Game Recap: Atlanta Dream 89, Minnesota Lynx 81 (08/30/2026)
The Dream take the playoff win over the Lynx 89-81.
Video Transcript
A pair of playoff-bound teams squaring off.
Two-time WNBA champion, DeWanna Bonner, making her Dream debut against Napheesa Collier and the WNBA best Lynx.
First quarter, Alicia Gray misses the three, but Angel Reese, the board, the putback.
She'd make the free throw as well for the three-point play.
13 points in the first half for Reese.
Then Olivia Miles to Tasha Howard, hands it off to Collier who hits the three.
Collier with 17 points in the game.
It would be Atlanta by five after one.
Second quarter, Gray feeling herself, hits the three.
And then another pass from Brian Howard.
Gray connects again to give Atlanta a nine-point lead.
The Dream use good ball movement around the arc, eventually comes to Bonner who connects.
Bonner with seven points in the first half for Atlanta.
Tasha Howard to Kayla McBride who drives and scores the lay-in.
McBride with eight points at the break.
50-41 Atlanta on top.
They'd be up by 11 at the break.
Third quarter, Jordan Canada drives, kicks it out to Gray, connects on another three.
23 points, 11 rebounds in the game for Gray.
Olivia Miles trying to get the Lynx back in this.
Uses a screen drive, scores the and one.
Three-point play for Miles pulls Minnesota to within 11.
Courtney Williams to McBride, gets it back, finds McBride for three, part of a 7-0 Minnesota run.
17 points in the game for McBride.
To the fourth quarter, Miles spins, drives, finger roll, good.
21 points, five rebounds for Miles.
Minnesota within seven.
Dream in transition, Canada finds Howard for the corner three.
Howard with 16 points, all in the second half.
And then Angel Reese providing the exclamation point.
Drives, scores.
Reese, another double double, sets a new record for most double doubles in a single season with 29, and the Dream defeat the Lynx 89-81.
