{"id":793383,"date":"2026-07-30T13:22:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T13:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/793383\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T13:22:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T13:22:10","slug":"allisha-grays-game-winner-lifts-atlanta-dream-past-dallas-wings-82-81","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/793383\/","title":{"rendered":"Allisha Gray’s game-winner lifts Atlanta Dream past Dallas Wings 82-81"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Atlanta Dream<\/a> trailed by double digits for most of the night but pulled off one of their most dramatic wins of the season, beating the Dallas Wings 81-82 on the road behind a clutch performance from Allisha Gray.<\/p>\n

Gray scored 25 points, went a perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line and hit the game-winning fadeaway jumper with 15 seconds left to lift Atlanta to its third consecutive win over Dallas this season \u2014 sweeping the regular-season series.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Rhyne Howard’s three-pointer with 25 seconds to play cut the deficit to one and set the stage for Gray’s heroics. Angel Reese recorded her 18th double-double of the season with 22 points and 12 rebounds, and Brionna Jones returned to contribute 11 points, seven rebounds and three blocks off the bench.<\/p>\n

Dallas led by as many as 12 points entering the fourth quarter, but Atlanta outscored the Wings 30-17 in the final period. Gray also converted three consecutive free throws after a flagrant foul with 18 seconds left to tie the game before hitting the winning shot.<\/p>\n

“Coach drew it up,” Gray said simply. “She said go get the ball and go score, and that’s what I did.”<\/p>\n

\"Atlanta<\/p>\n

ARLINGTON, TEXAS – JULY 29: Isobel Borlase #20 (L) and Angel Reese #5 (R) of the Atlanta Dream battle for the ball with Paige Bueckers #5 of the Dallas Wings in the second half of a WNBA game at College Park Center on July 29, 2026 in Arlington, Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Richard Rodriguez \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

Reese credited her teammates for keeping the energy high when things looked bleak.<\/p>\n

“I told them before the game we gotta walk that walk,” Reese said. “Lish and Rhy are pretty quiet, but I always pour into them and tell them y’all know who y’all are. Everybody feeds off the energy.”<\/p>\n

Coach Karl Smesko acknowledged the Dream were fortunate to escape but pointed to the fourth quarter as a sign of what this team is capable of.<\/p>\n

“Dallas outplayed us for most of it,” Smesko said. “We were just able to hang around and make a couple plays at the end to leave here with the W. In the fourth quarter we started playing with a different pace, and that’s really what we need to be doing from the beginning.”<\/p>\n

Atlanta finished with 58 points in the paint, 21 bench points and 11 steals. Arike Ogunbowale led Dallas with 24 points, and Azzi Fudd scored 20 points.<\/p>\n

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