3:05 pm
July 3

Storm @ Dream

Who will WIN this matchup?

Seattle Storm (13-7)

@ Atlanta Dream (9-11)

 

Current odds:

Seattle Storm: (-230)

Atlanta Dream: (+190)

 

• The line for this game is Storm by 5.5 points.

• By Tina Charles’ high standards, a nine-point, eight-rebound game Friday night in the Seattle Storm’s 73-57 win over Indiana doesn’t sound like much. But it was enough to boost the 12-year WNBA star into fourth all-time in league scoring with 6,902 points, seven more than Candice Dupree. In her third game with Seattle after leaving the struggling Phoenix Mercury, Charles will try to find more of a rhythm Sunday when the Storm start a three-game road trip against the Atlanta Dream in College Park, Ga.

• It was the eighth win in 10 games for Seattle (13-7), which is in the middle of a stretch of six straight games against sub-.500 teams.

• Stewart helped Seattle take care of business against Indiana, scoring a game-high 20 points while adding six rebounds and four steals in just 24 minutes. The Storm established a 46-27 halftime lead and never looked back. Stewart is pacing Seattle with 21.4 points per game as well as 7.5 rebounds. Jewell Loyd (16.4 points per game) and Ezi Magbegor (12.0) are also scoring in double figures.

• Meanwhile, Atlanta (9-11) is coming off a much-needed 92-81 overtime win Thursday night in New York. It was just the second victory in nine games for the Dream, which got off to a 7-4 start.

• Tiffany Hayes returned from a right knee injury to score 21 points in her season debut, offering an immediate offensive boost. She has been a double-figure scorer in eight of her nine years with Atlanta and her presence was missed during their recent struggles.

• Rookie Rhyne Howard is averaging 15.3 points per game and was named to the All-Star Game, but her shooting percentage has dropped off to 36.8 percent.

• This will be the teams’ second meeting of the year. The Storm got 26 points from Loyd on June 7 in a 72-60 home victory.

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