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Alisha Gray scored 27 points and Brionna Jones recorded a double-double and the Atlanta Dream took control just before halftime and went on to beat the Dallas Wings 83-75.
Connecticut plays the Atlanta Dream after Marina Mabrey scored 22 points in the Sun's 76-70 loss to the Minnesota Lynx.
The Brittney Griner experiment was not a surefire success for the Atlanta Dream. Griner, entering her 12th season in the W, having never played anywhere except Phoenix, her fit with the Dream looked questionable on paper.
The Atlanta Dream open their home schedule against the Indiana Fever on Thursday night. They unveiled a new court with the statement “Pay Some Respect to Women’s Sports” painted on it.
Stephanie White’s Indiana Fever secured an 81–76 win in their second matchup against the Atlanta Dream at State Farm Arena. Compared to Tuesday, the Fever’s defense looked much sharper. After the game, White reflected on matchups against Dream that always stay close until the final minutes.
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The Wings starters shot just 13 for 47 (27.6%). Dallas overall shot 30 for 82 (36.6%). Siegrist gave Dallas its last lead at 26-24 with 4:31 left before halftime. Griner tied it 13 seconds later with a layup, Gray made two foul shots and that started a 13-4 Atlanta run to close the half with a 37-30 lead.
Find out who will play and who is out in today's injury report for the Atlanta Dream vs. Connecticut Sun game on May 25.
The Atlanta Dream are 1-2 to start the season, and there have been some good things to take away from their play, as well as some things that they can improve on. All three games have come down to the final minutes,