Three Point %	31
7-11	FT	9-10
64	Free Throw %	90
33	Rebounds	41
6	Offensive Rebounds	5
27	Defensive Rebounds	36
15	Assists	23
3	Steals	12
3	Blocks	5
14	Turnovers	9
0	Team Turnovers	2
14	Total Turnovers	11
1	Technical Fouls	0
1	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
18	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	8
2	Fast Break Points	26
26	Points in Paint	52
10	Fouls	10
3	Largest Lead	28

Game Information

Venue: Gateway Center

Location: College Park, GA
Attendance: 3,319 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	-	8	W1	0.61904764	13
Indiana	1	8	W1	0.57894737	11
Atlanta	1	9	L5	0.5714286	12
Washington	2	9	W2	0.5263158	10
Toronto	3	10	L1	0.47368422	9
Chicago	6.5	14	L2	0.3	6
Connecticut	8.5	16	L1	0.2	4

Full Standings

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