Postgame Notes: Atlanta 101, Washington 78
Published on June 13, 2021 under Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
Atlanta Dream News Release
Atlanta Notes
Atlanta's record against Washington moves to 24-24 all-time.
The Dream started Odyssey Sims, Courtney Williams, Tiffany Hayes, Cheyenne Parker and Elizabeth Williams for the third time.
Team
The team's 23-point win marked Atlanta's largest margin of victory this season (previous: +7 at Chicago, 5/25).
The Dream's 23-point lead marked their largest of any game this season.
Atlanta is now 5-1 when leading after the first half.
The Dream's 32 points in the second quarter were the most the team has seen in any quarter this season. Atlanta also scored 28 points in the third quarter for the third time this season.
The Dream made a season-best 13 three-pointers on 29 attempts.
Atlanta scored 100+ points for the second time this season (last: 101 vs. Dallas, 5/27).
This was the seventh time this season the Dream had more steals than their opponent and the second time Atlanta held their opponent to under 40% shooting from the field.
Individual
Odyssey Sims' season-best performance saw her score 20 points (previous: 14 vs. CON 5/14) on 8 made field goals (previous: 5 vs. CON 5/14), with 4 defensive rebounds (previous: 3, twice) on a season-high 36 minutes.
She recorded four steals for the second time this season and has now recorded multiple steals in five games for the Dream.
This game marked her 41st career game with 20+ points.
Courtney Williams led the team in scoring for the sixth time this season with 21 points against Washington, her 20th career game with 20+ points and 7th with Atlanta.
She recorded three steals for the second time this season (last: 5/19 vs. Chicago).
Tianna Hawkins made a season-best 2 three-pointers, scoring 10 points for her second double-figure scoring game this season.
Aari McDonald made her 17th straight free throw with one on Sunday. She currently holds the fifth longest streak of made free throws among active players (Elena Delle Donne holds the current record but has not played since 2019).
Opponent
Atlanta held Washington to 78 points, tying the Dream's record for fewest points by an opponent this season (last: Connecticut 5/14).
The Dream's 101 points were the most scored against Washington by any team this season (previous: 96 vs. LVA, 6/5).
The Mystics' 23 made field goals and 37.7 field goal percentage are both opponent lows this year for the Dream.
Washington's 12 points in the fourth quarter marked the fewest points scored by a Dream opponent in the final quarter this season (previous: 16 vs. Connecticut, 5/14).
Atlanta held center Tina Charles to a season-low 13 points
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