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Parker made 10 of 20 shots from the field and 9
of 10 at the foul line, helping Atlanta (16-16) win for just the
second time in seven games. Her three-point play with 7:07 left
in the game put the Dream ahead for good at 62-61.
Allisha Gray added 20 points and seven rebounds for Atlanta,
which feasted in points off turnovers. It forced 17 miscues from
Chicago and cashed them in for a whopping 27 points while
committing just seven turnovers.
Dana Evans scored 18 points off the bench for the Sky (12-19),
who dropped their fourth straight game and fell out of a tie for
the No. 8 seed with Los Angeles. Only the top eight teams make
the WNBA playoffs.
Kahleah Copper added 14 and Elizabeth Williams chipped in 10
points for Chicago, which was outscored 25-13 in the fourth
quarter.
The pregame storyline concerned Atlanta starters Rhyne Howard
and Nia Coffey, who were both ruled out with facial and hand
injuries, respectively. Howard is the team's leading scorer at
17.5 ppg and Coffey has been a fixture in the frontcourt
rotation.
Without the duo, the Dream roared out to a 14-6 lead just over
four minutes into the game before Chicago rattled off an 18-2
run to end the first quarter. Robyn Parks capped the outburst
with a pullup jumper with 5.4 seconds left.
The margin reached 10 early in the second period before Atlanta
used the foul line to rally. The Dream went 11-for-12 at the
stripe in the quarter, with Danielle Robinson canning two with
3.2 seconds remaining to give them a 39-37 edge at halftime.
Neither team led by more than five in a back-and-forth third
period that concluded with the Sky taking a 54-53 advantage,
thanks to Evans' floater with 18.5 seconds on the clock.
--Field Level Media
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