Seattle Storm @ Atlanta Dream
Dream clinch their first WNBA playoff spot since 2018 with a 79-68 victory over the Storm
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. -- — Allisha Gray scored 18 points, Monique Billings set season-highs with 15 points and 14 rebounds, and the Atlanta Dream beat the Seattle Storm 79-68 on Wednesday night to clinch a playoff spot for the first time since 2018.
Atlanta (18-20) is tied with Washington for sixth in the WNBA standings. The Dream host the Mystics on Friday before closing the season against fourth-place Dallas. Atlanta has beaten Washington in two of three matchups this season.
Cheyenne Parker added 17 points and Rhyne Howard scored 10 for the Dream.
Atlanta trailed 36-33 before closing the first half on a 14-4 run to lead 47-40 at the break. Gray and Parker each made 5 of 8 shots in the first half to help the Dream shoot 54% from the field.
Aari McDonald made a long 3-pointer with the shot clock winding down to extend Atlanta's lead to 65-52 with 23.7 seconds left in the third quarter. Billings completed a three-point play for a 72-62 lead midway through the fourth, and Rhyne Howard made Atlanta's third 3-pointer of the game with 2:55 remaining for a 12-point lead.
Jewell Loyd led Seattle (11-27) with 26 points on 8-of-25 shooting. Sami Whitcomb added 13 points and Ezi Magbegor had 12 points, eight rebounds and four blocks.
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Matchups
Game Information
College Park, GA
Referee:Angelica Suffren
Referee:Charles Watson
Referee:Maj Forsberg
2025-26 Standings
| Western Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 6 | 2 | .750 | - | W4 |
| Golden State | 5 | 2 | .714 | 0.5 | W2 |
| Dallas | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1 | W2 |
| Las Vegas | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1.5 | L2 |
| Los Angeles | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1.5 | W3 |
| Portland | 5 | 4 | .556 | 1.5 | L1 |
| Seattle | 3 | 5 | .375 | 3 | L1 |
| Phoenix | 2 | 7 | .222 | 4.5 | L5 |
| Eastern Conference | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta | 5 | 2 | .714 | - | W1 |
| Indiana | 4 | 3 | .571 | 1 | L1 |
| New York | 5 | 4 | .556 | 1 | W2 |
| Toronto | 4 | 4 | .500 | 1.5 | W1 |
| Washington | 3 | 4 | .429 | 2 | L1 |
| Chicago | 3 | 5 | .375 | 2.5 | L4 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 8 | .111 | 5 | L3 |
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