Dream back on winning track, defeating the Wings in gritty effort

With their second win of the season, the Atlanta Dream are back on track after beating the Dallas Wings 83-78 at home. Allisha Gray scored 21 points. Despite the Dream suffering an eight-point deficit at halftime, they rallied from that deficit and took the lead at 63-62 early in the fourth quarter after Naz Hillmon converted a layup. 69-64 was the score when Aerial Powers buried an 18-footer with seven minutes left in the game to give Atlanta the advantage.

It didn't take long for the teams to trade baskets until Gray hit a second-chance 3-pointer with five minutes left to give the Dream a 74-68 lead. With 2 1/2 minutes remaining in the game, Monique Billings hit two free throws to bring Dallas within 80-76, and Teaira McCowan hit a pair from the line with 40 seconds left to reduce the score to 81-78. McCowan fouled Aerial Powers while blocking a layup with 13 seconds left, and Powers made both free throws for a five-point advantage. Arike Ogunbowale missed a 3-pointer for Dallas as time expired after a Powers rebound.

Cheyenne Parker-Tyus had 16 points, Rhyne Howard 15, Tina Charles 12 and Powers 10 for Atlanta (2-1). Howard and Charles recorded double doubles with 11 and 10 rebounds, respectively.