On Sunday, the Atlanta Dream (6-6) avoided an ignominious three-game losing streak, responding to losses to the Washington Mystics (2-12) and Indiana Fever (5-10) with a victory over the Los Angeles Sparks (4-10). Atlanta will have the opportunity to avenge their loss to Indiana on Friday, hosting the Fever at State Farm Arena (7:30 p.m. ET, ION). First, they hit the road on Wednesday to meet the Minnesota Lynx (11-3) for the second time this season (8 p.m. ET, LeaguePass). The first matchup was a resounding Lynx win in Atlanta.
Before this next set of games, let’s take a look at the Dream’s lineup combinations and see what is, and is not, working:
Is Atlanta’s new starting lineup the solution?
Ahead of the Indiana game, head coach Tanisha Wright made a change to the starting lineup, inserting Nia Coffey for Cheyenne Parker-Tyus. On Sunday against LA, Coffey remained in the starting group.
Across 11 games and 88 total minutes, Atlanta’s original staring lineup of Haley…
