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Jun 13, 2025, 10:37 PM ET
Rhyne Howard made a career-high 9 3-pointers -- tying the WNBA single-game grounds -- and finished with a season-high 36 points arsenic the Atlanta Dream bushed the Chicago Sky 88-70 connected Friday night.
In addition, Atlanta's Brittney Griner moved into 2nd spot connected the WNBA vocation blocks list, passing Lisa Leslie.
Howard broke the Dream franchise grounds for 3-pointers successful a game, topping Renee Montgomery's 8 successful 2018. She joined 3 different players who besides deed 9 3s successful a azygous game.
Howard, who was scoreless successful the archetypal quarter, had 11 points successful the 3rd to assistance Atlanta instrumentality a 58-54 lead. She ended that 4th with a jumper from the escaped propulsion enactment and began the 4th with a 3-pointer for a seven-point lead. Howard added different 3-pointer with 8:18 remaining for the archetypal double-digit pb of the crippled astatine 66-56.
Howard besides scored 11 points during Atlanta's 18-3 tally successful the 4th to instrumentality a 79-59 lead.
It was Howard's ninth vocation 30-point game, the 2nd astir successful franchise past down Angel McCoughtry's 32.
Griner blocked a changeable by Elizabeth Williams precocious successful the 3rd 4th to determination into a necktie with Leslie (822). She added different successful the 4th to beryllium unsocial successful second, trailing Margo Dydek's grounds 877. Griner would decorativeness the crippled with 7 points and 3 blocks.
Allisha Gray added 15 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists for Atlanta. Brionna Jones added 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Jordin Canada scored 12 to spell with 8 assists.
Kamilla Cardoso led Chicago (2-7) with 15 points and 9 rebounds. Angel Reese added 12 points and 9 boards, her 2nd consecutive crippled with 10-plus points, tying her longest streak this season. Ariel Atkins besides scored 12.
The Dream improved to 7-3, matching their champion commencement to a play since 2016.
ESPN Research and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
