Atlanta DreamvsPhoenix Mercury
ATL 99/PHX 89
Things to say
The Atlanta Dream beat the Phoenix Mercury 99-89 on the road.
01
opener
Atlanta went into Phoenix and took care of business, 99-89. Dream never really let them hang around. That's a 24-13 team playing like it.
02
key player
Angel Reese was a problem all night. 31 and 14, just ate them up on the glass and in the paint.
03
hot take
Copper dropped 38 and it didn't matter one bit. When one dude has to score everything, you've already took the L.
04
deep cut
Alyssa Thomas nearly triple-doubled with 16 boards and 10 dimes and Phoenix still lost by 10. That tells you all you need.
05
exit
Phoenix is 13-24 and sinking, man. Atlanta's the one to watch down the stretch.
The recap
Atlanta strolled into Phoenix and walked out with a 99-89 win, and Angel Reese was the reason why. She went for 31 and 14, bullying folks in the paint all night while stacking buckets.
Kahleah Copper did everything she could for the Mercury, pouring in 38, but she was basically on an island. Alyssa Thomas flirting with a triple-double, 16 boards and 10 dimes, still wasn't enough to keep the Mercury from taking the L and dropping to 13-24.