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Atlanta Dream (12-7, 8-4 Eastern Conference) at
Indiana Fever (9-10, 6-5 Eastern Conference)
Indianapolis; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta Dream plays the Indiana Fever after Allisha
Gray scored 24 points in the Dream's 90-81 win over the Golden
State Valkyries.
The Fever are 6-5 against Eastern Conference opponents. Indiana
is 5-4 in games decided by 10 points or more.
The Dream have gone 8-4 against Eastern Conference opponents.
Atlanta is the best team in the Eastern Conference giving up
only 78.7 points per game while holding opponents to 43.4%
shooting.
Indiana makes 45.7% of its shots from the field this season,
which is 2.3 percentage points higher than Atlanta has allowed
to its opponents (43.4%). Atlanta averages 5.2 more points per
game (84.4) than Indiana allows (79.2).
The two teams match up for the fourth time this season. The
Dream defeated the Fever 77-58 in their last matchup on June 10.
Gray led the Dream with 23 points, and Natasha Howard led the
Fever with 15 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Aliyah Boston is scoring 16.0 points per game
and averaging 8.2 rebounds for the Fever. Kelsey Mitchell is
averaging 20.9 points and 1.8 rebounds over the last 10 games.
Brionna Jones is averaging 14 points and 8.1 rebounds for the
Dream. Gray is averaging 18.4 points over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Fever: 5-5, averaging 84.0 points, 35.1 rebounds,
20.2 assists, 7.0 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting
46.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 81.6 points
per game.
Dream: 6-4, averaging 84.9 points, 36.3 rebounds, 21.4 assists,
7.3 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 43.4% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 78.9 points.
INJURIES: Fever: None listed.
Dream: None listed.
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