Phoenix Mercury at Atlanta Dream
· Women's National Basketball AssociationRhyne Howard scores 23, Allisha Gray adds 20 and the Dream beat the Mercury 96-82
Howard made five of Atlanta's 14 3-pointers, while Phoenix was just 7 for 24 (29%).
Angel Reese had 14 points and 10 rebounds for her 21st double-double of the season for Atlanta (19-11), which has won six of its last seven games. Jordin Canada set Atlanta's single-season record for assists with 227, passing Layshia Clarendon's mark in 2017.
Kelsey Plum scored 19 points in her first start for Phoenix (12-20), which never led. Alyssa Thomas scored 17 points, and DeWanna Bonner had 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Gray made 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions to give Atlanta a 41-26 lead. She finished the first half with 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting and Howard added 15 to help Atlanta build a 54-47 lead.
Jaylyn Sherrod put Atlanta ahead 76-56 on a 3-pointer with 2:49 left in the third quarter.
Dream: At Washington on Friday.
Regular Season Series
ATL wins series 3-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 82 - 96 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 82 - 96 |
| 4th 23.1 |  |
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 2 of 2 | 82 - 96 |
| 4th 23.1 |  |
Jaylyn Sherrod enters the game for Jordin Canada | 81 - 96 |
| 4th 23.1 | |
DeWanna Bonner makes free throw 1 of 2 | 81 - 96 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 26-64 | FG | 33-70 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 7-24 | 3PT | 14-33 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 23-26 | FT | 16-17 |
| 88 | Free Throw % | 94 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 4 | Offensive Rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 22 | Assists | 29 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 7 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 13 | Fouls | 22 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 20 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 0 | Percent Led | 98 |
Game Information
Location: College Park, GA
Attendance: 3,575 · Capacity:
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 |
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 |
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