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Atlanta dream guard Rhine Howard The WNBA single-game record was tied with nine 3-pointers on Friday, which became the first player in the league history, which was done more than once.
Howard finished with 37 points, and defeated host dreams Los angeles sparks 104-85In the first round of the playoffs, the Atlanta Home-Cort profit guarantee. Howard was 13–26, which included 9-17 from behind the arc. He also performed nine 3-pointers on 13 June in the 88-70 victory over Chicago Akash. Both sports were in Atlanta.
There are six games including the playoffs and commissioner cup finals, with a WNBA player nine 3-pointers.
“I think it forces people to keep in the conversation with the best shooters,” Howard is in its fourth season at the age of 25. “Because you can’t leave it. Nobody ever did it until I arrived here.”
Havard, No. 1 pick and 2022 out of Kentki, a fraud of year, first year dream coach Karl Smaceco was also credited. His aggressive system, which has been successful in the Florida Gulf Coast for many years, translated well in his first season in WNBA.
19 3-pointers tied the dream on Friday New York Liberty For regular-season records. Las vegas ekka In 2022, a playoff game hit 23 3-pointers.
“As far as the system is concerned, I knew that it was going to be great for me,” Howard asked Smeesco to play. “Everyone was like, ‘he likes 3 and pastes.” Everyone knows that I like 3.
Howard has 97 3-pointers despite the disappearance of 11 games due to injury this season. She sat out of 10 consecutive regular-season games and WNBA all-star game due to a knee injury. He returned on 10 August.
“It was just a remarkable game,” Smasco said. “You feel that she is feeling real comfortable about her release, and she is becoming aggressive, looking for good shots. When she actually gets into a rhythm, she can go on some very amazing lines as if she did today.”
Dream all-star guard Alma GrayWho has 93 3-pointers this season, has missed the last two matches due to a knee injury. But it did not slow down Atlanta, which has won six of its last seven.
Sapna (28–14) is dying for number 2 seeds behind Minnesota, which has obtained top seeds. Both Las Vegas and Phoenix are 27–14.
The Dream will have his first Postsen game at home since September 4, 2018, when he lost to Washington’s Game 5 of the semi -finals. Atlanta did not make the playoffs from 2019 to 2022, then lost 2–0 in the first round series in Dallas in 2023 and in New York last year. In this season, the WNBA is going to the 1-1-1 format for the first round, so each playoff team will have at least one house game.
