Rhyne Howard scored 24 points and blocked a career-high six shots as the Atlanta Dream clinched a playoff spot with a 100-78 win over the Dallas Wings on Friday in College Park, Ga.

Howard played motivated basketball after she ridiculed the local fans for chanting "MVP" for Las Vegas Aces star A'ja Wilson on Wednesday night. She finished with five assists and four rebounds on top of 6-of-11 shooting from 3-point range. The Atlanta star shot only 2-for-10 from deep in the previous game.

Allisha Gray added 19 points and Brionna Jones scored 16 for the Dream (25-14).

Atlanta had a scare in the second quarter when MVP candidate Gray, who locked up the franchise record for most points in a season, took an inadvertent knock to the face by Diamond Miller. After defending a Miller layup, Gray w

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