Chicago — The Atlanta Dream defeated the Chicago Sky 89-80 to improve their record to 5-4 on the season. The Atlanta Dream started Haley Jones, Allisha Gray, Rhyne Howard, Cheyenne Parker-Tyus and Tina Charles for the ninth consecutive time this season. Atlanta recorded its second-highest scoring game of the season with 89 points and its highest scoring with 51 points in the first half.
“From the first person to the last person, I thought they were comfortable. We moved the ball really well, especially in that first half, and the ball found the right opportunities. And our pace was much better,” said head coach Tanisha Wright.