{"id":900296,"date":"2026-09-18T09:54:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:54:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/900296\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T09:54:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T09:54:23","slug":"leave-a-taste-angel-reese-gets-real-on-historic-30-point-performance-for-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/900296\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Leave a taste&#8217; &#8211; Angel Reese gets real on historic 30-point performance for Dream"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWcxajNfc2h3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Angel Reese had a stunning performance in her first game back for the Atlanta Dream after the Team USA run.<\/p>\n<p>Angel Reese is back in the WNBA after her time with Team USA at the 2026 FIBA Women\u2019s Basketball World Cup, winning a gold medal in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Reese has improved her skills, which was evident during the Atlanta Dream\u2019s recent game against the Connecticut Sun.<\/p>\n<p>The Dream secured a dominant 103-59 win over the Sun, with Reese going off for 30 points and 10 rebounds, making it her 30th double-double of the season.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"676\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/GettyImages-2295830140-1024x676.jpg\" alt=\"Angel Reese #5 of the Atlanta Dream reacts after their 103-59 win over the Connecticut Sun at Gateway Center Arena.\" class=\"wp-image-2620189\" \/>Photo by Kevin C. Cox\/Getty ImagesAngel Reese sends a message after historic WNBA night<\/p>\n<p>Reese now holds the record for most double-doubles in a single WNBA season. Previously, Alyssa Thomas held the record with 28 double-doubles in the 2023 season.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Reese now also holds the record for playing the fewest minutes while recording a 30-point, 10-rebound game, as she played in just 25 minutes against the Sun.<\/p>\n<p>Following a historic night, Reese had a stern message for her critics during the postgame interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was ready to get back. Being back home, being with Atlanta, being with my team. I mean, I enjoy getting a gold medal at USA and enjoying my time there, but this is home,\u201d Reese said, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reels\/DdaVKf-xE8H\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ESPNW<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>She added, \u201cI gotta leave a taste in everybody about what the playoffs are gonna look like, so it was only right for me to come out and set the tone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>MORE ATLANTA DREAM STORIES<\/p>\n<p>The Dream have now improved to a 27-14 record for the season as they currently hold the fourth spot in the WNBA standings.<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=hitc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Add to Preferred Sources <\/a>  <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover Angel Reese had a stunning performance in her first game back for the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":900297,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[724,732,49,48,82,630],"class_list":["post-900296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wnba","tag-angel-reese","tag-atlanta-dream","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports","tag-wnba"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/900296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=900296"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/900296\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/900297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=900296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=900296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=900296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}