UNIVERSITY PARK,Ga (AP)– Nia Coffey had 18 components and 11 rebounds, Allisha Gray moreover racked up 18 and and the Atlanta Dream defeated the Connecticut Sun 79-55 on Sunday.
Atlanta led 48-43 4 minutes proper into the 2nd fifty p.c after that took management with a 15-5 go to finish up the third quarter. Gray had 18 components, 5 rebounds and three aids with 3 quarters.
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Connecticut took care of simply 7 components within the 4th and ended up at 31% capturing.
Maya Caldwell included 12 rebounds and 6 aids and Rhyne Howard had 11 components and eight rebounds for Atlanta (3-2). Gray had 7 rebounds and three aids.
Marina Mabrey led the Sun (0-4) with 12 components and 10 rebounds. Tina Charles and Olivia Nelson-Ododa racked up 11 every.
Atlanta shot 41% and had a 52-34 recoiling profit.
Atlanta missed out on 9 of 10 3-pointers within the preliminary quarter but nonetheless led 21-16.
Charles made back-to-back baskets to supply Connecticut a 28-27 lead halfway with the 2nd quarter. Atlanta led 34-33 with a min staying within the fifty p.c previous to Coffey struck a 3-pointer for a 37-33 Atlanta lead on the break.
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Gray received in balancing 19.9 components, 5.0 rebounds and 5.2 aids, and she or he has truly aided Atlanta climate situation a group of accidents. Offseason procurement Brittney Griner missed out on Sunday’s online game with a knee harm, novice Te-Hina Paopao was out with a face harm endured within the group’s sway the Dallas Wings on Saturday, and Jordin Canada but to play whereas she recoups from a knee harm.
Up following
Atlanta sees Los Angeles on Tuesday and Connecticut hosts Dallas in a match of winless teams.
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