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Atlanta Dream Clinch Playoffs With 100-78 Win, Take East Lead

The team now turns to locking up home-court advantage in a tight seeding race.

Overview

  • Atlanta improved to 25-14 and moved to the top of the Eastern Conference with five regular-season games left.
  • The Dream pulled away with a 29-11 fourth quarter after Dallas cut into the lead in the third.
  • Rhyne Howard led the way with 24 points, six blocks, five assists, four rebounds and a steal.
  • Balanced scoring featured five in double figures: Allisha Gray 19, Brionna Jones 16, Te-Hina Paopao 14 and Brittney Griner 11 alongside Howard’s 24.
  • It was Atlanta’s first 100-point game of the season, coming against a Wings team with only eight players available.