On Thursday night in College Park, Georgia, the Atlanta Dream defeated the Connecticut Sun 103-59 in the first WNBA game after a nearly three-week break for the FIBA World Cup. Angel Reese scored 30 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, setting a WNBA record with her 30th double-double of the season. Rhyne Howard made a three-pointer to set a WNBA season record with 129, breaking Sabrina Ionescu's mark. Allisha Gray also scored 10 points, breaking her own franchise record for points in a season. Connecticut was led by Olivia Nelson-Ododa with 13 points.
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