Howard scores 23 points to help Wings surpass Dream and break a 3-game losing streak
Natasha Howard scored 23 points, Arike Ogunbowale added 21, and the Dallas Wings defeated the Atlanta Dream 85-73 on Tuesday night to end a three-game losing streak.
Dallas made five of the next six free throws to secure an 85-69 and seal the game.
Kalani Brown had 11 points, 14 rebounds and two blocks for Dallas (5-6), which will play its first of back-to-back games in Los Angeles on Friday. Satou Sabally scored 10 points on 2-of-11 shooting and Teaira McCowan had nine points and 11 rebounds in her first game since the season opener.
Natasha Howard went to work 😤@nhoward1033 finished with 23 PTS, 4 REB and 3 AST to help push the Dallas Wings past the Atlanta dream#MoreThanGame pic.twitter.com/CeH3xiIsfx
Rookie Laeticia Amihere of Mississauga, Ont., post 4 points, 2 rebounds in 9 minutes for Dallas.
Cheyenne Parker and Rhyne Howard each scored 15 points for Atlanta (5-6), whose three-game winning streak was broken.
Ogunbowale was ejected with 1:42 left in the fourth quarter after two technical fouls on the bench. Ogunbowale signed an autograph for a fan as he headed to the locker room.
