With a week remaining in the regular season, the Atlanta Dream are playing with as much confidence as any team in the WNBA.

Atlanta (27-14) has won three straight and 12 of 15 overall ahead of its second home matchup in three days with the Los Angeles Sparks on Friday at College Park, Ga.

Entering Thursday, the Dream led the Las Vegas Aces and Phoenix Mercury by a half-game for the No. 2 seed. Atlanta bolstered its odds of securing the spot on Wednesday, overcoming an early 10-point deficit to beat the Sparks 86-75. Brionna Jones totaled 16 points and 13 rebounds in the win.

For first-year head coach and WNBA Coach of the Year candidate Karl Smesko, the 2025 campaign has gone as well as he could've hoped. The Dream breezed past last year's win total of 15 and will enter the postseason a

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