In Los Angeles, the Atlanta Dream defeated the Los Angeles Sparks 124-88, setting a franchise record for points in a game. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Associated Press.
Angel Reese had a stunning perfect shooting night, going 9-for-9 from the field, including two 3-pointers, for 20 points. She also grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out eight assists, recording her WNBA-leading 25th double-double of the season. Reese scored 18 points in the first half.
Reese set a Dream record for field goals without a miss and became the third player in WNBA history with a 20-point double-double on 100% shooting. She is four shy of Alyssa Thomas' WNBA double-double record of 28 set in 2023.
Additionally, she had three offensive rebounds in the first half to break her own WNBA season record of 172 set in 2024.
Rhyne Howard added 26 points and five 3-pointers for Atlanta (23-13), which has won eight straight in the series with Los Angeles. Naz Hillmon had 14 points and Allisha Gray 13.
Cameron Brink scored 14 points off the bench for Los Angeles (12-24), which was eliminated from playoff contention. Rae Burrell added 12 and Nneka Ogwumike had 11.
The Dream led by 42 points and reached the 100-point mark with 8:10 left.
Play was briefly interrupted with 2:59 left in the third quarter after a sex toy was thrown on the court near where Jihyun Park was about to attempt a free throw for Los Angeles.