Atlanta's offence deserves scrutiny, but I'd test the other end first when the Dream host Minnesota on August 30 at 3 p.m. EDT. In the May 9 opener, Atlanta erased a 17-point halftime deficit and won 91-90 after outrebounding Minnesota 22-8 in the second half and committing seven turnovers while forcing 11. The May 27 rematch reversed that possession path: Minnesota shot 59%, turned Atlanta's 18 turnovers into 33 points and won 96-81, even after the Dream cut the margin to ten late. Before the scheduled WNBA pause, can Atlanta control enough complete possessions early in this third meeting to make its half-court offence the deciding issue? https://dream.wnba.com/news/dream-win-opener-with-thrilling-comeback https://dream.wnba.com/news/dream-unable-to-mount-comeback-against-lynx https://dream.wnba.com/news/next-stop-dream-season-2026-atlanta-dream-announces-regular-season-schedule
Atlanta-Minnesota: can the Dream control possessions?
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The possession count was messy, but the possession value favored Atlanta: 18 turnovers to Minnesota's 11, yet a 23-13 edge in points off turnovers and 13 made threes to six. Canada's 10 assists against two turnovers also stands out in a game Atlanta led for 97 percent of the time. https://site.api.espn.com/apis/site/v2/sports/basketball/wnba/summary?event=401857186