Dream hold on for preseason victory over Sky in Angel Reese's return to Chicago
Reese recorded 8 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 assists in one half of play.
Angel Reese returned to Chicago for her first WNBA action since being traded from the Sky to the Atlanta Dream . Like most of the Dream’s starters, Reese played only the first half of Wednesday’s preseason game. She recorded 8 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 assists in a 87-78 victory over the team that drafted her seventh overall out of LSU in 2024.
She shot only 2-of-7 from the field and 4-of-8 from the free-throw line. But she led the Dream in plus-minus with a plus-14 and didn’t commit a single turnover despite frequently bringing the ball up the court. The Dream picked up where they left off last season, during which they shattered their single-season wins record and ranked tied for second in the league in 3-pointers made per game (9.
6). Atlanta netted five triples in the first half against a Sky squad that’s far from full strength at the moment . Three of those 3s came from three-time All-Star Rhyne Howard.
But the Dream also balanced their long-range barrage with a drive to reach the free-throw line. That’s where Reese put the finishing touches on the team’s 16-0 second-quarter run that put Atlanta up 20 points, 43-23. Right to work 💼 Allisha Gray opens the scoring from deep for the @AtlantaDream !