Final: Atlanta 78, Connecticut 86
July 22, 2023 - Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Atlanta Dream News Release
Atlanta Dream (12-10) vs. Connecticut Sun (17-6)
Game 22 | July 22, 2023 | Atlanta, GA.
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Points Rebounds Assists
Atlanta 16 22 16 24 78 Howard - 22 Parker - 8 Howard, Gray and Rupert - 2
Connecticut 30 15 22 19 86 Bonner - 20 Thomas - 11 Thomas - 8
Notes
- The Dream started Danielle Robinson, Allisha Gray, Rhyne Howard, Nia Coffey and Cheyenne Parker for the eighth time this season, going 6-2 in those games.
- The Dream's record against the Sun falls to 28-31 all-time and moves to 18-11 when playing in Atlanta.
Players
- Rhyne Howard recorded her 20th career 20-point game (ninth of the season), with 22 points.
- Howard also had a career-high four blocks and added two steals.
- Fellow All-Stars Allisha Gray and Cheyenne Parker scored 17 points each
- Parker led the team with eight rebounds and Gray was right behind with seven boards.
- Parker hit a season-high 11 free throws, the most by any Dream player this season.
- In her second game back from injury, Aari McDonald scored a season-high 14 points in her 27 minutes.
- Howard officially passed Renee Montgomery's Dream career record for made three-pointers, taking third place in the franchise records book. Montgomery finished her two-year career with the Dream with 146 made three's, and after her four made today Howard now has 149 behind only Tiffany Hayes (325) and Angel McCoughtry (233).
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