Hayes, Montgomery help Dream beat Fever, snap 5-game skid
ATLANTA -- Tiffany Hayes scored a season-high 28 points, Renee Montgomery added 16 points and nine assists, and the Atlanta Dream pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat the Indiana Fever 88-78 on Wednesday to snap a five-game skid.
Hayes was 9 of 15 from the field and hit 4 of 6 from 3-point range. Elizabeth Williams added 10 points and three blocks for the Dream (2-5).
Monique Billings made two free throws to give Atlanta the lead for good at 58-57, Montgomery added a 3-pointer and, after Candice Dupree hit a short jumper for Indiana, Montgomery sank a layup that made it 63-59 going into the fourth quarter.
Montgomery scored or assisted on 15 of the Dream's 25 fourth-quarter points, helping them build an 11-point lead when she kicked the ball out to Hayes for a long 3 with 3:33 to play.
Dupree led the Fever (4-5) with 19 points. She hit a jumper late in the first quarter that moved her past Sue Bird into seventh on the WNBA's career scoring list and now has 6,168 career points. Teaira McCowan, the No. 3 overall pick in the March draft, added 14 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks -- all season highs -- for Indiana.
The Fever have lost four of their last five games.
Atlanta, which came in averaging more than 16 turnovers per game, committed just six and hit a season-high 10 3-pointers on 22 attempts.
Regular Season Series
ATL leads 1-0
Game Information
- Referees:
- Maj Forsberg
- Tony Dawkins
- Fatou Cissoko-Stephens
- Fatou Cissoko-Stephens
2023-24 Eastern Conference Standings
Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | 15 | 3 | .833 | - | W3 |
Connecticut | 13 | 3 | .813 | 1 | L2 |
Atlanta | 6 | 9 | .400 | 7.5 | L3 |
Chicago | 6 | 9 | .400 | 7.5 | W2 |
Indiana | 7 | 11 | .389 | 8 | L1 |
Washington | 4 | 13 | .235 | 10.5 | W2 |