LAS VEGAS (AP) Elizabeth Williams scored 20 points and the Atlanta Dream beat
the Las Vegas Aces 93-78 on Sunday to take the No. 2 seed in the WNBA playoffs.
The Dream (23-11) have byes through the first two single-elimination rounds, and
will have home-court advantage in the best-of-five semifinals.
The Aces (14-20) cut it to 83-78 before Renee Montgomery hit back-to-back
3-pointers and Atlanta closed on a 10-0 run.
The Dream erased a 47-41 halftime deficit with an 8-2 run to open the third
quarter and took the lead for good at 61-60 with 40.3 seconds left in the
period.
Jessica Breland and Montgomery added 16 points each for Atlanta, Alex Bentley
had 12, and Tiffany Hayes 11.
A’ja Wilson had 21 points, and Dearica Hamby added 14 for Las Vegas. The Aces
finished one position out of the playoffs.
