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The Atlanta Dream will come close to securing a playoff spot when they face the Minnesota Lynx in Minneapolis on Sunday night.
The Dream (14-18) won his last two games and with four games to go he entered Saturday in seventh place. However, four teams trail them by less than two games from him, one of which is the Lynx (12-20).
Atlanta strengthened his position in the playoffs on Friday with a goal by Cheyenne Parker with his 0.3 seconds layup remaining to give Los Angeles his big 88-86 victory over the Sparks. .
"They believed I had the ball on a last-minute shot, so I was locked up to take the bucket," Parker later said. Told.
Parker scored 15 points for him, but rookie star Rein Howard contributed to the victory with his 28 points. It was the 10th time he has scored 20 points or more this season, and the fifth time in his last seven games.
Howard was impressed by the competitiveness her team showed against Los Angeles.
"If you play hard, you can beat anyone." I just know," Howard said. "Just come out and work and never give up. That's what we try to do, and we aim to be the hardest working, toughest team." We've lost 4 out of 6 contests and can't afford to lose any more.
The Lynx on Wednesday did not play well as he was 89-77 against the Seattle Storm as he trailed by 29 points at Los Angeles. Their starting five had been beaten 79-38 by the Storm's starting unit.
Star Nikolina of Minnesota, according to his Tribune, Milic said afterwards, "We need to start the match on a better note." "We were away as a team. No explanation. We just played badly as a team. We need to turn the page and go home and try to get better."
The Lynx broke 56-32 in the contest, with Milic scoring a team-high 13 points and veteran Sylvia Fowles adding 12.
"I played one of her worst games ever," she said Milic. The
team split her two meetings earlier this season. Dream recorded his 84–76 win at home on June 1, second only to Howard's 22 points, Aerials his Powers scoring his 25 points and the Lynx scoring his July recorded his 92–85 win on the road in the 28th.
– Field Level Media
