Atlanta Dream at Connecticut Sun
· Women's National Basketball AssociationDream beat the Sun 88-72 to move into second place in the WNBA standings
Atlanta (30-14) became just the sixth team in league history to reach 30 wins during the regular season. The Dream can secure the No. 2 seed in the playoffs if Las Vegas (29-14) loses to Los Angeles on Thursday.
Brionna Jones and Allisha Gray each added 13 points, and Nia Coffey scored 10 for Atlanta. Howard went 3 of 7 from distance to become the ninth player in WNBA history to make 100 or more 3-pointers in a season.
Marina Mabrey scored 22 points and Aneesah Morrow had 11 points and 10 rebounds for Connecticut (11-33). Saniya Rivers set a Sun rookie record with 43 3-pointers this season. Tina Charles scored nine to eclipse 700 points this season, the first time in her 14-year WNBA career she's hit the mark.
Atlanta took control in the first quarter after closing on a 17-2 run to build a 31-13 lead. The Dream shot 64.7% from the field in the quarter, including 4 of 8 from 3-point range, while Connecticut was 5 of 15 (33.3%) overall.
Coffey made a corner 3-pointer with 10.5 seconds left in the second quarter to give Atlanta a 51-28 halftime lead.
The Sun, who trailed by 24, got within 63-54 late in the third quarter after a 16-4 run. But the Dream closed the frame by scoring six of the final eight points for a 71-58 lead.
Regular Season Series
ATL wins series 4-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 88 - 72 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 88 - 72 |
| 4th 2.3 |  |
Maya Caldwell defensive rebound | 88 - 72 |
| 4th 2.3 |  |
Aneesah Morrow misses 14-foot pullup jump shot | 88 - 72 |
| 4th 3.0 | |
Aneesah Morrow offensive rebound | 88 - 72 |
Statistics
 ATL |
 CON |
|
|---|---|---|
| 33-61 | FG | 26-73 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 36 |
| 10-27 | 3PT | 3-20 |
| 37 | Three Point % | 15 |
| 12-14 | FT | 17-21 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 14 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 26 | Assists | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 10 |
| 9 | Blocks | 1 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 13 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 18 | Fouls | 14 |
| 24 | Largest Lead | 3 |
Game Information
Location: Uncasville, CT
Attendance: 7,508 · 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 |
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