Minnesota takes road win streak into matchup with Atlanta

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Minnesota Lynx (31-8, 20-3 Western Conference) at Atlanta Dream (25-14, 11-5 Eastern Conference)

College Park, Georgia; Sunday, 3 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Minnesota Lynx will try to keep its eight-game road win streak alive when the Lynx play Atlanta Dream.

The Dream are 12-7 in home games. Atlanta is second in the Eastern Conference with 21.1 assists per game led by Jordin Canada averaging 7.3.

The Lynx are 17-2 on the road. Minnesota is second in the WNBA with 21.8 assists per game led by Olivia Miles averaging 6.1.

Atlanta averages 90.8 points, 7.5 more per game than the 83.3 Minnesota allows. Minnesota averages 9.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.8 more makes per game than Atlanta allows.

The teams meet for the third time this season. The Lynx won 96-81 in the last matchup on May 28.

TOP PERFORMERS: Angel Reese is averaging 16.1 points, 12.5 rebounds and 1.8 steals for the Dream. Rhyne Howard is averaging 22.3 points over the last 10 games.

Miles is averaging 19.7 points and 6.1 assists for the Lynx. Kayla McBride is averaging 17.8 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Dream: 7-3, averaging 95.3 points, 38.2 rebounds, 22.8 assists, 7.5 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 85.1 points per game.

Lynx: 8-2, averaging 90.9 points, 31.7 rebounds, 22.3 assists, 8.1 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 48.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 83.6 points.

INJURIES: Dream: Brionna Jones: out (leg), DeWanna Bonner: out (rest).

Lynx: Courtney Williams: day to day (leg), Emma Cechova: out for season (knee).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.