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The Las Vegas ace is gearing up for a potential WNBA playoff lead.
The Atlanta Dream still has work to do in its postseason berth as it faces his No. 2 ace on Tuesday night.
Coach Becky Hammon adjusted his starting lineup before the Aces (23-10) pulled off an 89-81 win in Seattle on Sunday. Sixth her two-time Woman of the Year winner Dearika moved her Humvee to the bench for the first time this season, replacing Kia her Stokes in the starting lineup.
"That's going to be the line-up going forward," said Hamon. "It was about putting Dearika in a better place and helping. She's still going to play a lot of minutes because she's a very good defender, but we just wanted to mix it up a bit.
Humvee has scored in double figures once since July 3 and has one of 24 3-point shots since the All-Star break. She had 6 points and 5 rebounds in 17 minutes against the Storm, but she had a team-high 9 rebounds in 28 minutes, even though the Stokes were scoreless.
The short-handed Dream (14-19) is tied with Phoenix for her spot in the final two playoffs, but three teams are her two-group standings and she is one game away. is within.
The Dream used just eight players in Minnesota on Sunday and he trailed 21-14 in the fourth after trailing just three after the third quarter at 60-57. Winning he made an 81-71 decision.
"This team has played hard," said Atlanta's Tanisha Wright, his head coach. “I think the tired legs and not being able to do the little things led to the results in the fourth quarter, but how hard they fought and how they continued to stay resilient and who is not here. I can't blame you for continuing to worry about what you can do and what your role is."
The Dream's Tiffany Hayes (ankle) questioned Tuesday However, Christy Wallace (health and safety protocol) and Monique Billings (ankle) will be out indefinitely. Nia Coffey (knee) and Asia Durr (hip) will be out this season.
– Field Level Media
