Angel Reese has 30 points and 10 rebounds to help the Dream rout the Sun 103-59

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Angel Reese scored 30 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, contributing to the Atlanta Dream's dominant 103-59 victory over the Connecticut Sun in a WNBA game that followed a three-week break for the FIBA World Cup. The win marked Reese’s 30th double-double of the season, setting a new WNBA record. Additionally, Rhyne Howard broke Sabrina Ionescu’s single-season record for most made 3-pointers with her 129th in this game.
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Angel Reese scored 30 points on 11-of-14 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds, helping the Atlanta Dream defeat the Connecticut Sun 103-59 in a WNBA game on Thursday night. This was the first game after a nearly three-week break for the FIBA World Cup. Reese's performance set a new WNBA record with her 30th double-double of the season, falling one point short of her career high. Rhyne Howard also made basketball history by breaking Sabrina Ionescu’s record for most 3-pointers in a single season with 129. The Dream's victory pushed their win-loss record to 27-14, while the Sun dropped to 10-31.

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Atlanta COLLEGE PARK Connecticut Ga. WNBA

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WNBA ORG · 3× Atlanta ORG · 2× Connecticut GPE · 2× Reese PERSON · 2× Angel Reese PERSON · 1× COLLEGE PARK GPE · 1× Ga. GPE · 1× U.S. GPE · 1× the Atlanta Dream ORG · 1× the Connecticut Sun ORG · 1×

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Angel Reese scored 30 points on 11-of-14 shooting and had 10 rebounds to help the Atlanta Dream rout the Connecticut Sun 103-59 on Thursday night in the first WNBA game following a nearly three-week break for the FIBA World Cup.
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🔮 Atlanta announced before the game that Brionna Jones would miss the remainder of the season due to a left leg injury suffered Aug. 13.

Claims (12 extracted, 0 hedged)

Angel Reese scored 30 points on 11-of-14 shooting and had 10 rebounds to help the Atlanta Dream rout the Connecticut Sun 103-59 on Thursday night in the first WNBA game following a nearly three-week break for the FIBA World Cup. asserted
Dream → score → Cup
A key member of the winning U.S. team in Germany, Reese reached 30 points on a free throw with 5:38 remaining and grabbed her 10th rebound a few seconds later for her WNBA-record 30th double-double of the season. asserted
Reese → win → season
She finished a point shy of her career high, playing 25 minutes in the blowout for the playoff-bound Dream. asserted
She → finish → Dream
Rhyne Howard set a WNBA season record with 129 3-pointers. asserted
Howard → set → pointers
She made her only 3-pointer of the game — in nine attempts — with 6:45 left in the fourth to break Sabrina Ionescu’s record set in 2023 — reaching the mark in just 40 games. asserted
She → make → games
Howard finished with 10 points. asserted
Howard → finish → points
Allisha Gray also had 10 for Atlanta (27-14) to break her own franchise record for points in a season with 782. asserted
Gray → have → 782
Olivia Nelson-Ododa led Connecticut (10-31) with 13 points — all in the first half. asserted
Ododa → lead → half
Connecticut was outscored 31-11 in the third and 27-13 in the fourth. asserted
Connecticut → outscore → fourth
Reese made a 3-pointer from the corner midway through the third for her 10th field goal in 13 attempts. asserted
Reese → make → attempts
It was it 61-40 following a 16-5 run. asserted
It → follow → run
Atlanta announced before the game that Brionna Jones would miss the remainder of the season due to a left leg injury suffered Aug. 13. asserted
Jones → announce → injury
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