Last Sunday, the Atlanta Dream fell 89-77 to the Connecticut Sun under an avalanche of self-inflicted errors. The Dream turned the ball over a league-wide season-high 26 times, with half of these turns of the live ball variety. The Sun consistently cashed in on the Dream’s cough-ups, tallying 42 points off turnovers. Atlanta also hacked their way to 27 fouls, another season high that gifted Connecticut 30 free-throw attempts.
Tuesday, the Dream turned in a (mostly) much more composed performance in Brooklyn, staving off the Liberty to secure the 86-79 victory.
On Thursday, they followed it up with an even more impressive win, defeating the Sun for the first time in seven tries. After Atlanta allowed Connecticut to score 50 first-half points behind a turnover-fueled transition attack, the Dream came out with increased force and focus in the second half, holding the Sun to 30 second-half points before squeaking out the 92-88 dub in overtime.
Needless to say, Atlanta has been up and down in the season’s early going, with moments of potent promise paired with bouts of apparent incompetence. This is not an indictment of the team, as they are incorporating Allisha Gray into a young roster that now is without their two intended primary point guards.
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