Allisha Gray scored 23 points, Cheyenne Parker had 14 points and 11 rebounds and the Dream beat the Sparks 90-79 on Wednesday night in Los Angeles.
Atlanta jumped out to a 29-14 lead after the first quarter behind nine points from Rhyne Howard. The Dream shot 61% in the quarter and held Los Angeles to 6 of 19 (32%). The Dream were ahead 53-40 at the break.
Howard made her fifth 3-pointer for a 61-51 lead and the Dream lead by double figures the entire fourth quarter.
Howard, who was coming off a career-high 43 points in a 112-84 win over the Sparks on Sunday, finished with 15 points for the Dream (8-8).
The Dream play back-to-back games at Chicago starting on Friday.
Nneka Ogwumike had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Azura Stevens added 16 points and 12 rebounds for Los Angeles (7-11). Jordin Canada added 13 points with seven assists and rookie Zia Cooke scored 11.
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