FINAL · GAME DETAIL
Atlanta Dream
vs Dallas Wings
One game ID connects the final, quarter flow, leading player lines and season position.
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 16 | 16 | 20 | 30 | 82 |
| DAL | 16 | 22 | 26 | 17 | 81 |
GAME FLOW · NUMBERS
Reconstructing the game from the quarter line
Atlanta Dream finished ahead of Dallas Wings, 82-81, a 1-point margin. The first-half totals were 32 for Atlanta Dream and 38 for Dallas Wings; the third- and fourth-quarter totals were 50 and 43. The combined final of 163 matches the sum of the two quarter lines across 4 periods, including any overtime.
1Q: ATL 16-DAL 16, 16-16 cumulative; 2Q: ATL 16-DAL 22, 32-38 cumulative; 3Q: ATL 20-DAL 26, 52-64 cumulative; 4Q: ATL 30-DAL 17, 82-81 cumulative. Reading the period score beside the running score identifies exactly when the gap expanded or contracted. Atlanta Dream's highest-scoring period was 30 points, while Dallas Wings's high was 26; the final separation was 1 points.
The first-half margin was 6 points, compared with 7 across the third and fourth quarters. Splitting the final this way preserves two distinct parts of the game instead of reducing it to one score. The quarter table above provides the same sequence as team scores and cumulative totals for direct comparison.
BOX SCORE READ
Team indicators and leading player lines
Atlanta Dream recorded 44% from the field, 6% from three and 76% at the line; Dallas Wings posted 49%, 27% and 64%. Rebounds finished 37-32, assists 22-19 and turnovers 15-16. The same team box reports a 58-40 split in paint points and 12-8 in offensive rebounds.
Allisha Gray led Atlanta Dream with 25 points. Angel Reese supplied a team-high 12 rebounds, while Jordin Canada led with 8 assists. For Dallas Wings, the corresponding leaders were Arike Ogunbowale with 24 points, Jessica Shepard with 14 rebounds and Paige Bueckers with 6 assists.
The player tables contain minutes, points, rebounds, assists, shooting and on-court differential for 10 recorded participants from ATL and 9 from DAL. Reading those rows beside the team totals connects the final score, shooting efficiency and possession outcomes to specific player production without substituting an unsupported judgment for the box score.
SEASON CONTEXT · 2026
Locating both teams through standings and head-to-head results
In the current table, Atlanta Dream are 18-10, No. 5 overall and No. 2 in the East, 0.5 games behind the conference leader. Dallas Wings are 18-11, No. 6 overall and No. 4 in the West, 5.5 games back. Their cumulative point differentials are +116 and +102.
Counting only completed standard-season results through this game, Atlanta Dream stood at 17-10 across 27 games and Dallas Wings at 18-10 across 28. Their most recent sets of up to five finals were 4-1 and 3-2. Scoring in those short windows was 479-458 for the away team and 466-451 for the home team, keeping recent form separate from the full-season record.
Across 3 completed meetings in the same season, Atlanta Dream recorded 3 wins and Dallas Wings 0; aggregate scoring was 245-222. The teams are separated by 1 places in the overall order and by 0 cumulative wins. Standings, the recent five-game window and the season series cover different sample sizes, so they are presented as three numerical views of the same matchup rather than collapsed into one rating.
Team box score
| Stat | ATL | DAL |
|---|---|---|
| FG% | 44 | 49 |
| 3P% | 6 | 27 |
| FT% | 76 | 64 |
| Rebounds | 37 | 32 |
| Assists | 22 | 19 |
| Turnovers | 15 | 16 |
| Paint points | 58 | 40 |
Atlanta Dream
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Reese * | 34 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 9-18 | 5 |
| Allisha Gray * | 34 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 8-13 | 3 |
| Jordin Canada * | 32 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 1-6 | 2 |
| Rhyne Howard * | 32 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3-10 | 9 |
| Naz Hillmon * | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1-2 | -11 |
| Brionna Jones | 21 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5-10 | 12 |
| Isobel Borlase | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | -9 |
| Jaylyn Sherrod | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | -2 |
| Madina Okot | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | -6 |
| Shatori Walker-Kimbrough | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Sika Kone | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Aaliyah Nye | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
Dallas Wings
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jessica Shepard * | 40 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 8-18 | -1 |
| Arike Ogunbowale * | 38 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 9-16 | -1 |
| Paige Bueckers * | 37 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6-11 | 0 |
| Azzi Fudd * | 37 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 9-13 | 0 |
| Awak Kuier * | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2-6 | 0 |
| Li Yueru | 24 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0-3 | -1 |
| Odyssey Sims | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | -2 |
| Aziaha James | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | -1 |
| Sug Sutton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Alysha Clark | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Alanna Smith | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |
| Maddy Siegrist | COACH'S DECISION | – | – | – | –-– | – |