Overview
- Howard broke Sabrina Ionescu’s mark by making her 129th three in the fourth quarter of Thursday’s 103-59 win over the Connecticut Sun after missing her first eight attempts in the game.
- The record was logged in Atlanta’s 41st game of the season and gave Howard sole possession of the single-season lead for made 3-pointers.
- This season Howard hit several milestones earlier, including becoming the fastest player to reach 100 threes in a season (in 31 games) and the youngest to reach 400 career threes on June 11.
- Howard is posting career bests in scoring, field-goal percentage, 3-point percentage and steals while teammate Angel Reese added a 30-point, 10-rebound performance that helped lift the Dream into stronger playoff positioning.
- The WNBA and Atlanta publicly celebrated the achievement on social media, and teams may now shift defensive focus toward limiting Howard’s long-range attempts as Atlanta closes the regular season.