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Brittney Griner scored 21 points in her first
victory with the Dream (1-1), and Howard made four 3-pointers
and scored 20. Brionna Jones added 19 points and 13 rebounds,
and Allisha Gray had 16 points and six assists.
Aaliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell each scored 24 points for the
Fever (1-1), who trailed 76-65 at the start of the fourth
quarter. Boston, who also had 10 rebounds, made a free throw to
give Indiana a 90-89 advantage with 21.7 seconds left — its
first lead since 2-0.
After Rhyne Howard put the Dream back on top, Natasha Howard had
two chances to win it in the closing seconds, but her first shot
near the rim was blocked by Nia Coffey. Natasha Howard chased
down the rebound but her 12-foot jumper clanked off the rim.
Another near-capacity crowd, which included two-time Masters
champion Bubba Watson and 2021 NASCAR champion Kyle Larson, saw
a physical contest that looked like it could turn into a rout
when Atlanta pulled out to a 67-53 lead late in the third
quarter.
But Indiana cut the deficit to 80-76 on Clark's back-to-back 3s,
the second from 30 feet with 7:28 to go.
The Dream led 89-80 with 4:09 to play, but Indiana's defense dug
in. Mitchell made a 3, Clark followed with a layup and then
assisted on Boston's layup, and Mitchell tied it with 1:04 left.
Up next
The teams will play again Thursday night at Atlanta.
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