NBA

Atlanta Dream at Minnesota Lynx

· Women's National Basketball Association
4-2, 2-1 Away
Final
96 - 81

5-2, 2-2 Home

Courtney Williams scores 25, Natasha Howard adds 22 and the Lynx beat the Dream 96-81

Minnesota Lynx vs. Atlanta Dream - Game Highlights

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.

Up next Atlanta stays on the road to play Portland on Friday.

Minnesota plays at Chicago on Friday.

Regular Season Series

ATL wins series 2-1

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

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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

Target Center

Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 9,912 · Capacity:

2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Atlanta - 14 W5 0.6818182 30
Washington 2 16 W4 0.6363636 28
Indiana 2 16 L1 0.6363636 28
New York 4 18 L2 0.59090906 26
Chicago 14 28 L1 0.36363637 16
Toronto 19 33 L8 0.25 11
Connecticut 19 33 W1 0.25 11

2025-26 Western Conference Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Minnesota - 11 W1 0.75 33
Golden State 1 12 W1 0.72727275 32
Las Vegas 2 13 W7 0.70454544 31
Dallas 6 17 W1 0.6136364 27
Portland 16 27 W1 0.38636363 17
Los Angeles 17 28 L2 0.36363637 16
Phoenix 17 28 L1 0.36363637 16
Seattle 25 36 L5 0.18181819 8
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