With a week remaining in the regular season, Atlanta’s dream plays with as much confidence as any WNBA team.
Atlanta (27-14) won three consecutive games and 12 out of 15 in total before his match for the second house in three days with the Los Angeles Sparks on Friday in College Park, Georgia.
On Thursday, The Dream led Las Vegas Aces and Phoenix Mercury by half a game for the seeded n ° 2. Atlanta strengthened its chances of guaranteeing the place on Wednesday, overcoming an early deficit of 10 points to beat the 86-75 Sparks. Brionna Jones totaled 16 points and 13 rebounds in victory.
For the first year head coach and WNBA coach of the year Karl Smesko, the 2025 campaign went as well as he could have hoped. The Dream has taken a total of 15 victories from last year and will enter the playoffs as a legitimate title candidate. For the moment, it is a question of ending the regular season on a solid note.
“It was a good victory for us,” said Pmemesko on Wednesday. “We had a very good second quarter, and we were better defensively. Obviously, it was a difficult beginning, but we kept our composure; we knew that there was a lot of time. … Los Angeles is very difficult at the moment; they wanted the latter place for qualifying series. It was really good for us to be able to obtain victory.”
The 18.6 points per game by Allisha Gray led the booming dream, while Rhyne Howard follows with 16.9.
Los Angeles (19-21) alternated victories and defeats in the last 12 games and desperately needs a victory. The Sparks will enter on Friday by dragging the fever of the Indiana with 1 1/2 games for the eighth and last place in the playoffs with four games to play.
Dearica Hamby collected 21 points and Kelsey Plum added 18 Wednesday for the Sparks, who risk missing their fifth consecutive playoffs.
“When you play a team like Atlanta, especially on the road, you can’t dig a hole. You have to play quite perfect,” said Plum. “This is just one of those things where you watch the film, learn, make adjustments and then have the opportunity to play again on Friday. It is rare to be able to play a consecutive team. It is an excellent opportunity for us.”
Plum leads Los Angeles by scoring at 19.9, while Hamby Chips in 18.3 points and eight rebounds by competition.
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