Sparks Hold Off Dream in Heart-Rendering Overtime Defeat

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Candice Parker and the Sparks delivered the Dream a heartbreaking 93-85 in overtime on Friday.

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— Atlanta Dream (@AtlantaDream) August 22, 2020

Both teams battled back and forth throughout the fourth quarter with the Dream taking the lead and the glimmer of  hope shine through in the final seconds until Sparks Candace Parker got to the rim and put the ball in at the buzzer to tie the score 81-81 and push the game to overtime.

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— Los Angeles Sparks (@LASparks) August 22, 2020

In overtime the Dream loss control of the game and the Sparks walked away with a win.

Glory Johnson led the team in scoring a season-high 23 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

Player of the Game: #LAvsATL pic.twitter.com/zmXmnpXbTi

— Atlanta Dream (@AtlantaDream) August 22, 2020

Betnijah Laney recorded her first career double-double with 15 points and a career-best 11 assists.

Both Courtney Williams and Shekinna Stricklen finished  with 16 points. Williams gained her eighth double-figure scoring effort of the season, and Stricklen secured her fourth double-figure effort of the season, with her 3 three-pointers made, she now has 444 in her career.

Atlanta’s record against Los Angeles moves to 16-13 all-time.

Next up: The Atlanta Dream now (2-11) are looking to crack their 10-game losing streak when the team take on the Minnesota Lynx (9-3) today at 4:00 p.m. ET, streaming on Twitter and Facebook.

Here’s what assistant Coach Darius Taylor said about the keys to today’s game against the Minnesota Lynx

Coach @DariusTaylor brings you Keys to today's game against the Minnesota Lynx 🔑 #GoDream pic.twitter.com/BeRGQm2cAg

— Atlanta Dream (@AtlantaDream) August 23, 2020

Stay tuned for more updates and coverage of the Atlanta Dream 2020 WNBA Season.

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