Storm 80-78 Dream (16 Aug, 2025) Recreation Recap – ESPN

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — — Skylar Diggins had 21 factors and 11 assists and the Seattle Storm held on to beat the Atlanta Dream 80-78 to finish a six-game skid on Friday night time at Rogers Area within the first WNBA regular-season recreation exterior of america.
Nneka Ogwumike scored 15 factors, Brittney Sykes added 13 and Dominique Malonga had 12 factors and eight rebounds because the Storm (17-17) squandered a 15-point lead earlier than snapping Atlanta’s six-game win streak.
Rhyne Howard scored 21 factors and Brionna Jones had 18 factors and 10 rebounds for Atlanta (21-12).
The Storm led 60-45 with 3:25 left within the third quarter. Erica Wheeler, with a second left within the quarter, threw and inbounds cross to Diggins for a 3-pointer as time expired to present the Storm a 67-55 lead.
However Seattle went scoreless for almost 5 minutes to open the fourth and Nia Coffey made a layup that gave Atlanta a 71-69 lead with 4:21 to play.
Howard, the No. 1 general decide within the 2021 draft, hit a 3-pointer within the first quarter to interrupt the Dream’s profession document for made 3s with 326. Tiffany Hayes (325) beforehand held the document.
The Dream, who went into the sport averaging 9.6 made 3s per recreation, hit 2 of 13 from behind the arc.
Jordin Canada (hamstring) didn’t play for Atlanta.
Howard scored 25 factors Wednesday to assist the Dream beat the Storm 85-75 in Seattle.
The Storm concludes a three-game residence stand Sunday in opposition to Phoenix. The Dream play at Golden State on Sunday.
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