Overview

• The Atlanta Dream (15-10) will host the Golden State Valkyries (11-13) at 7:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday in College Park, Georgia.
• Brittney Griner scored 22 points in Sunday’s 90-86 win over the Minnesota Lynx, her best performance since returning to the lineup.
• Atlanta leads the Eastern Conference with 28.0 defensive rebounds per game and owns an 8-3 mark at home.
• Golden State has gone 3-9 on the road and suffered a franchise-worst 31-point loss to the Connecticut Sun in its most recent outing.
• All-Star forward Kayla Thornton underwent season-ending knee surgery on July 25, and Monique Billings remains sidelined, further depleting Golden State’s frontline.