Angel Reese scored 18 factors with 8 rebounds, whereas Rhyne Howard tallied 24 factors to steer the Atlanta Dream to their second win over the Indiana Fever in three days, incomes (*3*) at State Farm Arena on Saturday.
Indiana and Atlanta performed the second finish of a home-and-home sequence, with the Dream winning the first matchup on Thursday, 108-101.
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The Dream took management of the sport in the third quarter, outscoring Indiana 28-15 to take a 10-point lead. The Fever couldn’t reduce the deficit beneath double-digits by means of the ultimate 10 minutes with a protection that had no reply for Atlanta.
Indiana solely held a 59-56 lead at halftime regardless of taking pictures 61% from the ground and 60% on 3-pointers. Two of these 3s got here from Mitchell, who had 16 factors on the half, with three extra coming from Clark as she scored 15 factors in the sport’s first 20 minutes.
Atlanta trailed by 11 factors halfway by means of the second quarter, however reduce the deficit to a few on the break regardless of taking pictures 45% (however 50% on 3s). Howard was 3-for-10 from the ground, whereas Reese shot 3-for-8. Hillmon was the Dream’s main first-half scorer with 15 factors.
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Coming out of the half, Indiana prolonged its result in 5 factors earlier than Atlanta went on a 6-0 run to take its first lead because the first quarter. The Dream prolonged that run to 13-0, with 6 factors scored by Reese, to take a 73-65 lead on a 3-pointer from Howard.
Indiana briefly stalled Atlanta’s onslaught with two Boston free throws and a layup from Clark, however the Dream scored one other six factors to take an 84-74 lead into the fourth quarter. That margin elevated to 13 factors on one other 3 from Howard.
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