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CHICAGO (AP) — Brittney Griner scored 15
points, Brionna Jones and Allisha Gray each added 14 points, and
the Atlanta Dream cruised past the Chicago Sky 86-49 on
Wednesday.
Atlanta opened the third quarter on a 14-0 run and closed the
frame with a 74-36 lead. The Dream made 13 field goals in the
third — one more than the Sky had through three quarters.
The score was 62-26 before the Sky made their second field goal
of the second half with 3:24 left in the third. The Dream led by
as many as 43 in the fourth.
Both teams were missing key starters. Chicago star Angel Reese
missed her first game of the season with a leg injury and guard
Ariel Atkins was out due to a calf injury. Dream forward Rhyne
Howard will be out for the rest of July with a knee injury.
Rookie Te-Hina Paopao finished with 13 points and Naz Hillmon
scored 10 for Atlanta (13-9). Jordin Canada had eight assists.
Rebecca Allen had a team-high nine points and three 3-pointers —
all in the third quarter — for Chicago (7-15). Kamilla Cardoso
added eight points and 11 rebounds.
Chicago avoided its lowest scoring game in franchise history
when Moriah Jefferson made a jumper in the lane with 30.3
seconds left.
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