Dallas Wings at Atlanta Dream
· Women's National Basketball Association
Gray scores 21 and Atlanta rallies to defeat Dallas 83-78 in its WNBA home opener
The Dream rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit, taking the lead at 63-62 on a Naz Hillmon layup early in the fourth quarter. With seven minutes left, Aerial Powers buried an 18-footer for a 69-64 Atlanta lead.
The teams then traded baskets until a second-chance 3-pointer from Gray gave the Dream a 74-68 lead with five minutes to go. Monique Billings hit two free throws to draw Dallas within 80-76 with 2 1/2 minutes remaining and Teaira McCowan hit a pair from the line to cut it to 81-78 with 40 seconds left.
With 13 seconds left, McCowan fouled Powers while blocking a layup and Powers made both free throws for a five-point lead. Arike Ogunbowale missed a 3-pointer for Dallas, Powers rebounded, and time ran out.
Cheyenne Parker-Tyus had 16 points, Rhyne Howard 15, Tina Charles 12 and Powers 10 for Atlanta (2-1). Howard and Charles completed double-doubles with 11 and 10 rebounds, respectively.
McCowan had 21 points and 14 rebounds in 33 minutes off the bench for Dallas (1-2). Billings also had a double-double with 20 points and 10 boards. Ogunbowale, the early WNBA scoring leader at 30.0 points per game, scored 24 points on 8-for-20 shooting. She was 1-for-8 from 3-point distance and the Wings made just 2 of 16.
After leading 27-26 through the first quarter, Dallas went on an 11-3 run early in the second and extended the lead to 48-40 at halftime while looking for a seventh straight win over Atlanta.
Atlanta outscored Dallas 43-30 in the second half.
The Wings played without Natasha Howard for the second game and Satou Sabally has yet to play this season.
Regular Season Series
ATL wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 78 - 83 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 78 - 83 |
| 4th 0.1 |  |
Aerial Powers defensive rebound | 78 - 83 |
| 4th 4.0 |  |
Arike Ogunbowale misses 24-foot three point jumper | 78 - 83 |
| 4th 13.0 | |
Wings timeout | 78 - 83 |
Statistics
 DAL |
 ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 30-70 | FG | 30-72 |
| 42.9 | Field Goal % | 41.7 |
| 2-16 | 3PT | 7-22 |
| 12.5 | Three Point % | 31.8 |
| 16-20 | FT | 16-22 |
| 80.0 | Free Throw % | 72.7 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 17 | Assists | 17 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 20 | Fouls | 20 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Game Information
Location: College Park, GA
Attendance: 3,265 · Capacity:
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Los Angeles2023-24 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 New York |
- | 8 | L1 | 0.8 | 32 |
 Connecticut |
4 | 12 | W1 | 0.7 | 28 |
 Indiana |
12 | 20 | L1 | 0.5 | 20 |
 Atlanta |
17 | 25 | W3 | 0.375 | 15 |
 Washington |
18 | 26 | W1 | 0.35 | 14 |
 Chicago |
19 | 27 | L5 | 0.325 | 13 |
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