Dream win 7th straight; Sue Bird sets WNBA games record
Bird reaches a WNBA best 500th game played
Sue Bird sets the WNBA record for games plays with 500, as the Storm fall to the Dream 87-74.
ATLANTA -- Elizabeth Williams scored a season-high 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds to help the Atlanta Dream win their franchise-record seventh straight game with an 87-74 victory over the Seattle Storm on Sunday.
Seattle's Sue Bird, already the all-time WNBA assists leader, played her 500th career game, passing DeLisha Milton-Jones (499) for the WNBA record for games played.
Angel McCoughtry and Tiffany Hayes added 16 points each for Atlanta, which took the season series 2-1 with the win over Seattle.
The Dream (15-9) scored the last five points of the second quarter and led 50-34 after Hayes' 3-pointer to open the third. The Storm (18-7) closed within 52-45 in the middle of the third but got no closer.
Breanna Stewart had 31 points and eight rebounds for Seattle, which had its three-game winning streak snapped. Bird added 12 points with four 3-pointers and Jewell Loyd scored 11.
Regular Season Series
ATL wins 2-1
Game Information
- Referees:
- Billy Smith
- Jeff Smith
- Billy Smith
- Randy Richardson
2023-24 Western Conference Standings
2023-24 Eastern Conference Standings
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Indiana | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
New York | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
Washington | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
Connecticut | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
Chicago | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |
Atlanta | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | - |