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Yardbarker on MSNDream use third-quarter surge to put away Valkyries
Allisha Gray scored 12 of her 13 points in a third-quarter runaway as the Atlanta Dream used balanced scoring and a suffocating defense to continue a successful road trip with a 79-63 victory over the Golden State Valkyries on Sunday night.
For four quarters, the Atlanta Dream outmuscled and outworked the Valkyries in what became a 79-63 loss for the expansion team. Golden State dropped to 18-16 with the defeat and had their four-game winning streak snapped.
Brittney Griner Has Strong Words About Atlanta Dream on Thursday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Atlanta Dream are the hottest team in the WNBA right now, having won six straight games and eight of their last 10. They even took down the league-best Minnesota Lynx, as they climbed to the No. 2 seed in the standings.
After falling in last year's WNBA Finals, the Lynx have made a statement with a 3-0 record over New York in 2025. Saturday's win bumped the Liberty down to third place, and Minnesota has a commanding seven-game lead at the top of the league's standings.
Brittney Griner Reacts to Latest Request Involving Atlanta Dream originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Brittney Griner and the Atlanta Dream are experiencing their best stretch of the 2025 WNBA season, having won their last six games to improve to 21-11.
On Friday, Rhyne Howard surpasses Tiffany Hayes to become the all-time leading three point scorer in Dream history.
The arrival of future Hall of Famer Brittney Griner, a two-time scoring champion and Defensive Player of the Year, has undoubtedly infused them with superpowers they had previously lacked. But another factor has been the continued fine play of guard Rhyne Howard.