With the WNBA regular season reaching its final days, the playoff picture is becoming clearer. However, positioning between seeds five through eight is still very much up in the air, and the eighth and final participant still is undecided. We know it will be either the Chicago Sky or Los Angeles Sparks. Chicago currently has the spot thanks to the head-to-head tiebreaker. But with two games to go, the race for eight is far from over.
On Wednesday, just one game was on the schedule, with the Atlanta Dream hosting the Seattle Storm. By winning the game 79-68, the Dream officially clinched a playoff berth.
Atlanta played up to their full potential, with four players in double digits. Monique Billings put up a season-high 15 points along with 14 rebounds in the victory. The opening quarter was rocky for Atlanta, but a 14-4 run to end the first half gave the Dream the advantage at the break and they never looked back.
The win was a culmination of what head coach Tanisha Wright and the Dream organization have been working toward since she took over the team before last season. Atlanta will be playing postseason basketball for the first time since 2018.
“Making it to the playoffs is not an easy thing to do in this league,” Cheyenne Parker said post game. “So, to be able to do…
