Rhyne Howard, Dream seal playoff bid with win over Wings

Rhyne Howard scored 24 factors and blocked a career-high six photographs because the Atlanta Dream clinched a playoff spot with a 100-78 win over the Dallas Wings on Friday in School Park, Ga.

Howard performed motivated basketball after she ridiculed the native followers for chanting “MVP” for Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson on Wednesday evening. She completed with 5 assists and 4 rebounds on high of 6-of-11 capturing from 3-point vary. The Atlanta star shot solely 2-for-10 from deep within the earlier sport.

Allisha Grey added 19 factors and Brionna Jones scored 16 for the Dream (25-14).

Atlanta had a scare within the second quarter when MVP candidate Grey, who locked up the franchise report for many factors in a season, took an inadvertent knock to the face by Diamond Miller. After defending a Miller layup, Grey went to the bottom. Miller rebounded the free ball and went up for a layup, and Miller’s knee collided with the guard’s face.

Dallas (9-31) received off to a sizzling begin within the return of rookie star Paige Bueckers, who missed a loss to the Connecticut Solar on Wednesday on account of sickness, however the Wings couldn’t maintain off the Dream offense. Within the second quarter, the Wings had a five-point lead earlier than Atlanta responded with a 13-point run.

Within the third quarter, Dallas trimmed the Atlanta benefit to 4 factors however couldn’t cease the Dream within the fourth quarter, with the house aspect scoring the primary 10 factors and pushing their result in a game-high 15 factors.

Maddy Siegrist led the Wings with 23 factors of their seventh consecutive loss, and she or he made three of Dallas’ 5 3-pointers. Bueckers had her second double-double of the season, 16 factors and 10 assists, regardless of nonetheless trying below the climate in pregame warm-ups.

–Subject Degree Media