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Last-place Fever beat Dream to earn third straight win
Field Level Media
12 Jul 2021, 09:55 GMT+10
All five Indiana Fever starters scored in double figures, led by Teaira McCowan s 21 points and 14 rebounds, in a 79-68 win Sunday over the host Atlanta Dream that notched their third straight win before the Olympic break after a 1-16 start.
The Fever (4-16) have the momentum of consecutive wins over the Connecticut Sun, New York Liberty and Atlanta going into the break. The season will not resume until Aug. 15.
Atlanta (6-13) lost seven of its last eight games and 11 of its last 13 going into the break.
Storm beat Mercury 82-75, head into break with top record
By The Associated PressJuly 12, 2021 GMT
Seattle Storm s Katie Lou Samuelson, Jewell Loyd, Breanna Stewart and Sue Bird receive flowers to congratulate them on making the 2021 Team USA Women s Basketball team on Sunday, July 11, 2021 in Everett, Wash. (Olivia Vanni/The Herald via AP)
Seattle Storm s Katie Lou Samuelson, Jewell Loyd, Breanna Stewart and Sue Bird receive flowers to congratulate them on making the 2021 Team USA Women s Basketball team on Sunday, July 11, 2021 in Everett, Wash. (Olivia Vanni/The Herald via AP)
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) Epiphanny Prince scored 15 points, Katie Lou Samuelson matched her career high with 14, and the Seattle Storm beat the Phoenix Mercury 82-75 on Sunday.
Game Recap: Fever Take Three-Game Winning Streak To Olympic Break After Win At Atlanta July 11, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Fever led 67-60 heading into the fourth quarter in Sunday’s game at the Atlanta Dream. Indiana held Atlanta to only eight points in the final 10 minutes for a 79-68 win heading into the Olympic break. The eight points scored are the least amount of points scored in a quarter by the Dream this season, and was also the fewest amount of points scored by a Fever opponent in a quarter this season.
This is the first three-game winning streak for the Fever since winning three consecutive games on September 6, September 9 and September 11 in the 2016 season.
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