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08/05 20:13 CDT Rhyne Howard scores 23, Allisha Gray adds 20 and the Dream beat
the Mercury 96-82
Rhyne Howard scores 23, Allisha Gray adds 20 and the Dream beat the Mercury
96-82
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) --- Rhyne Howard had 23 points and eight assists,
Allisha Gray added 20 points and the Atlanta Dream beat the Phoenix Mercury
96-82 on Wednesday night.
Howard made five of Atlanta's 14 3-pointers, while Phoenix was just 7 for 24
(29%).
Angel Reese had 14 points and 10 rebounds for her 21st double-double of the
season for Atlanta (19-11), which has won six of its last seven games. Jordin
Canada set Atlanta's single-season record for assists with 227, passing Layshia
Clarendon's mark in 2017.
Kelsey Plum scored 19 points in her first start for Phoenix (12-20), which
never led. Alyssa Thomas scored 17 points, and DeWanna Bonner had 11 points and
11 rebounds.
Gray made 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions to give Atlanta a 41-26 lead.
She finished the first half with 17 points on 7-of-8 shooting and Howard added
15 to help Atlanta build a 54-47 lead.
Jaylyn Sherrod put Atlanta ahead 76-56 on a 3-pointer with 2:49 left in the
third quarter.
Up next
Mercury: At Connecticut on Friday.
Dream: At Washington on Friday.
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