Overview

• Atlanta beat Los Angeles 104-85 on Sept. 5 in College Park, Georgia, completing a two-game sweep in three days.
• Howard scored a season-high 37 points, with 29 before halftime, and went 9-of-17 from three to tie the WNBA single-game mark for made 3-pointers.
• The Dream have won four straight and 13 of their past 16, moving into sole possession of second place by a half-game over the Aces.
• The Sparks fell to 19-22 and now sit two games behind the Indiana Fever for the eighth and final playoff spot.
• Maya Caldwell added 19 points on 5-of-7 threes and Brionna Jones had 12 points and nine boards for Atlanta; Dearica Hamby scored 26, Kelsey Plum 20 and Rickea Jackson 17 for L.A., which shot 27.3% from deep to the Dream’s 48.7%.