Minnesota Lynx vs Atlanta Dream Player Stats and Box Scores for July 17 | 2024 WNBA Season

On Wednesday, the Minnesota Lynx hosted the Atlanta Dream at Target Center after their last outing against Caitlin Clark's Indiana Fever. Minnesota defeated Atlanta 86-79 to register their 17th win of the season.

The Dream put on a collective effort to try to beat the Lynx, with Rhyne Howard scoring 15 points and Cheyenne Parker adding 16. Tina Charles scored 12 points and Aerial Powers contributed 11 units for her side. Howard added nine rebounds and three assists while Parker grabbed five rebounds and recorded three steals in 25 minutes.

For the Lynx, Kayla McBride led the way with 30 points, focusing only on scoring as she only managed to get one assist and one steal. Natisha Hiedeman put on a show coming off the bench, dropping 18 points to go along with two rebounds and four assists. Alanna Smith continued her quest for the MIPOY award with a 13-point, 10-rebound double-double. She also had six assists and three steals.

After taking the first and second games of the season with 92-79 and 68-55 scores, respectively, the Lynx won the regular-season series against the Dream with today's win.

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Minnesota Lynx vs Atlanta Dream Player Stats and Box Scores

Minnesota Lynx Player Stats and Box Scores

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	+/-
Bridget Carleton	9	4	3	1	0	0	3-12	3-11	1
Alanna Smith	13	10	6	3	1	3	5-9	1-2	8
Dorka Juhasz	6	8	0	1	0	1	2-6	0-0	9
Kayla McBride	30	1	1	1	0	0	9-17	4-8	2
Courtney Williams	8	4	9	0	0	1	4-15	0-1	3
Cecilia Zandalasini	0	0	1	1	0	0	0-1	0-6	0
Diamond Miller	2	3	1	2	0	1	0-2	0-0	-2
Sika Kone	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	1
Natisha Hiedeman	18	2	4	1	1	1	6-12	3-8	11

Atlanta Dream Player Stats and Box Scores

Player	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	+/-
Naz Hillmon	4	2	2	1	0	0	2-3	0-0	0
Tina Charles	12	4	0	0	0	2	5-7	0-0	-5
Allisha Gray	7	3	3	0	1	1	1-6	1-3	0
Maya Caldwell	2	2	0	1	0	1	1-6	0-1	-5
Haley Jones	2	1	2	0	0	2	1-2	0-0	4
Cheyenne Parker	16	5	2	3	1	6	5-5	0-0	-3
Nia Coffey	5	2	0	0	2	2	2-4	1-2	-2
Aerial Powers	11	4	2	0	0	1	4-6	2-3	-4
Rhyne Howard	15	9	3	0	0	1	6-14	1-4	-8
Destanni Henderson	5	1	4	0	0	0	2-6	0-2	-4

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Minnesota Lynx vs Atlanta Dream Game Summary

The Minnesota Lynx vs Atlanta Dream duel started with the visitors taking an early 19-14 lead after the first quarter. They started the game trying to emulate the Indiana Fever, but the Lynx bounced back with a 19-16 result in the second quarter, trailing the Dream by only two points at the half.

Atlanta once again started one half on a strong note, taking the third quarter with a 25-23 result. It looked like they were headed to win the game, but the Lynx took over the game, taking an 11-point advantage in the final period, ultimately taking the game by seven points.

The Lynx finishes the first half of the season with 17 wins and eight losses, still looking like a strong candidate to take the No. 1 spot in the league when the regular season ends.

Alanna Smith keeps delivering and Kayla McBride is putting on good performances, even in the absence of DPOY candidate Napheesa Collier.