Atlanta hosts Indiana after Boston’s 22-point game

Indiana Fever (6-10, 5-6 Eastern Conference) at Atlanta Dream (6-7, 2-4 Eastern Conference)

Atlanta; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Indiana Fever visits the Atlanta Dream after Aliyah Boston scored 22 points in the Fever’s 88-81 win over the Washington Mystics.

The Dream went 2-4 against Eastern Conference opponents. Atlanta is sixth in the Eastern Conference with 18.3 assists per game led by Rhyne Howard averaging 3.4.

The Fever are 5-6 in the Eastern Conference. Indiana is third in the Eastern Conference with 79.9 points per game and a 43.2 percent shooting rate.

Atlanta scores 75.7 points per game, 12.7 points less than Indiana’s 88.4. Indiana has shot 43.2 percent from the field this season, 2.0 percentage points above the 41.2 percent shooting average of Atlanta’s opponents.

The two teams face each other for the second time this season. The Fever defeated the Dream 91-84 in their last meeting on June 13. Boston led the Fever with 27 points and Howard led the Dream with 26 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: Howard is averaging 15.4 points, 3.4 assists and 2.2 steals for the Dream. Allisha Gray is averaging 14.2 points over the last 10 games.

Boston is averaging 12.9 points and 7.9 rebounds for the Fever. Kelsey Mitchell is averaging 17.2 points over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Dream: 4-6, averaging 72.4 points, 35.1 rebounds, 18.0 assists, 7.6 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 38.3% since field. Their opponents average 78.0 points per game.

Fever: 5-5, averaging 81.6 points, 32.6 rebounds, 19.7 assists, 5.8 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 43.3% from the field. Their opponents average 88.4 points.

INJURIES: Dream: Jordin Canada: withdrawal (hand).

Fever: Damiris Dantas: out (knee), Temi Fagbenle: out (foot).

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

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