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Howard’s scoring surge late in the third quarter helped Atlanta pull away. With 30 seconds left in the period, she hit three consecutive 3-pointers — the last coming with 3.9 seconds left — and then stole the inbounds pass to drain another 3 from the same spot, pushing the Dream’s lead to 68-54.
Rhyne Howard scored 25 points, Allisha Gray had 22 points and 11 rebounds for her second double-double this season, and the Atlanta Dream won their sixth straight, 85-75 over the Seattle Storm on Wednesday night.
BOTTOM LINE: Seattle Storm plays Atlanta Dream looking to stop its four-game home slide. The Storm have gone 8-8 at home. Seattle ranks fourth in the WNBA with 38.4 points in the paint led by Nneka Ogwumike averaging 9.1.