Atlanta Dream at Seattle Storm
· Women's National Basketball AssociationEzi Magbegor scores 18, Jordan Horston adds 15 as Storm beats Dream 81-70
Jewell Loyd had 14 points and seven assists, Sami Whitcomb scored 13 and Nneka Ogwumike finished with 10 points, 12 rebounds, two steals and two blocks for the Storm (16-8).
Atlanta cut its deficit to a point on two occasions early in the fourth quarter but the Storm answered each time and used a 13-2 run, beginning with two free throws by Loyd with 5:33 to play, that gave Seattle its biggest lead of the game when Horston’s layup capped the spurt and made it 81-67 with 1:42 remaining.
Atlanta (7-16) has lost seven straight games and 10 of 11. Rhyne Howard, the 2022 WNBA rookie of the year and a two-time WNBA All-Star, has missed 10 consecutive games since she suffered an ankle injury during a 68-55 loss to the Minnesota Lynx on June 19 in Minneapolis. The Dream's 78-74 win at Connecticut on June 28 is their only victory since Howard went down.
Maya Caldwell scored a career-high 19 points to lead the Dream and Aerial Powers added 14 points, Tina Charles and Allisha Gray scored 12 apiece.
After the Dream was called for technical foul (defensive 3-seconds), Skylar Diggins-Smith hit the free throws, Victoria Vivians made a 3-pointer and Whitcomb followed with a pair of 3s just 36 seconds apart before Owgumike hit a step-back jumper on the baseline to give Seattle a 40-30 lead and cap a 12-0 run with 6:16 left in the first half. The Storm led the rest of the way.
Seattle didn't score again until Whitcomb hit two free throws with 1:21 left. Despite missing their final 11 field-goal attempts of the second quarter, the Storm led 42-36 at halftime.
Seattle had eight steals — including two apiece for Diggins-Smith, Whitcomb and Horston — and forced 11 Dream turnovers in the first half. The Storm had 13 assists on 16 field goals while shooting 40% (16 for 40) overall and hitting 4 of 15 (27%) from 3-point range.
Diggins-Smith left the game (ankle) late in the first half after a collision with Atlanta's Allisha Gray and did not return.
Regular Season Series
SEA wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 70 - 81 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 70 - 81 | |
4th 1.1 | Joyner Holmes defensive rebound | 70 - 81 | |
4th 4.2 | Naz Hillmon misses 16-foot jumper | 70 - 81 | |
4th 13.1 | Aerial Powers defensive rebound | 70 - 81 |
Statistics
ATL | SEA | |
---|---|---|
28-73 | FG | 30-75 |
38.4 | Field Goal % | 40.0 |
3-17 | 3PT | 5-28 |
17.6 | Three Point % | 17.9 |
11-15 | FT | 16-18 |
73.3 | Free Throw % | 88.9 |
39 | Rebounds | 35 |
13 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
26 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
18 | Assists | 27 |
9 | Steals | 13 |
5 | Blocks | 7 |
16 | Turnovers | 11 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
17 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
18 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
2 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
40 | Points in Paint | 38 |
15 | Fouls | 11 |
3 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Game Information
Location: Seattle, WA
Attendance: 10,036 · Capacity:
2023-24 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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