Dream beat Sun 87-62 as Karl Smesko breaks WNBA record for most wins by a first-year head coach

— Rhyne Howard scored 18 points, Allisha Gray added 15 and Atlanta beat the Connecticut Sun 87-62 on Monday night, giving the Dream's Karl Smesko a WNBA-record 29 wins for the most by a first-year coach.
Sep 9, 2025, 02:34 am - AP

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Shot Chart

Shot Chart
  • Rhyne Howard makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
  • Tina Charles misses 21-foot step back jumpshot
  • Naz Hillmon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Aneesah Morrow makes 24-foot three point jumper (Saniya Rivers assists)
  • Rhyne Howard misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Aneesah Morrow makes 25-foot three point jumper (Lindsay Allen assists)
  • Brionna Jones misses layup
  • Marina Mabrey misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Rhyne Howard makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Tina Charles makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Tina Charles makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Naz Hillmon makes 1-foot layup (Rhyne Howard assists)
  • Jordin Canada makes 5-foot running pullup jump shot
  • Tina Charles makes layup (Marina Mabrey assists)
  • Brionna Jones makes 4-foot hook shot (Naz Hillmon assists)
  • Tina Charles misses 13-foot step back jumpshot
  • Naz Hillmon makes driving layup (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Saniya Rivers misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Brionna Jones makes 20-foot jumper (Naz Hillmon assists)
  • Brionna Jones misses 1-foot two point shot
  • Brionna Jones makes layup
  • Saniya Rivers makes 9-foot pullup jump shot
  • Rhyne Howard misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Aneesah Morrow misses driving layup
  • Naz Hillmon makes 24-foot three point shot (Maya Caldwell assists)
  • Lindsay Allen makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Saniya Rivers assists)
  • Naz Hillmon misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner makes 7-foot two point shot (Te-Hina Paopao assists)
  • Tina Charles makes 5-foot layup (Marina Mabrey assists)
  • Allisha Gray makes driving layup
  • Saniya Rivers makes 23-foot three point jumper (Marina Mabrey assists)
  • Allisha Gray misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Saniya Rivers makes driving layup (Marina Mabrey assists)
  • Brittney Griner misses 5-foot two point shot
  • Marina Mabrey makes 24-foot three pointer
  • Rhyne Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Saniya Rivers misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
  • Rhyne Howard makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Rhyne Howard makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Aaliyah Edwards makes driving layup (Mamignan Toure assists)
  • Rhyne Howard misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Brionna Jones misses 5-foot two point shot
  • Aaliyah Edwards misses 18-foot jumper
  • Allisha Gray makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Allisha Gray makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Haley Peters makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tina Charles assists)
  • Naz Hillmon makes 3-foot layup (Rhyne Howard assists)
  • Naz Hillmon misses two point shot
  • Tina Charles misses 24-foot three point shot
  • Rhyne Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Brionna Jones misses two point shot
  • Jordin Canada misses driving floating jump shot
  • Brionna Jones misses driving layup
  • Marina Mabrey makes driving layup
  • Lindsay Allen makes 3-foot layup (Marina Mabrey assists)
  • Te-Hina Paopao misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Marina Mabrey makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Marina Mabrey makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Brittney Griner makes 5-foot two point shot (Te-Hina Paopao assists)
  • Aneesah Morrow misses layup
  • Maya Caldwell makes 22-foot three point jumper (Rhyne Howard assists)
  • Tina Charles makes 3-foot two point shot (Lindsay Allen assists)
  • Tina Charles misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Te-Hina Paopao makes 1-foot layup (Rhyne Howard assists)
  • Tina Charles makes 2-foot layup (Lindsay Allen assists)
  • Brittney Griner makes 5-foot two point shot (Rhyne Howard assists)
  • Aneesah Morrow misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Maya Caldwell misses two point shot
  • Marina Mabrey misses free throw 1 of 2
  • Marina Mabrey makes free throw 2 of 2
  • Allisha Gray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brionna Jones assists)
  • Lindsay Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Allisha Gray makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Allisha Gray misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Saniya Rivers makes 25-foot three point shot
  • Saniya Rivers makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Marina Mabrey misses 5-foot pullup jump shot
  • Jordin Canada makes two point shot
  • Tina Charles misses 9-foot two point shot
  • Jordin Canada makes 11-foot running pullup jump shot
  • Saniya Rivers misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Brionna Jones misses 5-foot hook shot
  • Naz Hillmon misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Saniya Rivers makes 5-foot pullup jump shot
  • Maya Caldwell misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Rhyne Howard makes 24-foot three point shot (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Tina Charles misses 3-foot two point shot
  • Saniya Rivers makes 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Brittney Griner makes layup (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Saniya Rivers misses two point shot
  • Jordin Canada misses two point shot
  • Naz Hillmon makes two point shot
  • Saniya Rivers misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot
  • Brittney Griner makes 9-foot driving floating jump shot (Naz Hillmon assists)
  • Mamignan Toure misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Marina Mabrey misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Rhyne Howard misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Aaliyah Edwards misses two point shot
  • Rhyne Howard makes two point shot
  • Rhyne Howard makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Tina Charles makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Mamignan Toure assists)
  • Rhyne Howard misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Saniya Rivers misses two point shot
  • Jordin Canada misses two point shot
  • Aaliyah Edwards makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Aaliyah Edwards misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Rhyne Howard misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
  • Allisha Gray makes two point shot
  • Rhyne Howard makes 25-foot three point shot (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Saniya Rivers misses 21-foot step back jumpshot
  • Rhyne Howard makes 2-foot two point shot
  • Tina Charles misses 19-foot jumper
  • Allisha Gray misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Maya Caldwell misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Brittney Griner misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Aaliyah Edwards misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Allisha Gray makes driving layup (Naz Hillmon assists)
  • Lindsay Allen misses driving layup
  • Brittney Griner misses 4-foot two point shot
  • Lindsay Allen misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Allisha Gray makes 25-foot three point shot (Jordin Canada assists)
  • Tina Charles misses 19-foot jumper
  • Maya Caldwell makes driving layup (Te-Hina Paopao assists)
  • Rhyne Howard makes technical free throw
  • Maya Caldwell makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Aneesah Morrow makes free throw 1 of 2
  • Aneesah Morrow misses free throw 2 of 2
  • Brionna Jones makes layup (Te-Hina Paopao assists)
  • Te-Hina Paopao misses 23-foot three point shot
  • Saniya Rivers misses 17-foot step back jumpshot
  • Aneesah Morrow misses 15-foot jumper
  • Te-Hina Paopao misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Mamignan Toure makes 25-foot three pointer (Tina Charles assists)
  • Nia Coffey misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Maya Caldwell makes two point shot
  • Maya Caldwell makes two point shot (Rhyne Howard assists)
  • Maya Caldwell makes free throw 1 of 1
  • Saniya Rivers misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Aneesah Morrow makes two point shot
  • Maya Caldwell misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Shatori Walker-Kimbrough misses running pullup jump shot
  • Aneesah Morrow makes driving layup (Mamignan Toure assists)
  • Aneesah Morrow misses free throw 1 of 1
  • Aneesah Morrow makes two point shot
  • Aneesah Morrow misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Te-Hina Paopao makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sika Kone assists)
  • Saniya Rivers misses 1-foot two point shot
  • Mamignan Toure misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Sika Kone misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Mamignan Toure misses driving floating jump shot
  • Sika Kone misses layup
  • Aneesah Morrow misses layup
  • Mamignan Toure misses 8-foot pullup jump shot
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