Atlanta Dream 86, Chicago Sky 49 at Wintrust Arena
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Brittney Griner scored 15 points, Brionna Jones and Allisha Gray each added 14 points, and the Atlanta Dream cruised past the Chicago Sky 86-49 on Wednesday. Atlanta opened the third quarter on a 14-0 run and closed the frame with a 74-36 lead.
The Chicago Sky have ruled out Angel Reese and Ariel Atkins for Wednesday's game against the Atlanta Dream with leg injuries.
Brinttey Griner led the way in the Dream's latest win against the Sky, and she moved up the all-time scoring list.
Chicago Sky star Angel Reese missed her first game of the season against the Atlanta Dream with a leg injury on Wednesday at Wintrust Arena.
The Atlanta Dream are playing without injured All-Star Rhyne Howard and could use a boost Wednesday afternoon against the host Chicago Sky. Atlanta (12-9) has dropped five of its past seven games and lost Howard on Friday to a knee injury in a 99-82 loss to the Indiana Fever.
Both the Chicago Sky and Atlanta Dream enter this Eastern Conference clash with injury concerns, rotation questions and uneven production at the guard position.
Chicago kept things close in the first half and even held a lead at halftime, 46-44, thanks to Angel Reese and Rachel Banham who combined for 21 points during that span. However, the team appeared to lose its edge in the second half, failing to reach the 20-point mark in either the third and fourth quarter as the Lynx pulled away for good.