Allisha Gray and Rhyne Howard scored 20 points apiece on Sunday to lead the Atlanta Dream to an 80-68 victory over the visiting Indiana Dream in the opener of a best-of-three first round playoff series in College Park, Ga.

Naz Hillmon added 16 points and nine rebounds for the third-seeded Dream, who won their first postseason game since 2018. Brionna Jones chipped in 12 points for Atlanta, which can clinch the series on Tuesday in Indianapolis.

Kelsey Mitchell had a game-high 27 points for the sixth-seeded Fever, while Odyssey Sims had 10 in the loss. Lexie Hull scored nine points and Aliyah Boston finished with eight points and 12 rebounds for Indiana, which shot just 2-for-15 (13.3 percent) on 3-point attempts. Atlanta went 7 of 22 (31.8 percent) from distance.

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