Atlanta Dream at Minnesota Lynx
· Women's National Basketball AssociationCourtney Williams scores 25, Natasha Howard adds 22 and the Lynx beat the Dream 96-81
Minnesota's lead was 44-40 early in the third quarter before they team scored the next 13 points. The Lynx outscored the Dream 28-19 in the frame to make it 70-56 after three.
Rookie Olivia Miles completed a three-point play early in the fourth for a 77-60 lead. Then Williams made a wide-open 3-pointer with 3:04 left to extend it to 88-75.
All five starters for Minnesota scored in double figures. Miles finished with 16 points, Nia Coffey scored 14, and Kayla McBride had 12 for the Lynx. Minnesota had a season-high 26 assists on 40 made field goals and shot 60% from the field.
Allisha Gray scored 21 points and made five 3-pointers for Atlanta, which dropped its first road game of the season. Naz Hillmon added 15 points, and Angel Reese had 10 points and eight rebounds. Rhyne Howard also scored 10.
Eleven of Atlanta's 29 made field goals came from beyond the arc.
Minnesota evened the season series with Atlanta 1-1 after dropping the season opener 91-90. The Lynx led by 19 points in the loss before the Dream took their first lead with 11.3 seconds left.
Minnesota plays at Chicago on Friday.
Regular Season Series
Series tied 1-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 81 - 96 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 81 - 96 |
| 4th 20.8 |  |
Isobel Borlase makes driving layup (Indya Nivar assists) | 81 - 96 |
| 4th 27.7 |  |
Maya Caldwell bad pass turnover (Indya Nivar steals) | 79 - 96 |
| 4th 43.7 | |
Madina Okot makes 3-foot layup (Isobel Borlase assists) | 79 - 96 |
Statistics
 ATL |
 MIN |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-65 | FG | 40-67 |
| 45 | Field Goal % | 60 |
| 11-31 | 3PT | 7-19 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 12-16 | FT | 9-10 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 17 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 23 | Assists | 26 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 33 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 6 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 52 |
| 10 | Fouls | 16 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 19 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 97 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 9,912 · Capacity:
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 2 | W3 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Atlanta |
- | 2 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 New York |
1 | 4 | W1 | 0.5 | 4 |
 Toronto |
1 | 4 | W1 | 0.5 | 4 |
 Washington |
1 | 3 | W1 | 0.5 | 3 |
 Chicago |
1.5 | 4 | L3 | 0.42857143 | 3 |
 Connecticut |
4.5 | 8 | L3 | 0.11111111 | 1 |
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Minnesota |
- | 2 | W3 | 0.71428573 | 5 |
 Las Vegas |
0.5 | 2 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Golden State |
0.5 | 2 | W1 | 0.6666667 | 4 |
 Portland |
0.5 | 3 | W3 | 0.625 | 5 |
 Dallas |
1 | 3 | W1 | 0.5714286 | 4 |
 Los Angeles |
1.5 | 3 | W2 | 0.5 | 3 |
 Seattle |
2.5 | 5 | L1 | 0.375 | 3 |
 Phoenix |
3.5 | 6 | L4 | 0.25 | 2 |
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