{"id":66611,"date":"2025-08-08T02:57:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T02:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/66611\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T02:57:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T02:57:07","slug":"atlanta-controls-the-second-half-and-beats-the-sky-86-65-for-4th-straight-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/66611\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta controls the second half and beats the Sky 86-65 for 4th straight victory"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHICAGO — – Allisha Gray scored 25 points, Jordin Canada had 17 points, six rebounds and six assists, and the Atlanta Dream controlled the second half and beat the Chicago Sky 86-65 on Thursday night for their fourth straight victory.<\/p>\n

Atlanta trailed 34-28 at halftime before scoring the first 10 points of the third quarter to take its first lead of the game. The Dream outscored the Sky 32-18 in the third to take a 60-52 lead.<\/p>\n

Jordin Canada gave Atlanta the first double-digit lead of the game at 74-63 with 5:47 left in the fourth.<\/p>\n

Te-Hina Paopao added 12 points and Nia Coffey scored 10 off the bench for Atlanta (19-11). Naz Hillmon grabbed 11 rebounds to become the second Dream player this season to record back-to-back games with 10-plus boards. Gray and Paopao each made three of the Dream’s nine 3-pointers.<\/p>\n

Rachel Banham led Chicago (8-22) with 18 points. Kamilla Cardoso had 12 points, six rebounds and five assists. Angel Reese (back) did not play for the seventh time in the last nine games.<\/p>\n

Brittney Griner (neck) and Rhyne Howard (left knee) did not play for Atlanta.<\/p>\n

Another sex toy<\/a> was thrown onto the court with 5.9 seconds remaining in the game.<\/p>\n

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